BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina: (States add a special tax to cigarettes. The national average is $0.92 and the NC tax recently increased to $0.35.<br> How much additional tax on a pack of cigarettes, above the current 35 cents, would you be willing to support if a considerable portion<br > of the money raised was used to fund smoking prevention programs for our youth<br> and provide treatment options for tobacco users who want to quit?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use Prevention-FEMALES

States add a special tax to cigarettes. The national average is $0.92 and the NC tax recently increased to $0.35.
How much additional tax on a pack of cigarettes, above the current 35 cents, would you be willing to support if a considerable portion
of the money raised was used to fund smoking prevention programs for our youth
and provide treatment options for tobacco users who want to quit?

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	Total Respond.^	<$0.25-$0.49	$0.50-$1.00	>$1.00	No tax
TOTAL	3,528	442	12.7	11.2-14.5	835	25.5	23.5-27.7	1,134	32.6	30.3-34.9	1,117	29.1	27.1-31.3
RACE
White	2,739	332	13.2	11.3-15.4	658	25.9	23.5-28.4	914	34.4	31.8-37.1	835	26.5	24.4-28.8
African American	592	85	12.5	9.6-16.0	127	23.1	18.7-28.1	145	20.8	16.8-25.5	235	43.6	38.1-49.3
Asian	18	3	13.8	3.8-39.3	3	16.6	4.1-47.9	7	34.7	13.9-63.6	5	34.9	13.0-65.9
Native American	58	13	22.4	12.1-37.9	13	17.7	9.4-30.8	13	23.0	11.7-40.2	19	36.8	21.7-55.1
Other Minorities	114	8	6.4	2.4-16.4	34	32.7	22.5-44.9	55	50.7	38.9-62.4	17	10.1	5.2-18.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	126	10	4.6	2.3- 8.9	36	33.2	23.1-45.2	56	48.3	36.9-59.8	24	13.9	8.1-22.9
-English Speaking	71	10	12.1	6.1-22.5	14	23.7	13.5-38.1	27	37.3	23.5-53.5	20	27.0	15.8-42.2
-Spanish Speaking	55	0	0.0	. - .	22	39.1	24.7-55.7	29	55.0	38.8-70.3	4	5.9	1.5-20.1
Non-Hispanic	3,393	430	13.2	11.6-15.1	799	25.1	23.0-27.3	1,078	31.6	29.3-34.0	1,086	30.1	28.0-32.3
AGE
18-24	97	14	15.8	7.8-29.4	29	29.6	19.3-42.6	32	36.2	24.8-49.5	22	18.4	10.8-29.4
25-34	414	57	11.3	8.3-15.2	115	30.0	24.7-36.0	136	33.8	28.3-39.7	106	24.9	20.2-30.4
35-44	618	87	13.5	10.6-16.9	165	25.8	21.8-30.2	214	34.3	29.6-39.3	152	26.5	22.2-31.3
45-54	724	89	12.8	10.0-16.3	163	21.9	18.4-25.8	259	36.0	31.6-40.6	213	29.3	25.3-33.7
55-64	719	86	11.1	8.7-14.1	175	25.9	22.0-30.3	229	29.9	25.9-34.3	229	33.0	28.8-37.5
65-74	531	61	13.5	10.0-17.9	111	20.5	16.7-24.8	152	26.5	22.3-31.2	207	39.5	34.6-44.7
75+	404	44	11.0	7.8-15.3	75	23.0	17.8-29.2	105	23.8	19.2-29.1	180	42.2	36.0-48.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	422	47	9.1	6.5-12.6	81	27.6	21.0-35.2	99	25.9	19.5-33.5	195	37.4	31.0-44.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,023	133	13.6	10.7-17.2	227	24.6	20.4-29.3	286	29.0	25.1-33.3	377	32.8	28.9-36.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,012	143	14.2	11.0-18.2	226	21.7	18.5-25.3	320	32.5	28.1-37.3	323	31.6	27.4-36.0
College Graduate	1,067	119	11.9	9.5-14.9	301	29.3	25.8-33.1	428	38.3	34.5-42.3	219	20.5	17.4-23.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	386	50	11.9	8.1-17.2	79	21.5	16.2-27.9	91	25.6	19.6-32.8	166	41.0	34.2-48.1
$15,000- 24,999	576	82	11.2	8.5-14.8	128	24.0	18.8-30.1	151	32.2	25.3-39.9	215	32.6	27.1-38.5
$25,000- 34,999	405	56	14.9	10.2-21.2	96	25.0	19.6-31.4	112	24.9	19.6-31.1	141	35.1	28.9-42.0
$35,000- 49,999	503	79	18.6	13.1-25.8	146	25.9	21.4-31.1	148	29.4	24.1-35.3	130	26.1	21.3-31.5
$50,000-74,999	538	68	14.2	10.7-18.7	140	26.1	21.5-31.2	192	32.7	27.9-38.0	138	27.0	22.3-32.3
$75,000+	646	68	10.4	7.9-13.7	162	26.9	22.6-31.7	288	42.2	37.2-47.3	128	20.5	16.3-25.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,310	155	10.8	8.8-13.2	259	23.2	19.6-27.3	409	33.1	29.4-37.1	487	32.8	29.3-36.5
No	2,199	286	13.7	11.6-16.1	569	26.6	24.1-29.2	720	32.2	29.4-35.1	624	27.5	25.0-30.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	85	16	11.7	6.6-19.9	15	17.4	9.6-29.5	28	42.7	29.6-57.0	26	28.1	17.5-41.9
Non-Veteran	3,443	426	12.8	11.1-14.6	820	25.7	23.6-27.9	1,106	32.4	30.1-34.7	1,091	29.2	27.1-31.3

