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 MALES

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	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
AGE
18-24	54	11	20.1	10.6-34.9	11	21.4	10.9-37.7	20	37.1	22.6-54.4	12	21.4	11.2-37.0
25-34	150	22	13.3	8.3-20.6	32	22.8	15.5-32.3	50	34.3	25.7-44.0	46	29.6	21.6-39.2
35-44	251	35	12.2	8.5-17.4	45	16.3	11.7-22.1	87	35.3	28.3-42.9	84	36.2	29.3-43.8
45-54	340	31	11.6	7.6-17.2	76	21.2	16.4-26.9	108	33.0	26.9-39.7	125	34.2	28.3-40.7
55-64	414	36	8.5	5.9-12.3	82	19.7	15.5-24.8	142	34.7	29.4-40.5	154	37.0	31.6-42.8
65-74	312	30	10.1	6.8-14.7	57	20.2	15.4-26.2	107	32.0	26.3-38.3	118	37.6	31.6-44.1
75+	172	16	9.5	5.4-16.3	37	23.0	16.1-31.7	53	29.3	22.1-37.7	66	38.3	30.0-47.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	167	20	16.4	9.0-27.9	23	17.2	9.1-30.2	44	20.4	12.7-31.0	80	46.1	34.5-58.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	453	53	12.0	8.4-17.0	80	20.3	14.7-27.5	133	33.2	26.0-41.3	187	34.5	28.1-41.5
Some Post-H.S.	427	46	14.8	9.9-21.7	82	20.5	15.1-27.3	145	35.1	28.2-42.6	154	29.6	23.9-35.9
College Graduate	647	62	9.9	7.3-13.3	155	21.4	17.6-25.6	246	38.0	33.0-43.2	184	30.8	25.9-36.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	89	9	8.3	3.9-16.7	11	8.9	4.2-17.7	22	21.1	12.2-34.0	47	61.7	48.1-73.7
$15,000- 24,999	233	22	8.2	4.1-15.8	44	20.8	13.3-30.8	61	25.3	17.7-34.8	106	45.8	35.1-56.8
$25,000- 34,999	187	22	15.7	9.0-26.0	38	21.2	14.4-30.1	52	25.0	17.3-34.6	75	38.1	29.1-47.9
$35,000- 49,999	261	43	20.7	14.4-28.8	54	23.2	16.2-32.1	73	23.8	18.0-30.8	91	32.3	24.8-40.8
$50,000-74,999	287	31	10.1	6.3-15.7	75	28.8	20.5-38.8	92	35.3	26.1-45.6	89	25.9	19.7-33.1
$75,000+	520	43	10.2	6.7-15.2	106	18.0	14.3-22.4	217	41.9	36.0-48.1	154	29.9	24.7-35.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	599	62	11.6	8.1-16.2	100	13.6	10.5-17.4	194	35.4	29.7-41.5	243	39.5	33.6-45.6
No	1,087	118	12.8	10.1-16.1	239	23.4	19.7-27.6	373	33.8	29.5-38.3	357	30.0	26.3-34.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	659	62	10.3	7.3-14.3	140	23.6	19.0-29.0	208	32.4	26.6-38.8	249	33.7	28.9-39.0
Non-Veteran	1,035	119	13.3	10.5-16.7	200	19.2	15.8-23.1	360	35.0	30.8-39.4	356	32.6	28.6-36.9

Total
Respond.^

<$0.25-$0.49

$0.50-$1.00

>$1.00

No tax

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

AGE

18-24

20.1

10.6-34.9

21.4

10.9-37.7

37.1

22.6-54.4

21.4

11.2-37.0

25-34

150

13.3

8.3-20.6

22.8

15.5-32.3

34.3

25.7-44.0

29.6

21.6-39.2

35-44

251

12.2

8.5-17.4

16.3

11.7-22.1

35.3

28.3-42.9

36.2

29.3-43.8

45-54

340

11.6

7.6-17.2

21.2

16.4-26.9

108

33.0

26.9-39.7

125

34.2

28.3-40.7

55-64

414

8.5

5.9-12.3

19.7

15.5-24.8

142

34.7

29.4-40.5

154

37.0

31.6-42.8

65-74

312

10.1

6.8-14.7

20.2

15.4-26.2

107

32.0

26.3-38.3

118

37.6

31.6-44.1

75+

172

9.5

5.4-16.3

23.0

16.1-31.7

29.3

22.1-37.7

38.3

30.0-47.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

167

16.4

9.0-27.9

17.2

9.1-30.2

20.4

12.7-31.0

46.1

34.5-58.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

453

12.0

8.4-17.0

20.3

14.7-27.5

133

33.2

26.0-41.3

187

34.5

28.1-41.5

Some Post-H.S.

427

14.8

9.9-21.7

20.5

15.1-27.3

145

35.1

28.2-42.6

154

29.6

23.9-35.9

College Graduate

647

9.9

7.3-13.3

155

21.4

17.6-25.6

246

38.0

33.0-43.2

184

30.8

25.9-36.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

8.3

3.9-16.7

8.9

4.2-17.7

21.1

12.2-34.0

61.7

48.1-73.7

$15,000- 24,999

233

8.2

4.1-15.8

20.8

13.3-30.8

25.3

17.7-34.8

106

45.8

35.1-56.8

$25,000- 34,999

187

15.7

9.0-26.0

21.2

14.4-30.1

25.0

17.3-34.6

38.1

29.1-47.9

$35,000- 49,999

261

20.7

14.4-28.8

23.2

16.2-32.1

23.8

18.0-30.8

32.3

24.8-40.8

$50,000-74,999

287

10.1

6.3-15.7

28.8

20.5-38.8

35.3

26.1-45.6

25.9

19.7-33.1

$75,000+

520

10.2

6.7-15.2

106

18.0

14.3-22.4

217

41.9

36.0-48.1

154

29.9

24.7-35.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

599

11.6

8.1-16.2

100

13.6

10.5-17.4

194

35.4

29.7-41.5

243

39.5

33.6-45.6

1,087

118

12.8

10.1-16.1

239

23.4

19.7-27.6

373

33.8

29.5-38.3

357

30.0

26.3-34.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

659

10.3

7.3-14.3

140

23.6

19.0-29.0

208

32.4

26.6-38.8

249

33.7

28.9-39.0

Non-Veteran

1,035

119

13.3

10.5-16.7

200

19.2

15.8-23.1

360

35.0

30.8-39.4

356

32.6

28.6-36.9

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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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