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

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 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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	329	225	68.6	59.8-76.3	77	25.4	18.4-34.1	27	5.9	3.5- 9.8
Buncombe	374	289	77.1	71.2-82.1	60	15.5	11.6-20.4	25	7.4	4.3-12.5
Cabarrus	317	235	72.8	64.3-79.9	65	23.3	16.5-32.0	17	3.8	2.1- 6.9
Catawba	342	236	66.0	58.9-72.5	75	26.8	20.9-33.8	31	7.1	4.6-11.0
Cumberland	349	253	71.5	64.1-77.9	73	21.8	16.0-29.0	23	6.7	3.7-11.9
Davidson	383	236	64.2	57.8-70.2	127	31.8	26.1-38.2	20	4.0	2.4- 6.6
Durham	392	294	79.6	73.9-84.4	77	15.7	11.7-20.7	21	4.7	2.5- 8.7
Forsyth	352	231	69.8	63.4-75.6	100	25.4	20.1-31.6	21	4.8	2.9- 7.8
Gaston	314	228	72.2	65.2-78.2	68	23.3	17.6-30.3	18	4.5	2.7- 7.5
Guilford	396	271	71.7	65.8-76.9	102	23.1	18.5-28.5	23	5.2	2.8- 9.5
Iredell	400	274	71.0	64.5-76.7	101	23.5	18.3-29.6	25	5.5	3.2- 9.1
Johnston	333	209	61.0	53.2-68.3	101	30.9	24.0-38.8	23	8.1	4.8-13.3
Mecklenburg	568	444	79.1	74.3-83.2	95	16.8	13.0-21.5	29	4.1	2.6- 6.4
New Hanover	383	286	79.4	73.3-84.3	81	18.0	13.3-23.9	16	2.7	1.5- 4.7
Onslow	354	247	72.4	65.9-78.0	85	23.0	17.7-29.3	22	4.6	2.8- 7.7
Orange	346	273	80.8	75.7-85.1	61	15.5	11.8-20.0	12	3.7	1.8- 7.4
Pitt	340	245	73.8	66.9-79.7	79	23.2	17.5-30.1	16	3.0	1.7- 5.2
Randolph	324	209	63.2	55.2-70.5	94	31.7	24.6-39.8	21	5.1	3.1- 8.3
Robeson	339	244	70.2	62.9-76.7	72	22.4	16.6-29.4	23	7.4	4.3-12.4
Rowan	403	291	79.3	74.4-83.4	78	15.6	11.9-20.0	34	5.1	3.5- 7.6
Union	338	251	77.9	71.9-82.9	70	18.1	13.5-23.8	17	4.0	2.3- 7.1
Wake	549	425	79.1	74.3-83.2	99	16.2	12.6-20.5	25	4.8	2.8- 7.8
Wayne	351	241	70.4	63.4-76.5	91	26.1	20.2-33.0	19	3.5	1.9- 6.4
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,317	2,313	69.0	65.7-72.1	802	25.5	22.5-28.7	202	5.5	4.4- 6.9
Piedmont	6,237	4,436	73.0	71.3-74.8	1,427	22.0	20.4-23.6	374	5.0	4.2- 5.9
Western NC	2,630	1,918	73.9	71.2-76.4	523	19.5	17.2-21.9	189	6.6	5.3- 8.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,800	1,327	74.4	71.4-77.1	343	18.5	16.3-21.0	130	7.1	5.4- 9.3
Northwest	2,781	1,896	69.3	66.4-72.1	687	24.6	22.2-27.3	198	6.0	4.6- 7.9
Charlotte	1,649	1,235	75.4	71.9-78.5	326	20.4	17.5-23.8	88	4.2	3.1- 5.7
Greensboro	1,522	1,059	69.1	65.1-72.9	371	25.5	22.0-29.4	92	5.4	3.8- 7.5
Southern Regional	1,071	770	71.6	67.0-75.9	237	22.7	18.8-27.1	64	5.7	4.0- 8.1
Coastal	527	382	74.9	67.8-80.8	116	19.7	14.5-26.1	29	5.5	3.0- 9.9
Wake	1,390	1,006	75.9	72.5-79.0	307	18.8	16.0-21.9	77	5.3	3.9- 7.2
Area L	121	73	53.6	39.6-67.0	36	41.7	28.2-56.6	12	4.7	2.5- 8.6
Eastern	1,323	919	70.8	65.7-75.5	329	24.7	20.3-29.7	75	4.5	2.9- 6.9

