BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (States add a special tax to the purchase of cigarettes. The national average tax is $1.18 per<br> pack and North Carolina's tax is $0.35 cents per pack.<br> Would you favor or oppose raising North Carolina's cigarette tax to $1.18 for people who smoke:<br ><br> If part of the tax revenue was used to reduce tobacco use, particularly among kids?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

TRU Campaign/Tobacco Opinion-AFRICAN AMERICANS

States add a special tax to the purchase of cigarettes. The national average tax is $1.18 per
pack and North Carolina's tax is $0.35 cents per pack.
Would you favor or oppose raising North Carolina's cigarette tax to $1.18 for people who smoke:

If part of the tax revenue was used to reduce tobacco use, particularly among kids?

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	Total Respond.^	Favor	Oppose	Don't know
North Carolina	12,176	8,505	69.4	67.9-70.8	3,065	26.1	24.7-27.5	606	4.5	4.0- 5.2
-AFRICAN AMERICANS	1,653	1,167	73.6	70.1-76.9	392	21.9	18.8-25.3	94	4.4	3.2- 6.0
GENDER
Male	535	353	68.0	61.6-73.8	153	27.1	21.6-33.4	29	4.9	2.9- 7.9
Female	1,118	814	77.9	74.0-81.4	239	17.9	14.8-21.6	65	4.1	2.8- 6.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	9	50.7	18.9-81.9	4	46.2	15.8-79.8	2	3.1	0.6-13.5
Non-Hispanic	1,638	1,158	73.9	70.4-77.2	388	21.6	18.6-25.0	92	4.5	3.3- 6.1
AGE
18-24	74	45	69.9	55.5-81.3	26	28.3	17.3-42.7	3	1.8	0.5- 6.2
25-34	180	134	78.9	70.0-85.7	41	20.2	13.5-29.0	5	1.0	0.3- 2.8
35-44	259	203	80.0	71.8-86.3	49	16.7	10.9-24.7	7	3.2	1.3- 8.0
45-54	358	251	72.5	64.9-79.0	93	22.6	16.6-29.8	14	5.0	2.5- 9.6
55-64	374	263	69.9	62.3-76.6	91	26.1	19.9-33.6	20	4.0	1.7- 9.0
65+	396	261	68.0	60.8-74.5	92	19.9	15.2-25.6	43	12.1	7.6-18.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	279	169	57.0	46.5-66.8	85	34.8	25.3-45.7	25	8.3	4.8-14.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	578	389	70.9	64.3-76.7	151	25.1	19.6-31.6	38	3.9	2.3- 6.5
Some Post-H.S.	407	316	80.9	74.7-85.9	80	15.1	10.9-20.6	11	4.0	1.8- 8.5
College Graduate	385	292	80.7	74.7-85.5	73	16.0	11.6-21.7	20	3.3	1.6- 6.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	317	193	62.9	53.7-71.2	97	28.4	21.1-37.1	27	8.7	4.8-15.3
$15,000- 24,999	354	257	72.1	63.9-79.0	84	23.2	16.9-31.1	13	4.7	2.2- 9.9
$25,000- 34,999	186	128	73.7	61.9-82.8	47	23.8	15.1-35.6	11	2.5	1.0- 5.9
$35,000-49,999	195	147	79.2	70.8-85.6	37	16.3	10.6-24.2	11	4.5	2.0- 9.8
$50,000- 74,999	191	153	83.6	75.7-89.3	35	15.4	9.9-23.3	3	1.0	0.3- 3.8
$75,000+	183	150	87.1	79.6-92.1	27	10.4	6.1-17.3	6	2.5	0.7- 8.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	673	445	68.4	62.3-74.0	179	24.9	19.9-30.6	49	6.7	4.3-10.2
No	962	713	76.8	72.3-80.8	207	20.2	16.4-24.7	42	3.0	1.9- 4.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	200	131	67.4	57.1-76.2	58	22.2	15.6-30.7	11	10.4	4.8-21.2
Non-Veteran	1,321	938	73.9	69.9-77.6	307	22.3	18.8-26.3	76	3.8	2.7- 5.3

Total
Respond.^

Favor

Oppose

Don't know

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,176

8,505

69.4

67.9-70.8

3,065

26.1

24.7-27.5

606

4.5

4.0- 5.2

-AFRICAN AMERICANS

1,653

1,167

73.6

70.1-76.9

392

21.9

18.8-25.3

4.4

3.2- 6.0

GENDER

Male

535

353

68.0

61.6-73.8

153

27.1

21.6-33.4

4.9

2.9- 7.9

Female

1,118

814

77.9

74.0-81.4

239

17.9

14.8-21.6

4.1

2.8- 6.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

50.7

18.9-81.9

46.2

15.8-79.8

3.1

0.6-13.5

Non-Hispanic

1,638

1,158

73.9

70.4-77.2

388

21.6

18.6-25.0

4.5

3.3- 6.1

AGE

18-24

69.9

55.5-81.3

28.3

17.3-42.7

1.8

0.5- 6.2

25-34

180

134

78.9

70.0-85.7

20.2

13.5-29.0

1.0

0.3- 2.8

35-44

259

203

80.0

71.8-86.3

16.7

10.9-24.7

3.2

1.3- 8.0

45-54

358

251

72.5

64.9-79.0

22.6

16.6-29.8

5.0

2.5- 9.6

55-64

374

263

69.9

62.3-76.6

26.1

19.9-33.6

4.0

1.7- 9.0

65+

396

261

68.0

60.8-74.5

19.9

15.2-25.6

12.1

7.6-18.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

279

169

57.0

46.5-66.8

34.8

25.3-45.7

8.3

4.8-14.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

578

389

70.9

64.3-76.7

151

25.1

19.6-31.6

3.9

2.3- 6.5

Some Post-H.S.

407

316

80.9

74.7-85.9

15.1

10.9-20.6

4.0

1.8- 8.5

College Graduate

385

292

80.7

74.7-85.5

16.0

11.6-21.7

3.3

1.6- 6.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

317

193

62.9

53.7-71.2

28.4

21.1-37.1

8.7

4.8-15.3

$15,000- 24,999

354

257

72.1

63.9-79.0

23.2

16.9-31.1

4.7

2.2- 9.9

$25,000- 34,999

186

128

73.7

61.9-82.8

23.8

15.1-35.6

2.5

1.0- 5.9

$35,000-49,999

195

147

79.2

70.8-85.6

16.3

10.6-24.2

4.5

2.0- 9.8

$50,000- 74,999

191

153

83.6

75.7-89.3

15.4

9.9-23.3

1.0

0.3- 3.8

$75,000+

183

150

87.1

79.6-92.1

10.4

6.1-17.3

2.5

0.7- 8.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

673

445

68.4

62.3-74.0

179

24.9

19.9-30.6

6.7

4.3-10.2

962

713

76.8

72.3-80.8

207

20.2

16.4-24.7

3.0

1.9- 4.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

200

131

67.4

57.1-76.2

22.2

15.6-30.7

10.4

4.8-21.2

Non-Veteran

1,321

938

73.9

69.9-77.6

307

22.3

18.8-26.3

3.8

2.7- 5.3

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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