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 was used to expand health insurance coverage for the uninsured in North Carolina?)

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 was used to expand health insurance coverage for the uninsured in North Carolina?

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	Total Respond.^	Favor	Oppose	Don't know
TOTAL	12,184	8,667	72.0	70.6-73.4	2,752	22.6	21.3-24.0	765	5.3	4.8- 6.0
GENDER
Male	4,524	2,980	67.3	64.9-69.7	1,300	27.9	25.6-30.3	244	4.8	3.9- 5.9
Female	7,660	5,687	76.3	74.8-77.8	1,452	17.8	16.5-19.2	521	5.9	5.1- 6.7
RACE
White	9,721	6,773	68.6	66.9-70.2	2,320	26.0	24.4-27.6	628	5.4	4.7- 6.2
African American	1,656	1,305	81.8	78.7-84.6	282	14.8	12.3-17.8	69	3.4	2.3- 4.9
Asian	91	71	81.3	69.6-89.2	10	11.8	5.4-23.8	10	6.9	3.4-13.2
Native American	280	194	72.5	63.5-80.0	71	22.0	15.4-30.4	15	5.5	2.6-10.9
Other Minorities	357	282	82.1	75.0-87.5	42	8.9	5.2-14.7	33	9.0	5.5-14.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	388	310	84.7	78.5-89.3	41	6.7	4.2-10.5	37	8.7	5.1-14.3
-English Speaking	209	157	77.0	66.0-85.3	31	11.1	6.6-17.9	21	11.9	5.4-24.0
-Spanish Speaking	179	153	89.2	82.1-93.7	10	4.0	1.7- 9.3	16	6.7	3.4-12.8
Non-Hispanic	11,763	8,341	71.2	69.7-72.6	2,698	23.7	22.4-25.1	724	5.1	4.5- 5.7
AGE
18-24	354	270	76.0	68.6-82.0	72	19.9	14.2-27.1	12	4.2	2.1- 8.1
25-34	1,103	843	75.9	71.8-79.6	211	20.0	16.5-24.0	49	4.1	2.9- 5.8
35-44	1,808	1,372	74.8	71.7-77.7	364	20.5	17.9-23.5	72	4.7	3.4- 6.4
45-54	2,377	1,683	69.2	66.3-71.9	587	26.6	24.0-29.4	107	4.2	3.3- 5.4
55-64	2,601	1,878	71.9	69.3-74.4	608	24.2	21.8-26.7	115	3.9	3.0- 5.0
65-74	2,197	1,473	66.2	63.3-69.0	557	25.6	23.1-28.4	167	8.2	6.6-10.1
75+	1,649	1,094	65.2	61.5-68.8	323	20.8	17.9-23.9	232	14.0	11.4-17.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,518	1,009	70.0	65.5-74.2	338	20.9	17.3-24.9	171	9.1	6.9-11.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,564	2,413	69.6	66.8-72.2	902	25.3	22.7-28.0	249	5.2	4.3- 6.2
Some Post-H.S.	3,125	2,174	70.8	67.7-73.6	782	24.3	21.6-27.2	169	4.9	3.7- 6.4
College Graduate	3,960	3,062	76.0	73.8-78.1	723	19.6	17.6-21.7	175	4.4	3.5- 5.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,321	926	71.7	66.8-76.1	288	20.5	16.7-25.0	107	7.8	5.7-10.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,914	1,337	74.5	70.9-77.8	444	20.1	17.1-23.5	133	5.4	4.0- 7.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,263	900	72.5	67.4-77.0	290	22.3	18.0-27.2	73	5.2	3.5- 7.7
$35,000- 49,999	1,592	1,152	73.7	70.1-76.9	352	20.6	17.9-23.5	88	5.8	3.8- 8.6
$50,000-74,999	1,716	1,261	72.4	68.8-75.7	394	24.8	21.6-28.4	61	2.8	2.0- 3.9
$75,000+	2,625	1,959	72.7	69.7-75.6	572	23.7	21.0-26.8	94	3.5	2.6- 4.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,320	2,988	70.3	67.7-72.8	1,019	23.4	21.1-25.9	313	6.3	5.3- 7.5
No	7,779	5,625	72.9	71.2-74.6	1,711	22.3	20.7-23.9	443	4.8	4.1- 5.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,596	1,019	65.0	61.0-68.8	478	29.8	26.2-33.7	99	5.2	3.8- 7.1
Non-Veteran	9,578	6,933	73.3	71.7-74.9	2,060	21.5	20.0-23.1	585	5.2	4.5- 5.9

