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--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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
Have Health Insurance
Yes	10,686	7,564	70.9	69.3-72.4	2,426	23.6	22.1-25.0	696	5.6	4.9- 6.3
No	1,476	1,086	77.5	73.8-80.8	323	18.2	15.2-21.7	67	4.3	3.0- 6.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight	200	132	72.3	59.7-82.1	53	21.9	13.2-34.1	15	5.8	2.4-13.2
Recommended Range	3,876	2,788	73.8	71.1-76.3	814	20.6	18.2-23.2	274	5.6	4.6- 6.9
Overweight	4,179	2,938	70.1	67.7-72.4	1,012	25.4	23.3-27.7	229	4.5	3.6- 5.6
Obese	3,402	2,451	72.5	69.7-75.0	766	22.4	20.0-25.0	185	5.1	4.1- 6.4
Current Smoker
No	9,961	7,509	76.2	74.7-77.7	1,788	18.1	16.7-19.5	664	5.7	5.0- 6.5
Yes	2,171	1,125	55.5	51.8-59.1	950	40.6	37.1-44.3	96	3.9	2.8- 5.3
History of CVD**
Yes	1,463	998	70.5	66.1-74.5	342	22.2	18.7-26.1	123	7.3	5.6- 9.5
No	10,600	7,582	72.2	70.6-73.6	2,387	22.7	21.3-24.2	631	5.1	4.5- 5.8
Binge Drinker
No	11,043	7,927	73.4	72.0-74.7	2,393	20.9	19.7-22.2	723	5.7	5.1- 6.4
Yes	1,022	669	64.1	58.4-69.5	321	32.8	27.6-38.5	32	3.0	1.6- 5.8
Heavy Drinker
No	11,548	8,255	72.6	71.2-74.0	2,563	21.9	20.6-23.3	730	5.5	4.9- 6.2
Yes	450	304	65.5	57.2-73.0	134	32.7	25.3-41.0	12	1.8	0.7- 4.4
Poor Sleep***
Yes	1,387	950	72.1	67.8-76.0	346	22.9	19.2-27.0	91	5.1	3.8- 6.8
No	10,550	7,571	72.3	70.7-73.8	2,341	22.5	21.1-24.0	638	5.2	4.6- 5.9
Current Asthma
Yes	1,010	741	72.9	68.0-77.4	219	22.1	18.0-26.8	50	5.0	3.1- 7.9
No	11,119	7,893	72.1	70.6-73.5	2,516	22.5	21.2-24.0	710	5.4	4.8- 6.1
Diabetes
Yes	1,580	1,127	71.7	68.0-75.2	338	21.9	18.8-25.3	115	6.4	4.8- 8.4
No	10,588	7,531	72.0	70.5-73.5	2,408	22.7	21.3-24.2	649	5.2	4.6- 6.0
Disability
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

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

Have Health Insurance

Yes

10,686

7,564

70.9

69.3-72.4

2,426

23.6

22.1-25.0

696

5.6

4.9- 6.3

1,476

1,086

77.5

73.8-80.8

323

18.2

15.2-21.7

4.3

3.0- 6.1

Body Mass Index

Underweight

200

132

72.3

59.7-82.1

21.9

13.2-34.1

5.8

2.4-13.2

Recommended Range

3,876

2,788

73.8

71.1-76.3

814

20.6

18.2-23.2

274

5.6

4.6- 6.9

Overweight

4,179

2,938

70.1

67.7-72.4

1,012

25.4

23.3-27.7

229

4.5

3.6- 5.6

Obese

3,402

2,451

72.5

69.7-75.0

766

22.4

20.0-25.0

185

5.1

4.1- 6.4

Current Smoker

9,961

7,509

76.2

74.7-77.7

1,788

18.1

16.7-19.5

664

5.7

5.0- 6.5

Yes

2,171

1,125

55.5

51.8-59.1

950

40.6

37.1-44.3

3.9

2.8- 5.3

History of CVD**

Yes

1,463

998

70.5

66.1-74.5

342

22.2

18.7-26.1

123

7.3

5.6- 9.5

10,600

7,582

72.2

70.6-73.6

2,387

22.7

21.3-24.2

631

5.1

4.5- 5.8

Binge Drinker

11,043

7,927

73.4

72.0-74.7

2,393

20.9

19.7-22.2

723

5.7

5.1- 6.4

Yes

1,022

669

64.1

58.4-69.5

321

32.8

27.6-38.5

3.0

1.6- 5.8

Heavy Drinker

11,548

8,255

72.6

71.2-74.0

2,563

21.9

20.6-23.3

730

5.5

4.9- 6.2

Yes

450

304

65.5

57.2-73.0

134

32.7

25.3-41.0

1.8

0.7- 4.4

Poor Sleep***

Yes

1,387

950

72.1

67.8-76.0

346

22.9

19.2-27.0

5.1

3.8- 6.8

10,550

7,571

72.3

70.7-73.8

2,341

22.5

21.1-24.0

638

5.2

4.6- 5.9

Current Asthma

Yes

1,010

741

72.9

68.0-77.4

219

22.1

18.0-26.8

5.0

3.1- 7.9

11,119

7,893

72.1

70.6-73.5

2,516

22.5

21.2-24.0

710

5.4

4.8- 6.1

Diabetes

Yes

1,580

1,127

71.7

68.0-75.2

338

21.9

18.8-25.3

115

6.4

4.8- 8.4

10,588

7,531

72.0

70.5-73.5

2,408

22.7

21.3-24.2

649

5.2

4.6- 6.0

Disability

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

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**History of Cardiovascular Disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

***Poor sleep defined as not getting enough rest or sleep for all 30 days out of the past 30 days.

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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