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

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
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	4,510	2,897	64.1	61.6-66.5	1,434	32.0	29.6-34.4	179	3.9	3.0- 5.1
Female	7,666	5,608	74.2	72.6-75.8	1,631	20.7	19.2-22.3	427	5.1	4.4- 5.8
RACE
White	9,716	6,770	67.6	65.9-69.2	2,483	28.0	26.4-29.6	463	4.4	3.8- 5.2
African American	1,653	1,167	73.6	70.1-76.9	392	21.9	18.8-25.3	94	4.4	3.2- 6.0
Asian	90	70	71.4	55.9-83.1	14	19.8	10.0-35.5	6	8.8	3.2-21.7
Native American	281	180	64.7	54.6-73.5	89	32.4	23.9-42.3	12	2.9	1.1- 7.3
Other Minorities	356	273	80.2	72.4-86.2	57	14.5	9.2-22.1	26	5.3	3.1- 9.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	390	294	77.9	69.9-84.2	65	15.5	10.2-22.9	31	6.6	3.6-11.9
-English Speaking	210	151	73.3	62.0-82.2	42	17.2	11.0-26.0	17	9.5	3.7-22.3
-Spanish Speaking	180	143	80.6	69.4-88.4	23	14.5	7.6-25.9	14	4.9	2.4- 9.6
Non-Hispanic	11,753	8,195	68.8	67.4-70.3	2,988	26.8	25.4-28.2	570	4.4	3.8- 5.0
AGE
18-24	354	224	67.0	59.9-73.4	115	28.9	22.9-35.7	15	4.2	2.1- 8.1
25-34	1,103	795	69.0	64.5-73.2	264	27.2	23.1-31.6	44	3.8	2.6- 5.6
35-44	1,812	1,347	73.4	70.1-76.4	405	23.0	20.2-26.2	60	3.6	2.5- 5.1
45-54	2,366	1,660	70.4	67.7-73.1	623	25.9	23.4-28.6	83	3.6	2.7- 4.9
55-64	2,595	1,825	70.0	67.4-72.6	680	27.4	24.9-30.0	90	2.6	1.9- 3.5
65-74	2,199	1,496	66.2	63.2-69.0	575	26.2	23.6-28.9	128	7.6	6.0- 9.6
75+	1,653	1,097	63.9	60.1-67.5	382	25.0	21.8-28.5	174	11.1	8.8-13.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,519	916	62.6	57.8-67.3	464	29.7	25.4-34.4	139	7.6	5.9- 9.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,566	2,284	62.9	59.9-65.9	1,074	32.6	29.7-35.6	208	4.5	3.5- 5.7
Some Post-H.S.	3,126	2,142	68.8	65.9-71.5	856	26.5	24.0-29.2	128	4.7	3.5- 6.3
College Graduate	3,948	3,153	78.3	76.1-80.4	664	18.5	16.5-20.6	131	3.2	2.5- 4.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,320	801	62.2	56.8-67.3	420	30.2	25.5-35.2	99	7.7	5.5-10.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,922	1,255	64.7	60.5-68.6	567	30.7	26.8-34.8	100	4.6	3.4- 6.4
$25,000- 34,999	1,260	860	67.6	62.4-72.4	344	29.6	24.8-34.8	56	2.8	2.0- 4.1
$35,000- 49,999	1,590	1,120	71.0	67.4-74.4	408	24.3	21.4-27.6	62	4.6	2.9- 7.4
$50,000-74,999	1,717	1,293	71.2	67.4-74.8	378	25.3	21.9-29.0	46	3.5	2.1- 5.8
$75,000+	2,613	2,071	77.8	75.2-80.3	474	19.5	17.2-22.1	68	2.6	1.9- 3.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,330	2,834	66.4	64.0-68.8	1,240	28.3	26.1-30.6	256	5.3	4.4- 6.4
No	7,761	5,623	70.8	69.0-72.6	1,799	25.2	23.5-27.0	339	4.0	3.3- 4.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,592	1,019	65.8	61.9-69.5	499	29.1	25.7-32.8	74	5.1	3.5- 7.5
Non-Veteran	9,572	6,781	70.1	68.4-71.7	2,310	25.5	24.0-27.1	481	4.4	3.8- 5.1

