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-FEMALES

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
-FEMALES	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	6,092	4,458	73.3	71.4-75.0	1,303	21.6	19.9-23.3	331	5.1	4.4- 6.0
African American	1,118	814	77.9	74.0-81.4	239	17.9	14.8-21.6	65	4.1	2.8- 6.0
Other Minorities	418	313	76.7	69.8-82.4	77	16.6	11.6-23.1	28	6.7	4.0-11.1
AGE
18-24	180	128	77.5	68.8-84.2	44	19.2	12.9-27.6	8	3.3	1.5- 7.2
25-34	725	543	74.8	70.1-79.0	151	21.3	17.4-25.9	31	3.9	2.5- 6.0
35-44	1,163	905	77.9	74.3-81.1	215	18.3	15.3-21.8	43	3.7	2.6- 5.4
45-54	1,427	1,073	76.1	72.6-79.3	301	20.0	17.1-23.3	53	3.9	2.7- 5.7
55-64	1,578	1,168	74.5	71.3-77.5	351	22.7	19.8-25.8	59	2.8	2.0- 3.9
65+	2,517	1,740	66.7	63.8-69.5	555	22.5	20.0-25.1	222	10.8	8.9-13.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	924	574	60.9	54.7-66.8	253	29.9	24.4-35.9	97	9.2	6.8-12.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,272	1,552	69.2	65.8-72.4	571	26.0	22.9-29.4	149	4.8	3.8- 6.0
Some Post-H.S.	2,044	1,468	74.0	70.9-76.9	487	21.2	18.6-24.1	89	4.7	3.5- 6.4
College Graduate	2,416	2,008	83.6	81.4-85.7	316	12.3	10.5-14.3	92	4.1	3.1- 5.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	941	611	65.9	59.8-71.5	259	26.8	21.6-32.7	71	7.3	4.9-10.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,268	869	68.4	63.8-72.7	331	27.2	23.1-31.7	68	4.3	3.1- 6.0
$25,000- 34,999	794	569	72.8	67.5-77.5	183	23.1	18.7-28.3	42	4.1	2.8- 6.0
$35,000- 49,999	1,000	733	73.5	69.1-77.6	219	21.2	17.6-25.5	48	5.2	3.5- 7.6
$50,000- 74,999	1,038	850	81.7	77.9-85.0	161	15.8	12.7-19.5	27	2.4	1.4- 4.1
$75,000+	1,374	1,158	84.8	82.0-87.2	176	11.9	9.7-14.4	40	3.3	2.2- 5.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,798	1,919	68.5	65.6-71.3	701	25.5	22.9-28.2	178	6.0	4.8- 7.5
No	4,816	3,655	76.8	74.8-78.7	915	18.6	16.8-20.5	246	4.6	3.8- 5.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	175	127	79.4	70.0-86.4	40	16.0	10.7-23.4	8	4.6	1.2-16.0
Non-Veteran	6,850	5,009	74.2	72.4-75.9	1,459	20.8	19.2-22.4	382	5.0	4.3- 5.8

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

-FEMALES

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

6,092

4,458

73.3

71.4-75.0

1,303

21.6

19.9-23.3

331

5.1

4.4- 6.0

African American

1,118

814

77.9

74.0-81.4

239

17.9

14.8-21.6

4.1

2.8- 6.0

Other Minorities

418

313

76.7

69.8-82.4

16.6

11.6-23.1

6.7

4.0-11.1

AGE

18-24

180

128

77.5

68.8-84.2

19.2

12.9-27.6

3.3

1.5- 7.2

25-34

725

543

74.8

70.1-79.0

151

21.3

17.4-25.9

3.9

2.5- 6.0

35-44

1,163

905

77.9

74.3-81.1

215

18.3

15.3-21.8

3.7

2.6- 5.4

45-54

1,427

1,073

76.1

72.6-79.3

301

20.0

17.1-23.3

3.9

2.7- 5.7

55-64

1,578

1,168

74.5

71.3-77.5

351

22.7

19.8-25.8

2.8

2.0- 3.9

65+

2,517

1,740

66.7

63.8-69.5

555

22.5

20.0-25.1

222

10.8

8.9-13.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

924

574

60.9

54.7-66.8

253

29.9

24.4-35.9

9.2

6.8-12.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,272

1,552

69.2

65.8-72.4

571

26.0

22.9-29.4

149

4.8

3.8- 6.0

Some Post-H.S.

2,044

1,468

74.0

70.9-76.9

487

21.2

18.6-24.1

4.7

3.5- 6.4

College Graduate

2,416

2,008

83.6

81.4-85.7

316

12.3

10.5-14.3

4.1

3.1- 5.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

941

611

65.9

59.8-71.5

259

26.8

21.6-32.7

7.3

4.9-10.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,268

869

68.4

63.8-72.7

331

27.2

23.1-31.7

4.3

3.1- 6.0

$25,000- 34,999

794

569

72.8

67.5-77.5

183

23.1

18.7-28.3

4.1

2.8- 6.0

$35,000- 49,999

1,000

733

73.5

69.1-77.6

219

21.2

17.6-25.5

5.2

3.5- 7.6

$50,000- 74,999

1,038

850

81.7

77.9-85.0

161

15.8

12.7-19.5

2.4

1.4- 4.1

$75,000+

1,374

1,158

84.8

82.0-87.2

176

11.9

9.7-14.4

3.3

2.2- 5.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,798

1,919

68.5

65.6-71.3

701

25.5

22.9-28.2

178

6.0

4.8- 7.5

4,816

3,655

76.8

74.8-78.7

915

18.6

16.8-20.5

246

4.6

3.8- 5.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

175

127

79.4

70.0-86.4

16.0

10.7-23.4

4.6

1.2-16.0

Non-Veteran

6,850

5,009

74.2

72.4-75.9

1,459

20.8

19.2-22.4

382

5.0

4.3- 5.8

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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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