Total
Respond.^

<$0.25-$0.49

$0.50-$1.00

>$1.00

No tax

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,528

442

12.7

11.2-14.5

835

25.5

23.5-27.7

1,134

32.6

30.3-34.9

1,117

29.1

27.1-31.3

RACE

White

2,739

332

13.2

11.3-15.4

658

25.9

23.5-28.4

914

34.4

31.8-37.1

835

26.5

24.4-28.8

African American

592

12.5

9.6-16.0

127

23.1

18.7-28.1

145

20.8

16.8-25.5

235

43.6

38.1-49.3

Asian

13.8

3.8-39.3

16.6

4.1-47.9

34.7

13.9-63.6

34.9

13.0-65.9

Native American

22.4

12.1-37.9

17.7

9.4-30.8

23.0

11.7-40.2

36.8

21.7-55.1

Other Minorities

114

6.4

2.4-16.4

32.7

22.5-44.9

50.7

38.9-62.4

10.1

5.2-18.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

126

4.6

2.3- 8.9

33.2

23.1-45.2

48.3

36.9-59.8

13.9

8.1-22.9

-English Speaking

12.1

6.1-22.5

23.7

13.5-38.1

37.3

23.5-53.5

27.0

15.8-42.2

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

39.1

24.7-55.7

55.0

38.8-70.3

5.9

1.5-20.1

Non-Hispanic

3,393

430

13.2

11.6-15.1

799

25.1

23.0-27.3

1,078

31.6

29.3-34.0

1,086

30.1

28.0-32.3

AGE

18-24

15.8

7.8-29.4

29.6

19.3-42.6

36.2

24.8-49.5

18.4

10.8-29.4

25-34

414

11.3

8.3-15.2

115

30.0

24.7-36.0

136

33.8

28.3-39.7

106

24.9

20.2-30.4

35-44

618

13.5

10.6-16.9

165

25.8

21.8-30.2

214

34.3

29.6-39.3

152

26.5

22.2-31.3

45-54

724

12.8

10.0-16.3

163

21.9

18.4-25.8

259

36.0

31.6-40.6

213

29.3

25.3-33.7

55-64

719

11.1

8.7-14.1

175

25.9

22.0-30.3

229

29.9

25.9-34.3

229

33.0

28.8-37.5

65-74

531

13.5

10.0-17.9

111

20.5

16.7-24.8

152

26.5

22.3-31.2

207

39.5

34.6-44.7

75+

404

11.0

7.8-15.3

23.0

17.8-29.2

105

23.8

19.2-29.1

180

42.2

36.0-48.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

422

9.1

6.5-12.6

27.6

21.0-35.2

25.9

19.5-33.5

195

37.4

31.0-44.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,023

133

13.6

10.7-17.2

227

24.6

20.4-29.3

286

29.0

25.1-33.3

377

32.8

28.9-36.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,012

143

14.2

11.0-18.2

226

21.7

18.5-25.3

320

32.5

28.1-37.3

323

31.6

27.4-36.0

College Graduate

1,067

119

11.9

9.5-14.9

301

29.3

25.8-33.1

428

38.3

34.5-42.3

219

20.5

17.4-23.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

386

11.9

8.1-17.2

21.5

16.2-27.9

25.6

19.6-32.8

166

41.0

34.2-48.1

$15,000- 24,999

576

11.2

8.5-14.8

128

24.0

18.8-30.1

151

32.2

25.3-39.9

215

32.6

27.1-38.5

$25,000- 34,999

405

14.9

10.2-21.2

25.0

19.6-31.4

112

24.9

19.6-31.1

141

35.1

28.9-42.0

$35,000- 49,999

503

18.6

13.1-25.8

146

25.9

21.4-31.1

148

29.4

24.1-35.3

130

26.1

21.3-31.5

$50,000-74,999

538

14.2

10.7-18.7

140

26.1

21.5-31.2

192

32.7

27.9-38.0

138

27.0

22.3-32.3

$75,000+

646

10.4

7.9-13.7

162

26.9

22.6-31.7

288

42.2

37.2-47.3

128

20.5

16.3-25.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,310

155

10.8

8.8-13.2

259

23.2

19.6-27.3

409

33.1

29.4-37.1

487

32.8

29.3-36.5

2,199

286

13.7

11.6-16.1

569

26.6

24.1-29.2

720

32.2

29.4-35.1

624

27.5

25.0-30.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

11.7

6.6-19.9

17.4

9.6-29.5

42.7

29.6-57.0

28.1

17.5-41.9

Non-Veteran

3,443

426

12.8

11.1-14.6

820

25.7

23.6-27.9

1,106

32.4

30.1-34.7

1,091

29.2

27.1-31.3

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