Total
Respond.^

Favor

Oppose

Don't know

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

4,510

2,897

64.1

61.6-66.5

1,434

32.0

29.6-34.4

179

3.9

3.0- 5.1

Female

7,666

5,608

74.2

72.6-75.8

1,631

20.7

19.2-22.3

427

5.1

4.4- 5.8

RACE

White

9,716

6,770

67.6

65.9-69.2

2,483

28.0

26.4-29.6

463

4.4

3.8- 5.2

African American

1,653

1,167

73.6

70.1-76.9

392

21.9

18.8-25.3

4.4

3.2- 6.0

Asian

71.4

55.9-83.1

19.8

10.0-35.5

8.8

3.2-21.7

Native American

281

180

64.7

54.6-73.5

32.4

23.9-42.3

2.9

1.1- 7.3

Other Minorities

356

273

80.2

72.4-86.2

14.5

9.2-22.1

5.3

3.1- 9.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

390

294

77.9

69.9-84.2

15.5

10.2-22.9

6.6

3.6-11.9

-English Speaking

210

151

73.3

62.0-82.2

17.2

11.0-26.0

9.5

3.7-22.3

-Spanish Speaking

180

143

80.6

69.4-88.4

14.5

7.6-25.9

4.9

2.4- 9.6

Non-Hispanic

11,753

8,195

68.8

67.4-70.3

2,988

26.8

25.4-28.2

570

4.4

3.8- 5.0

AGE

18-24

354

224

67.0

59.9-73.4

115

28.9

22.9-35.7

4.2

2.1- 8.1

25-34

1,103

795

69.0

64.5-73.2

264

27.2

23.1-31.6

3.8

2.6- 5.6

35-44

1,812

1,347

73.4

70.1-76.4

405

23.0

20.2-26.2

3.6

2.5- 5.1

45-54

2,366

1,660

70.4

67.7-73.1

623

25.9

23.4-28.6

3.6

2.7- 4.9

55-64

2,595

1,825

70.0

67.4-72.6

680

27.4

24.9-30.0

2.6

1.9- 3.5

65-74

2,199

1,496

66.2

63.2-69.0

575

26.2

23.6-28.9

128

7.6

6.0- 9.6

75+

1,653

1,097

63.9

60.1-67.5

382

25.0

21.8-28.5

174

11.1

8.8-13.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,519

916

62.6

57.8-67.3

464

29.7

25.4-34.4

139

7.6

5.9- 9.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,566

2,284

62.9

59.9-65.9

1,074

32.6

29.7-35.6

208

4.5

3.5- 5.7

Some Post-H.S.

3,126

2,142

68.8

65.9-71.5

856

26.5

24.0-29.2

128

4.7

3.5- 6.3

College Graduate

3,948

3,153

78.3

76.1-80.4

664

18.5

16.5-20.6

131

3.2

2.5- 4.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,320

801

62.2

56.8-67.3

420

30.2

25.5-35.2

7.7

5.5-10.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,922

1,255

64.7

60.5-68.6

567

30.7

26.8-34.8

100

4.6

3.4- 6.4

$25,000- 34,999

1,260

860

67.6

62.4-72.4

344

29.6

24.8-34.8

2.8

2.0- 4.1

$35,000- 49,999

1,590

1,120

71.0

67.4-74.4

408

24.3

21.4-27.6

4.6

2.9- 7.4

$50,000-74,999

1,717

1,293

71.2

67.4-74.8

378

25.3

21.9-29.0

3.5

2.1- 5.8

$75,000+

2,613

2,071

77.8

75.2-80.3

474

19.5

17.2-22.1

2.6

1.9- 3.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,330

2,834

66.4

64.0-68.8

1,240

28.3

26.1-30.6

256

5.3

4.4- 6.4

7,761

5,623

70.8

69.0-72.6

1,799

25.2

23.5-27.0

339

4.0

3.3- 4.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,592

1,019

65.8

61.9-69.5

499

29.1

25.7-32.8

5.1

3.5- 7.5

Non-Veteran

9,572

6,781

70.1

68.4-71.7

2,310

25.5

24.0-27.1

481

4.4

3.8- 5.1

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Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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