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

329

225

68.6

59.8-76.3

25.4

18.4-34.1

5.9

3.5- 9.8

Buncombe

374

289

77.1

71.2-82.1

15.5

11.6-20.4

7.4

4.3-12.5

Cabarrus

317

235

72.8

64.3-79.9

23.3

16.5-32.0

3.8

2.1- 6.9

Catawba

342

236

66.0

58.9-72.5

26.8

20.9-33.8

7.1

4.6-11.0

Cumberland

349

253

71.5

64.1-77.9

21.8

16.0-29.0

6.7

3.7-11.9

Davidson

383

236

64.2

57.8-70.2

127

31.8

26.1-38.2

4.0

2.4- 6.6

Durham

392

294

79.6

73.9-84.4

15.7

11.7-20.7

4.7

2.5- 8.7

Forsyth

352

231

69.8

63.4-75.6

100

25.4

20.1-31.6

4.8

2.9- 7.8

Gaston

314

228

72.2

65.2-78.2

23.3

17.6-30.3

4.5

2.7- 7.5

Guilford

396

271

71.7

65.8-76.9

102

23.1

18.5-28.5

5.2

2.8- 9.5

Iredell

400

274

71.0

64.5-76.7

101

23.5

18.3-29.6

5.5

3.2- 9.1

Johnston

333

209

61.0

53.2-68.3

101

30.9

24.0-38.8

8.1

4.8-13.3

Mecklenburg

568

444

79.1

74.3-83.2

16.8

13.0-21.5

4.1

2.6- 6.4

New Hanover

383

286

79.4

73.3-84.3

18.0

13.3-23.9

2.7

1.5- 4.7

Onslow

354

247

72.4

65.9-78.0

23.0

17.7-29.3

4.6

2.8- 7.7

Orange

346

273

80.8

75.7-85.1

15.5

11.8-20.0

3.7

1.8- 7.4

Pitt

340

245

73.8

66.9-79.7

23.2

17.5-30.1

3.0

1.7- 5.2

Randolph

324

209

63.2

55.2-70.5

31.7

24.6-39.8

5.1

3.1- 8.3

Robeson

339

244

70.2

62.9-76.7

22.4

16.6-29.4

7.4

4.3-12.4

Rowan

403

291

79.3

74.4-83.4

15.6

11.9-20.0

5.1

3.5- 7.6

Union

338

251

77.9

71.9-82.9

18.1

13.5-23.8

4.0

2.3- 7.1

Wake

549

425

79.1

74.3-83.2

16.2

12.6-20.5

4.8

2.8- 7.8

Wayne

351

241

70.4

63.4-76.5

26.1

20.2-33.0

3.5

1.9- 6.4

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,317

2,313

69.0

65.7-72.1

802

25.5

22.5-28.7

202

5.5

4.4- 6.9

Piedmont

6,237

4,436

73.0

71.3-74.8

1,427

22.0

20.4-23.6

374

5.0

4.2- 5.9

Western NC

2,630

1,918

73.9

71.2-76.4

523

19.5

17.2-21.9

189

6.6

5.3- 8.2

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,800

1,327

74.4

71.4-77.1

343

18.5

16.3-21.0

130

7.1

5.4- 9.3

Northwest

2,781

1,896

69.3

66.4-72.1

687

24.6

22.2-27.3

198

6.0

4.6- 7.9

Charlotte

1,649

1,235

75.4

71.9-78.5

326

20.4

17.5-23.8

4.2

3.1- 5.7

Greensboro

1,522

1,059

69.1

65.1-72.9

371

25.5

22.0-29.4

5.4

3.8- 7.5

Southern Regional

1,071

770

71.6

67.0-75.9

237

22.7

18.8-27.1

5.7

4.0- 8.1

Coastal

527

382

74.9

67.8-80.8

116

19.7

14.5-26.1

5.5

3.0- 9.9

Wake

1,390

1,006

75.9

72.5-79.0

307

18.8

16.0-21.9

5.3

3.9- 7.2

Area L

121

53.6

39.6-67.0

41.7

28.2-56.6

4.7

2.5- 8.6

Eastern

1,323

919

70.8

65.7-75.5

329

24.7

20.3-29.7

4.5

2.9- 6.9

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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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