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-WHITE 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	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
AGE
18-24	60	11	20.1	9.1-38.6	16	30.3	17.2-47.7	20	35.5	21.3-52.9	13	14.2	7.3-25.7
25-34	267	39	13.8	9.6-19.5	75	29.0	22.7-36.1	92	36.5	29.7-43.9	61	20.8	15.6-27.1
35-44	458	64	14.4	10.9-18.8	122	24.6	20.3-29.5	170	38.3	32.7-44.3	102	22.7	18.1-28.0
45-54	560	64	11.7	8.8-15.4	138	25.4	21.2-30.1	208	37.0	32.2-42.1	150	25.9	21.8-30.5
55-64	586	65	9.9	7.5-13.0	146	26.5	22.2-31.4	194	31.6	27.1-36.5	181	32.0	27.4-37.0
65-74	437	51	13.4	9.7-18.3	93	21.4	17.2-26.3	125	27.3	22.6-32.6	168	37.9	32.6-43.5
75+	358	37	11.0	7.6-15.8	67	23.3	17.8-29.8	98	26.1	21.1-31.8	156	39.7	33.7-46.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	271	31	10.7	7.0-15.9	43	22.1	14.7-31.9	61	25.3	17.0-35.9	136	41.9	33.3-51.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	764	94	13.8	10.2-18.3	172	26.9	21.6-32.9	215	26.8	22.6-31.4	283	32.5	28.1-37.3
Some Post-H.S.	794	115	15.9	11.9-21.1	174	20.4	16.9-24.3	263	35.8	30.5-41.4	242	27.9	23.8-32.4
College Graduate	908	92	11.2	8.6-14.5	269	30.6	26.8-34.6	374	41.0	36.7-45.4	173	17.3	14.4-20.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	265	34	13.7	8.3-21.8	48	16.4	11.0-23.8	64	27.6	20.4-36.2	119	42.3	34.2-50.8
$15,000- 24,999	387	55	12.8	9.0-17.8	85	22.8	16.6-30.4	101	34.1	24.5-45.3	146	30.3	24.0-37.5
$25,000- 34,999	285	39	15.2	9.6-23.2	66	23.2	17.6-30.0	79	23.6	18.1-30.1	101	38.0	30.5-46.2
$35,000- 49,999	404	53	15.6	9.4-24.7	125	28.3	22.9-34.3	123	31.9	25.6-38.9	103	24.3	19.3-30.1
$50,000-74,999	459	61	16.2	12.0-21.5	121	25.6	20.9-30.9	165	34.5	29.1-40.3	112	23.7	19.0-29.2
$75,000+	578	60	10.6	7.9-14.0	147	27.6	23.0-32.7	263	44.6	39.4-49.9	108	17.3	13.8-21.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,027	118	11.3	8.9-14.2	212	24.1	19.8-29.1	328	33.7	29.4-38.2	369	30.9	27.0-35.0
No	1,697	214	14.2	11.7-17.2	440	26.5	23.7-29.5	582	34.8	31.5-38.3	461	24.5	21.9-27.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	57	12	14.5	7.6-25.7	9	14.2	6.5-28.1	21	51.1	35.6-66.4	15	20.2	11.5-33.1
Non-Veteran	2,682	320	13.2	11.2-15.4	649	26.1	23.6-28.6	893	34.1	31.5-36.9	820	26.6	24.5-28.9

Total
Respond.^

<$0.25-$0.49

$0.50-$1.00

>$1.00

No tax

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

AGE

18-24

20.1

9.1-38.6

30.3

17.2-47.7

35.5

21.3-52.9

14.2

7.3-25.7

25-34

267

13.8

9.6-19.5

29.0

22.7-36.1

36.5

29.7-43.9

20.8

15.6-27.1

35-44

458

14.4

10.9-18.8

122

24.6

20.3-29.5

170

38.3

32.7-44.3

102

22.7

18.1-28.0

45-54

560

11.7

8.8-15.4

138

25.4

21.2-30.1

208

37.0

32.2-42.1

150

25.9

21.8-30.5

55-64

586

9.9

7.5-13.0

146

26.5

22.2-31.4

194

31.6

27.1-36.5

181

32.0

27.4-37.0

65-74

437

13.4

9.7-18.3

21.4

17.2-26.3

125

27.3

22.6-32.6

168

37.9

32.6-43.5

75+

358

11.0

7.6-15.8

23.3

17.8-29.8

26.1

21.1-31.8

156

39.7

33.7-46.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

271

10.7

7.0-15.9

22.1

14.7-31.9

25.3

17.0-35.9

136

41.9

33.3-51.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

764

13.8

10.2-18.3

172

26.9

21.6-32.9

215

26.8

22.6-31.4

283

32.5

28.1-37.3

Some Post-H.S.

794

115

15.9

11.9-21.1

174

20.4

16.9-24.3

263

35.8

30.5-41.4

242

27.9

23.8-32.4

College Graduate

908

11.2

8.6-14.5

269

30.6

26.8-34.6

374

41.0

36.7-45.4

173

17.3

14.4-20.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

265

13.7

8.3-21.8

16.4

11.0-23.8

27.6

20.4-36.2

119

42.3

34.2-50.8

$15,000- 24,999

387

12.8

9.0-17.8

22.8

16.6-30.4

101

34.1

24.5-45.3

146

30.3

24.0-37.5

$25,000- 34,999

285

15.2

9.6-23.2

23.2

17.6-30.0

23.6

18.1-30.1

101

38.0

30.5-46.2

$35,000- 49,999

404

15.6

9.4-24.7

125

28.3

22.9-34.3

123

31.9

25.6-38.9

103

24.3

19.3-30.1

$50,000-74,999

459

16.2

12.0-21.5

121

25.6

20.9-30.9

165

34.5

29.1-40.3

112

23.7

19.0-29.2

$75,000+

578

10.6

7.9-14.0

147

27.6

23.0-32.7

263

44.6

39.4-49.9

108

17.3

13.8-21.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,027

118

11.3

8.9-14.2

212

24.1

19.8-29.1

328

33.7

29.4-38.2

369

30.9

27.0-35.0

1,697

214

14.2

11.7-17.2

440

26.5

23.7-29.5

582

34.8

31.5-38.3

461

24.5

21.9-27.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

14.5

7.6-25.7

14.2

6.5-28.1

51.1

35.6-66.4

20.2

11.5-33.1

Non-Veteran

2,682

320

13.2

11.2-15.4

649

26.1

23.6-28.6

893

34.1

31.5-36.9

820

26.6

24.5-28.9

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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