BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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 Counties and Regions

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
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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	329	224	70.7	62.7-77.6	84	23.2	17.1-30.5	21	6.1	3.3-11.0
Buncombe	374	294	77.3	71.2-82.4	72	19.7	15.1-25.2	8	3.1	1.1- 8.2
Cabarrus	317	230	69.6	61.0-77.0	79	28.8	21.5-37.4	8	1.6	0.6- 4.5
Catawba	343	236	64.5	56.4-71.9	84	30.6	23.3-39.1	23	4.9	2.9- 7.9
Cumberland	349	247	70.8	63.8-76.9	89	25.1	19.5-31.7	13	4.1	1.8- 9.4
Davidson	385	229	63.4	57.1-69.3	143	33.2	27.7-39.2	13	3.4	1.5- 7.7
Durham	390	288	71.4	63.0-78.4	85	24.2	17.4-32.6	17	4.5	2.3- 8.6
Forsyth	349	231	67.8	60.8-74.1	103	29.7	23.6-36.7	15	2.5	1.4- 4.5
Gaston	315	221	66.8	59.0-73.7	83	29.0	22.6-36.3	11	4.2	1.5-11.7
Guilford	396	268	70.8	64.7-76.3	111	26.4	21.1-32.4	17	2.8	1.6- 5.0
Iredell	403	273	67.8	60.8-74.1	106	27.2	21.3-34.1	24	4.9	2.7- 9.0
Johnston	332	220	68.4	61.4-74.5	104	30.2	24.1-37.1	8	1.4	0.7- 2.9
Mecklenburg	567	430	75.5	70.4-80.0	110	20.4	16.1-25.4	27	4.1	2.6- 6.6
New Hanover	383	289	69.1	60.7-76.5	77	28.0	20.8-36.6	17	2.8	1.6- 4.9
Onslow	355	248	74.3	68.0-79.7	92	21.6	16.6-27.5	15	4.1	2.0- 8.2
Orange	345	278	80.3	74.0-85.4	56	14.4	10.8-19.0	11	5.2	2.1-12.3
Pitt	340	237	69.7	62.4-76.1	85	26.4	20.3-33.6	18	3.9	2.2- 6.7
Randolph	322	212	59.9	51.8-67.5	91	34.8	27.3-43.1	19	5.3	2.9- 9.5
Robeson	340	226	62.0	54.4-69.0	89	30.0	23.4-37.5	25	8.1	4.7-13.6
Rowan	403	286	74.7	68.8-79.8	94	21.1	16.5-26.4	23	4.2	2.2- 8.1
Union	338	266	80.6	74.7-85.3	56	15.3	11.1-20.7	16	4.1	2.2- 7.4
Wake	548	425	76.9	71.4-81.6	107	19.7	15.4-24.9	16	3.4	1.7- 6.9
Wayne	352	225	62.2	54.5-69.3	103	30.4	23.8-38.0	24	7.4	4.3-12.6
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,316	2,259	68.1	65.0-71.1	885	26.8	24.0-29.8	172	5.1	4.0- 6.5
Piedmont	6,236	4,394	69.9	68.0-71.8	1,546	25.9	24.1-27.8	296	4.2	3.5- 5.1
Western NC	2,624	1,852	69.7	66.8-72.5	634	25.5	22.8-28.4	138	4.7	3.7- 6.1
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,797	1,302	72.7	69.7-75.5	408	22.6	20.1-25.4	87	4.7	3.3- 6.5
Northwest	2,782	1,845	66.0	62.9-69.0	782	29.1	26.3-32.1	155	4.9	3.5- 6.7
Charlotte	1,648	1,221	72.2	68.5-75.7	360	24.4	21.0-28.0	67	3.4	2.4- 4.8
Greensboro	1,520	1,062	66.8	62.5-70.7	378	28.5	24.7-32.7	80	4.7	3.5- 6.3
Southern Regional	1,071	717	68.2	63.5-72.5	292	26.1	22.1-30.4	62	5.8	3.9- 8.6
Coastal	526	389	71.2	63.7-77.7	114	24.4	18.5-31.5	23	4.4	2.2- 8.4
Wake	1,386	997	71.7	67.7-75.3	338	24.2	20.8-27.9	51	4.2	2.8- 6.2
Area L	122	79	61.6	47.9-73.7	33	32.4	21.0-46.5	10	6.0	2.8-12.3
Eastern	1,324	893	69.6	64.4-74.3	360	25.9	21.4-30.9	71	4.5	3.0- 6.6

