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-WHITES

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
-WHITES	9,716	6,770	67.6	65.9-69.2	2,483	28.0	26.4-29.6	463	4.4	3.8- 5.2
GENDER
Male	3,624	2,312	61.2	58.4-63.9	1,180	35.2	32.6-38.0	132	3.6	2.6- 5.0
Female	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
HISPANIC
Hispanic	119	80	65.4	48.8-78.9	29	21.4	12.0-35.2	10	13.3	4.1-35.3
Non-Hispanic	9,581	6,683	67.7	66.1-69.3	2,449	28.1	26.5-29.7	449	4.2	3.6- 4.9
AGE
18-24	232	149	65.9	56.9-73.9	75	29.3	21.9-37.9	8	4.8	2.0-11.3
25-34	783	566	65.5	60.1-70.6	193	31.2	26.2-36.7	24	3.3	1.9- 5.6
35-44	1,362	994	69.1	65.1-72.8	323	27.4	23.8-31.3	45	3.6	2.3- 5.4
45-54	1,851	1,296	69.6	66.5-72.5	493	27.2	24.3-30.2	62	3.3	2.3- 4.6
55-64	2,106	1,479	69.8	66.8-72.5	560	27.9	25.1-30.8	67	2.4	1.8- 3.2
65+	3,314	2,245	65.1	62.6-67.5	821	26.3	24.1-28.6	248	8.6	7.2-10.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,023	606	60.0	53.9-65.8	324	32.9	27.6-38.8	93	7.1	5.0- 9.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,782	1,756	59.2	55.8-62.5	868	36.1	32.9-39.5	158	4.7	3.5- 6.1
Some Post-H.S.	2,540	1,702	65.1	61.7-68.3	732	30.0	27.0-33.2	106	4.9	3.5- 7.0
College Graduate	3,362	2,700	77.9	75.4-80.2	556	19.0	16.8-21.5	106	3.1	2.4- 4.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	857	521	58.3	52.2-64.1	275	33.6	28.2-39.5	61	8.1	5.5-11.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,388	869	58.7	53.7-63.5	442	36.7	32.0-41.7	77	4.6	3.2- 6.7
$25,000- 34,999	986	671	64.7	58.3-70.5	274	32.4	26.6-38.8	41	2.9	1.9- 4.4
$35,000-49,999	1,324	915	69.0	64.8-72.9	360	26.2	22.8-30.0	49	4.8	2.8- 8.2
$50,000- 74,999	1,443	1,071	67.4	63.0-71.5	331	28.7	24.7-33.0	41	4.0	2.3- 6.9
$75,000+	2,324	1,840	76.6	73.7-79.2	426	20.8	18.2-23.6	58	2.6	1.8- 3.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,371	2,198	64.4	61.6-67.2	982	30.7	28.1-33.5	191	4.8	3.9- 6.0
No	6,284	4,534	69.0	66.9-71.0	1,483	26.9	25.0-28.9	267	4.1	3.3- 5.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,311	838	65.0	61.0-68.7	412	30.5	27.0-34.3	61	4.5	3.0- 6.9
Non-Veteran	7,593	5,373	68.3	66.4-70.2	1,856	27.3	25.5-29.2	364	4.3	3.6- 5.2

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

-WHITES

9,716

6,770

67.6

65.9-69.2

2,483

28.0

26.4-29.6

463

4.4

3.8- 5.2

GENDER

Male

3,624

2,312

61.2

58.4-63.9

1,180

35.2

32.6-38.0

132

3.6

2.6- 5.0

Female

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

HISPANIC

Hispanic

119

65.4

48.8-78.9

21.4

12.0-35.2

13.3

4.1-35.3

Non-Hispanic

9,581

6,683

67.7

66.1-69.3

2,449

28.1

26.5-29.7

449

4.2

3.6- 4.9

AGE

18-24

232

149

65.9

56.9-73.9

29.3

21.9-37.9

4.8

2.0-11.3

25-34

783

566

65.5

60.1-70.6

193

31.2

26.2-36.7

3.3

1.9- 5.6

35-44

1,362

994

69.1

65.1-72.8

323

27.4

23.8-31.3

3.6

2.3- 5.4

45-54

1,851

1,296

69.6

66.5-72.5

493

27.2

24.3-30.2

3.3

2.3- 4.6

55-64

2,106

1,479

69.8

66.8-72.5

560

27.9

25.1-30.8

2.4

1.8- 3.2

65+

3,314

2,245

65.1

62.6-67.5

821

26.3

24.1-28.6

248

8.6

7.2-10.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,023

606

60.0

53.9-65.8

324

32.9

27.6-38.8

7.1

5.0- 9.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,782

1,756

59.2

55.8-62.5

868

36.1

32.9-39.5

158

4.7

3.5- 6.1

Some Post-H.S.

2,540

1,702

65.1

61.7-68.3

732

30.0

27.0-33.2

106

4.9

3.5- 7.0

College Graduate

3,362

2,700

77.9

75.4-80.2

556

19.0

16.8-21.5

106

3.1

2.4- 4.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

857

521

58.3

52.2-64.1

275

33.6

28.2-39.5

8.1

5.5-11.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,388

869

58.7

53.7-63.5

442

36.7

32.0-41.7

4.6

3.2- 6.7

$25,000- 34,999

986

671

64.7

58.3-70.5

274

32.4

26.6-38.8

2.9

1.9- 4.4

$35,000-49,999

1,324

915

69.0

64.8-72.9

360

26.2

22.8-30.0

4.8

2.8- 8.2

$50,000- 74,999

1,443

1,071

67.4

63.0-71.5

331

28.7

24.7-33.0

4.0

2.3- 6.9

$75,000+

2,324

1,840

76.6

73.7-79.2

426

20.8

18.2-23.6

2.6

1.8- 3.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,371

2,198

64.4

61.6-67.2

982

30.7

28.1-33.5

191

4.8

3.9- 6.0

6,284

4,534

69.0

66.9-71.0

1,483

26.9

25.0-28.9

267

4.1

3.3- 5.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,311

838

65.0

61.0-68.7

412

30.5

27.0-34.3

4.5

3.0- 6.9

Non-Veteran

7,593

5,373

68.3

66.4-70.2

1,856

27.3

25.5-29.2

364

4.3

3.6- 5.2

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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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