Total
Respond.^

Favor

Oppose

Don't know

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

12,184

8,667

72.0

70.6-73.4

2,752

22.6

21.3-24.0

765

5.3

4.8- 6.0

GENDER

Male

4,524

2,980

67.3

64.9-69.7

1,300

27.9

25.6-30.3

244

4.8

3.9- 5.9

Female

7,660

5,687

76.3

74.8-77.8

1,452

17.8

16.5-19.2

521

5.9

5.1- 6.7

RACE

White

9,721

6,773

68.6

66.9-70.2

2,320

26.0

24.4-27.6

628

5.4

4.7- 6.2

African American

1,656

1,305

81.8

78.7-84.6

282

14.8

12.3-17.8

3.4

2.3- 4.9

Asian

81.3

69.6-89.2

11.8

5.4-23.8

6.9

3.4-13.2

Native American

280

194

72.5

63.5-80.0

22.0

15.4-30.4

5.5

2.6-10.9

Other Minorities

357

282

82.1

75.0-87.5

8.9

5.2-14.7

9.0

5.5-14.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

388

310

84.7

78.5-89.3

6.7

4.2-10.5

8.7

5.1-14.3

-English Speaking

209

157

77.0

66.0-85.3

11.1

6.6-17.9

11.9

5.4-24.0

-Spanish Speaking

179

153

89.2

82.1-93.7

4.0

1.7- 9.3

6.7

3.4-12.8

Non-Hispanic

11,763

8,341

71.2

69.7-72.6

2,698

23.7

22.4-25.1

724

5.1

4.5- 5.7

AGE

18-24

354

270

76.0

68.6-82.0

19.9

14.2-27.1

4.2

2.1- 8.1

25-34

1,103

843

75.9

71.8-79.6

211

20.0

16.5-24.0

4.1

2.9- 5.8

35-44

1,808

1,372

74.8

71.7-77.7

364

20.5

17.9-23.5

4.7

3.4- 6.4

45-54

2,377

1,683

69.2

66.3-71.9

587

26.6

24.0-29.4

107

4.2

3.3- 5.4

55-64

2,601

1,878

71.9

69.3-74.4

608

24.2

21.8-26.7

115

3.9

3.0- 5.0

65-74

2,197

1,473

66.2

63.3-69.0

557

25.6

23.1-28.4

167

8.2

6.6-10.1

75+

1,649

1,094

65.2

61.5-68.8

323

20.8

17.9-23.9

232

14.0

11.4-17.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,518

1,009

70.0

65.5-74.2

338

20.9

17.3-24.9

171

9.1

6.9-11.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,564

2,413

69.6

66.8-72.2

902

25.3

22.7-28.0

249

5.2

4.3- 6.2

Some Post-H.S.

3,125

2,174

70.8

67.7-73.6

782

24.3

21.6-27.2

169

4.9

3.7- 6.4

College Graduate

3,960

3,062

76.0

73.8-78.1

723

19.6

17.6-21.7

175

4.4

3.5- 5.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,321

926

71.7

66.8-76.1

288

20.5

16.7-25.0

107

7.8

5.7-10.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,914

1,337

74.5

70.9-77.8

444

20.1

17.1-23.5

133

5.4

4.0- 7.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,263

900

72.5

67.4-77.0

290

22.3

18.0-27.2

5.2

3.5- 7.7

$35,000- 49,999

1,592

1,152

73.7

70.1-76.9

352

20.6

17.9-23.5

5.8

3.8- 8.6

$50,000-74,999

1,716

1,261

72.4

68.8-75.7

394

24.8

21.6-28.4

2.8

2.0- 3.9

$75,000+

2,625

1,959

72.7

69.7-75.6

572

23.7

21.0-26.8

3.5

2.6- 4.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,320

2,988

70.3

67.7-72.8

1,019

23.4

21.1-25.9

313

6.3

5.3- 7.5

7,779

5,625

72.9

71.2-74.6

1,711

22.3

20.7-23.9

443

4.8

4.1- 5.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,596

1,019

65.0

61.0-68.8

478

29.8

26.2-33.7

5.2

3.8- 7.1

Non-Veteran

9,578

6,933

73.3

71.7-74.9

2,060

21.5

20.0-23.1

585

5.2

4.5- 5.9

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