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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,433 513 12.8 11.3-14.5 998 23.2 21.3-25.2 1,482 34.3 32.1-36.6 1,440 29.7 27.7-31.7
GENDER
Male 1,694 181 12.4 10.2-15.1 340 20.5 17.6-23.6 568 34.2 30.8-37.8 605 32.9 29.7-36.3
Female 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
HISPANIC
Hispanic 45 6 8.9 3.7-20.0 9 20.3 9.8-37.3 18 35.3 20.1-54.1 12 35.5 17.6-58.6
-English Speaking 45 6 8.9 3.7-20.0 9 20.3 9.8-37.3 18 35.3 20.1-54.1 12 35.5 17.6-58.6
Non-Hispanic 4,384 507 12.9 11.4-14.6 989 23.2 21.4-25.2 1,462 34.2 32.1-36.5 1,426 29.6 27.7-31.7
AGE
18-24 114 22 20.1 12.3-31.1 27 25.2 16.3-36.7 40 36.4 25.7-48.8 25 18.3 11.3-28.3
25-34 417 61 13.5 10.0-18.1 107 25.5 20.3-31.5 142 35.2 29.4-41.5 107 25.7 20.5-31.7
35-44 709 99 13.4 10.8-16.7 167 20.9 17.6-24.5 257 36.9 32.5-41.6 186 28.7 24.6-33.3
45-54 900 95 11.6 9.1-14.8 214 23.4 20.2-27.0 316 35.1 31.2-39.2 275 29.8 26.2-33.7
55-64 1,000 101 9.2 7.3-11.6 228 23.2 20.1-26.6 336 33.1 29.6-36.9 335 34.5 30.9-38.2
65-74 749 81 11.8 9.2-15.1 150 20.9 17.6-24.6 232 29.6 25.8-33.6 286 37.8 33.7-42.0
75+ 530 53 10.4 7.6-14.1 104 23.1 18.7-28.2 151 27.4 23.1-32.1 222 39.1 34.1-44.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 438 51 13.6 9.1-19.8 66 19.6 13.7-27.3 105 22.8 16.8-30.1 216 44.0 36.7-51.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,217 147 12.9 10.2-16.1 252 23.5 19.4-28.1 348 30.1 25.7-34.9 470 33.5 29.5-37.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,221 161 15.4 12.1-19.5 256 20.4 17.2-24.1 408 35.5 31.1-40.0 396 28.7 25.2-32.4
College Graduate 1,555 154 10.6 8.6-12.8 424 26.0 23.3-28.9 620 39.5 36.2-42.9 357 24.0 21.0-27.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 354 43 11.8 7.7-17.6 59 13.8 9.7-19.3 86 25.4 19.4-32.4 166 49.0 41.6-56.5
$15,000- 24,999 620 77 10.4 7.4-14.5 129 21.8 16.7-27.9 162 29.6 23.1-37.1 252 38.2 31.5-45.3
$25,000- 34,999 472 61 15.5 10.8-21.6 104 22.2 17.7-27.6 131 24.2 19.4-29.8 176 38.0 32.1-44.3
$35,000- 49,999 665 96 18.0 13.4-23.8 179 25.8 21.3-30.9 196 28.0 23.5-32.9 194 28.2 23.6-33.3
$50,000-74,999 746 92 13.1 10.1-16.9 196 27.2 22.2-32.8 257 34.9 29.4-40.7 201 24.8 20.9-29.2
$75,000+ 1,098 103 10.4 8.0-13.4 253 22.2 19.2-25.5 480 43.1 39.0-47.2 262 24.4 21.0-28.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,626 180 11.4 9.3-14.0 312 19.1 16.3-22.3 522 34.5 31.0-38.2 612 34.9 31.4-38.6
No 2,784 332 13.5 11.6-15.7 679 25.0 22.6-27.5 955 34.3 31.6-37.1 818 27.3 25.0-29.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 716 74 10.5 7.6-14.3 149 23.1 18.7-28.2 229 33.4 27.9-39.5 264 33.0 28.4-37.9
Non-Veteran 3,717 439 13.2 11.6-15.1 849 23.2 21.2-25.4 1,253 34.5 32.1-36.9 1,176 29.1 27.0-31.3

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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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