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

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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
-WHITES	9,721	6,773	68.6	66.9-70.2	2,320	26.0	24.4-27.6	628	5.4	4.7- 6.2
GENDER
Male	3,637	2,340	62.4	59.6-65.2	1,108	32.9	30.2-35.7	189	4.7	3.6- 5.9
Female	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
HISPANIC
Hispanic	118	88	76.1	58.4-87.9	21	13.2	6.9-23.9	9	10.7	2.5-35.5
Non-Hispanic	9,587	6,677	68.5	66.8-70.1	2,293	26.2	24.6-27.9	617	5.3	4.7- 6.0
AGE
18-24	232	170	70.7	60.7-78.9	54	24.9	17.0-34.8	8	4.5	1.9-10.3
25-34	783	579	69.9	64.6-74.7	172	25.8	21.1-31.0	32	4.3	2.8- 6.7
35-44	1,358	1,006	70.8	67.1-74.3	295	24.5	21.2-28.1	57	4.7	3.3- 6.7
45-54	1,859	1,302	67.7	64.5-70.8	477	28.6	25.6-31.8	80	3.7	2.7- 5.0
55-64	2,113	1,500	69.9	67.0-72.8	519	26.1	23.4-29.0	94	4.0	3.0- 5.3
65+	3,307	2,180	64.5	62.0-66.8	778	25.2	23.1-27.4	349	10.3	8.9-11.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,025	660	65.8	59.8-71.3	244	25.3	20.4-30.9	121	8.9	6.4-12.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,777	1,811	64.3	61.0-67.4	757	29.9	26.9-33.1	209	5.8	4.7- 7.2
Some Post-H.S.	2,539	1,709	66.1	62.5-69.5	685	28.5	25.3-32.0	145	5.4	4.0- 7.3
College Graduate	3,371	2,589	74.5	72.0-76.9	630	21.3	19.0-23.8	152	4.2	3.3- 5.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	858	599	69.2	63.1-74.8	187	22.3	17.2-28.2	72	8.5	5.7-12.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,381	911	68.7	64.2-72.8	361	25.5	21.6-29.8	109	5.8	4.3- 7.9
$25,000- 34,999	988	690	67.8	61.5-73.5	240	27.1	21.5-33.5	58	5.1	3.3- 7.7
$35,000-49,999	1,326	931	70.8	66.7-74.6	313	22.5	19.4-26.0	82	6.7	4.4-10.1
$50,000- 74,999	1,442	1,028	67.3	63.2-71.2	360	29.7	25.9-33.9	54	2.9	2.0- 4.3
$75,000+	2,334	1,735	71.5	68.1-74.6	516	25.2	22.2-28.6	83	3.3	2.4- 4.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,362	2,280	66.6	63.5-69.6	829	27.0	24.1-30.1	253	6.4	5.3- 7.7
No	6,298	4,451	69.4	67.4-71.4	1,478	25.7	23.8-27.6	369	4.9	4.1- 5.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,314	821	62.4	58.3-66.4	405	32.2	28.4-36.3	88	5.4	4.0- 7.2
Non-Veteran	7,596	5,391	69.8	67.8-71.6	1,732	25.0	23.2-26.8	473	5.3	4.5- 6.1

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

-WHITES

9,721

6,773

68.6

66.9-70.2

2,320

26.0

24.4-27.6

628

5.4

4.7- 6.2

GENDER

Male

3,637

2,340

62.4

59.6-65.2

1,108

32.9

30.2-35.7

189

4.7

3.6- 5.9

Female

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

HISPANIC

Hispanic

118

76.1

58.4-87.9

13.2

6.9-23.9

10.7

2.5-35.5

Non-Hispanic

9,587

6,677

68.5

66.8-70.1

2,293

26.2

24.6-27.9

617

5.3

4.7- 6.0

AGE

18-24

232

170

70.7

60.7-78.9

24.9

17.0-34.8

4.5

1.9-10.3

25-34

783

579

69.9

64.6-74.7

172

25.8

21.1-31.0

4.3

2.8- 6.7

35-44

1,358

1,006

70.8

67.1-74.3

295

24.5

21.2-28.1

4.7

3.3- 6.7

45-54

1,859

1,302

67.7

64.5-70.8

477

28.6

25.6-31.8

3.7

2.7- 5.0

55-64

2,113

1,500

69.9

67.0-72.8

519

26.1

23.4-29.0

4.0

3.0- 5.3

65+

3,307

2,180

64.5

62.0-66.8

778

25.2

23.1-27.4

349

10.3

8.9-11.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,025

660

65.8

59.8-71.3

244

25.3

20.4-30.9

121

8.9

6.4-12.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,777

1,811

64.3

61.0-67.4

757

29.9

26.9-33.1

209

5.8

4.7- 7.2

Some Post-H.S.

2,539

1,709

66.1

62.5-69.5

685

28.5

25.3-32.0

145

5.4

4.0- 7.3

College Graduate

3,371

2,589

74.5

72.0-76.9

630

21.3

19.0-23.8

152

4.2

3.3- 5.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

858

599

69.2

63.1-74.8

187

22.3

17.2-28.2

8.5

5.7-12.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,381

911

68.7

64.2-72.8

361

25.5

21.6-29.8

109

5.8

4.3- 7.9

$25,000- 34,999

988

690

67.8

61.5-73.5

240

27.1

21.5-33.5

5.1

3.3- 7.7

$35,000-49,999

1,326

931

70.8

66.7-74.6

313

22.5

19.4-26.0

6.7

4.4-10.1

$50,000- 74,999

1,442

1,028

67.3

63.2-71.2

360

29.7

25.9-33.9

2.9

2.0- 4.3

$75,000+

2,334

1,735

71.5

68.1-74.6

516

25.2

22.2-28.6

3.3

2.4- 4.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,362

2,280

66.6

63.5-69.6

829

27.0

24.1-30.1

253

6.4

5.3- 7.7

6,298

4,451

69.4

67.4-71.4

1,478

25.7

23.8-27.6

369

4.9

4.1- 5.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,314

821

62.4

58.3-66.4

405

32.2

28.4-36.3

5.4

4.0- 7.2

Non-Veteran

7,596

5,391

69.8

67.8-71.6

1,732

25.0

23.2-26.8

473

5.3

4.5- 6.1

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