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

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	Total Respond.^	Favor	Oppose	Don't know
North Carolina	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
-FEMALES	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	6,084	4,433	74.1	72.3-75.8	1,212	19.9	18.3-21.5	439	6.1	5.3- 7.0
African American	1,120	905	84.0	80.6-86.9	170	12.9	10.2-16.1	45	3.1	2.0- 4.9
Other Minorities	418	325	78.5	71.3-84.3	59	9.9	6.4-15.0	34	11.5	7.0-18.4
AGE
18-24	180	149	85.9	78.4-91.1	26	10.5	6.2-17.2	5	3.6	1.3- 9.2
25-34	724	578	81.5	77.6-84.9	119	15.0	11.9-18.7	27	3.5	2.2- 5.5
35-44	1,162	930	80.0	76.6-83.1	189	16.1	13.3-19.3	43	3.9	2.6- 5.8
45-54	1,428	1,075	73.7	70.0-77.0	283	21.3	18.1-24.9	70	5.0	3.7- 6.8
55-64	1,579	1,195	76.1	73.0-79.0	307	19.5	16.8-22.5	77	4.4	3.3- 5.8
65+	2,511	1,715	66.4	63.5-69.3	508	20.8	18.6-23.3	288	12.7	10.6-15.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	922	618	67.4	61.4-72.9	188	21.7	17.1-27.2	116	10.8	7.8-14.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,264	1,604	72.5	69.3-75.4	482	21.6	18.9-24.5	178	6.0	4.8- 7.4
Some Post-H.S.	2,045	1,492	77.1	74.2-79.7	436	17.8	15.5-20.4	117	5.2	3.9- 6.8
College Graduate	2,419	1,967	82.4	80.1-84.5	343	13.1	11.3-15.1	109	4.6	3.4- 6.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	942	674	72.9	67.4-77.7	186	18.8	14.6-23.9	82	8.3	5.9-11.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,259	906	76.5	72.5-80.1	259	18.0	14.8-21.7	94	5.5	3.9- 7.8
$25,000- 34,999	796	588	73.7	68.4-78.4	161	20.1	16.2-24.8	47	6.2	3.7-10.0
$35,000- 49,999	999	754	76.4	72.2-80.1	181	17.6	14.4-21.4	64	6.0	4.2- 8.4
$50,000- 74,999	1,037	813	79.4	75.5-82.7	183	17.4	14.2-21.0	41	3.3	2.2- 4.9
$75,000+	1,377	1,111	81.3	78.1-84.1	222	15.3	12.9-18.2	44	3.4	2.1- 5.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,788	2,019	74.7	72.1-77.2	557	18.6	16.5-21.0	212	6.6	5.4- 8.1
No	4,820	3,631	77.1	75.2-78.9	883	17.4	15.8-19.2	306	5.5	4.6- 6.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	175	134	76.4	65.2-84.8	35	16.8	10.1-26.6	6	6.8	2.4-17.8
Non-Veteran	6,846	5,076	76.3	74.7-77.9	1,308	18.0	16.6-19.5	462	5.7	4.9- 6.5

Total
Respond.^

Favor

Oppose

Don't know

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

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

-FEMALES

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

6,084

4,433

74.1

72.3-75.8

1,212

19.9

18.3-21.5

439

6.1

5.3- 7.0

African American

1,120

905

84.0

80.6-86.9

170

12.9

10.2-16.1

3.1

2.0- 4.9

Other Minorities

418

325

78.5

71.3-84.3

9.9

6.4-15.0

11.5

7.0-18.4

AGE

18-24

180

149

85.9

78.4-91.1

10.5

6.2-17.2

3.6

1.3- 9.2

25-34

724

578

81.5

77.6-84.9

119

15.0

11.9-18.7

3.5

2.2- 5.5

35-44

1,162

930

80.0

76.6-83.1

189

16.1

13.3-19.3

3.9

2.6- 5.8

45-54

1,428

1,075

73.7

70.0-77.0

283

21.3

18.1-24.9

5.0

3.7- 6.8

55-64

1,579

1,195

76.1

73.0-79.0

307

19.5

16.8-22.5

4.4

3.3- 5.8

65+

2,511

1,715

66.4

63.5-69.3

508

20.8

18.6-23.3

288

12.7

10.6-15.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

922

618

67.4

61.4-72.9

188

21.7

17.1-27.2

116

10.8

7.8-14.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,264

1,604

72.5

69.3-75.4

482

21.6

18.9-24.5

178

6.0

4.8- 7.4

Some Post-H.S.

2,045

1,492

77.1

74.2-79.7

436

17.8

15.5-20.4

117

5.2

3.9- 6.8

College Graduate

2,419

1,967

82.4

80.1-84.5

343

13.1

11.3-15.1

109

4.6

3.4- 6.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

942

674

72.9

67.4-77.7

186

18.8

14.6-23.9

8.3

5.9-11.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,259

906

76.5

72.5-80.1

259

18.0

14.8-21.7

5.5

3.9- 7.8

$25,000- 34,999

796

588

73.7

68.4-78.4

161

20.1

16.2-24.8

6.2

3.7-10.0

$35,000- 49,999

999

754

76.4

72.2-80.1

181

17.6

14.4-21.4

6.0

4.2- 8.4

$50,000- 74,999

1,037

813

79.4

75.5-82.7

183

17.4

14.2-21.0

3.3

2.2- 4.9

$75,000+

1,377

1,111

81.3

78.1-84.1

222

15.3

12.9-18.2

3.4

2.1- 5.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,788

2,019

74.7

72.1-77.2

557

18.6

16.5-21.0

212

6.6

5.4- 8.1

4,820

3,631

77.1

75.2-78.9

883

17.4

15.8-19.2

306

5.5

4.6- 6.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

175

134

76.4

65.2-84.8

16.8

10.1-26.6

6.8

2.4-17.8

Non-Veteran

6,846

5,076

76.3

74.7-77.9

1,308

18.0

16.6-19.5

462

5.7

4.9- 6.5

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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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