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

329

224

70.7

62.7-77.6

23.2

17.1-30.5

6.1

3.3-11.0

Buncombe

374

294

77.3

71.2-82.4

19.7

15.1-25.2

3.1

1.1- 8.2

Cabarrus

317

230

69.6

61.0-77.0

28.8

21.5-37.4

1.6

0.6- 4.5

Catawba

343

236

64.5

56.4-71.9

30.6

23.3-39.1

4.9

2.9- 7.9

Cumberland

349

247

70.8

63.8-76.9

25.1

19.5-31.7

4.1

1.8- 9.4

Davidson

385

229

63.4

57.1-69.3

143

33.2

27.7-39.2

3.4

1.5- 7.7

Durham

390

288

71.4

63.0-78.4

24.2

17.4-32.6

4.5

2.3- 8.6

Forsyth

349

231

67.8

60.8-74.1

103

29.7

23.6-36.7

2.5

1.4- 4.5

Gaston

315

221

66.8

59.0-73.7

29.0

22.6-36.3

4.2

1.5-11.7

Guilford

396

268

70.8

64.7-76.3

111

26.4

21.1-32.4

2.8

1.6- 5.0

Iredell

403

273

67.8

60.8-74.1

106

27.2

21.3-34.1

4.9

2.7- 9.0

Johnston

332

220

68.4

61.4-74.5

104

30.2

24.1-37.1

1.4

0.7- 2.9

Mecklenburg

567

430

75.5

70.4-80.0

110

20.4

16.1-25.4

4.1

2.6- 6.6

New Hanover

383

289

69.1

60.7-76.5

28.0

20.8-36.6

2.8

1.6- 4.9

Onslow

355

248

74.3

68.0-79.7

21.6

16.6-27.5

4.1

2.0- 8.2

Orange

345

278

80.3

74.0-85.4

14.4

10.8-19.0

5.2

2.1-12.3

Pitt

340

237

69.7

62.4-76.1

26.4

20.3-33.6

3.9

2.2- 6.7

Randolph

322

212

59.9

51.8-67.5

34.8

27.3-43.1

5.3

2.9- 9.5

Robeson

340

226

62.0

54.4-69.0

30.0

23.4-37.5

8.1

4.7-13.6

Rowan

403

286

74.7

68.8-79.8

21.1

16.5-26.4

4.2

2.2- 8.1

Union

338

266

80.6

74.7-85.3

15.3

11.1-20.7

4.1

2.2- 7.4

Wake

548

425

76.9

71.4-81.6

107

19.7

15.4-24.9

3.4

1.7- 6.9

Wayne

352

225

62.2

54.5-69.3

103

30.4

23.8-38.0

7.4

4.3-12.6

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,316

2,259

68.1

65.0-71.1

885

26.8

24.0-29.8

172

5.1

4.0- 6.5

Piedmont

6,236

4,394

69.9

68.0-71.8

1,546

25.9

24.1-27.8

296

4.2

3.5- 5.1

Western NC

2,624

1,852

69.7

66.8-72.5

634

25.5

22.8-28.4

138

4.7

3.7- 6.1

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,797

1,302

72.7

69.7-75.5

408

22.6

20.1-25.4

4.7

3.3- 6.5

Northwest

2,782

1,845

66.0

62.9-69.0

782

29.1

26.3-32.1

155

4.9

3.5- 6.7

Charlotte

1,648

1,221

72.2

68.5-75.7

360

24.4

21.0-28.0

3.4

2.4- 4.8

Greensboro

1,520

1,062

66.8

62.5-70.7

378

28.5

24.7-32.7

4.7

3.5- 6.3

Southern Regional

1,071

717

68.2

63.5-72.5

292

26.1

22.1-30.4

5.8

3.9- 8.6

Coastal

526

389

71.2

63.7-77.7

114

24.4

18.5-31.5

4.4

2.2- 8.4

Wake

1,386

997

71.7

67.7-75.3

338

24.2

20.8-27.9

4.2

2.8- 6.2

Area L

122

61.6

47.9-73.7

32.4

21.0-46.5

6.0

2.8-12.3

Eastern

1,324

893

69.6

64.4-74.3

360

25.9

21.4-30.9

4.5

3.0- 6.6

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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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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