BRFSS 2009 - Western 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: Western North Carolina**

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
-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
GENDER
Male	999	650	62.9	58.0-67.6	311	32.7	28.2-37.7	38	4.3	2.6- 7.0
Female	1,625	1,202	75.8	72.7-78.6	323	19.1	16.5-22.0	100	5.1	4.0- 6.5
RACE
White	2,423	1,720	70.3	67.2-73.2	578	25.8	22.9-28.8	125	4.0	3.2- 4.9
African American	71	50	72.1	56.0-84.0	18	23.7	12.9-39.6	3	4.2	1.2-13.4
Other Minorities	119	77	60.1	44.4-74.0	33	22.7	12.9-36.8	9	17.2	7.4-35.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	49	36	72.3	49.8-87.3	9	15.4	5.7-35.1	4	12.4	3.2-37.9
Non-Hispanic	2,569	1,813	69.6	66.6-72.5	624	25.9	23.2-28.9	132	4.5	3.5- 5.7
AGE
18-24	79	54	74.5	59.9-85.2	23	23.1	13.0-37.6	2	2.4	0.5- 9.9
25-34	177	125	64.5	53.5-74.2	42	28.7	19.6-40.0	10	6.8	3.0-14.7
35-44	322	227	68.5	60.5-75.4	80	28.4	21.5-36.5	15	3.1	1.8- 5.5
45-54	464	315	68.4	62.9-73.4	135	29.1	24.2-34.5	14	2.5	1.4- 4.4
55-64	615	444	71.6	66.9-75.8	142	22.7	18.8-27.0	29	5.8	3.7- 8.8
65+	948	676	71.9	68.3-75.3	207	21.6	18.6-25.0	65	6.4	4.8- 8.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	349	207	56.2	47.2-64.8	107	35.0	26.5-44.5	35	8.8	5.6-13.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	844	558	65.1	60.4-69.5	231	28.7	24.7-33.0	55	6.3	4.0- 9.7
Some Post-H.S.	658	456	69.5	63.2-75.2	179	27.6	22.1-33.8	23	2.9	1.8- 4.7
College Graduate	769	628	80.9	75.0-85.8	116	16.1	11.4-22.2	25	3.0	1.8- 4.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	340	208	57.0	47.0-66.4	111	37.2	27.7-47.7	21	5.8	3.3-10.0
$15,000- 24,999	477	308	60.1	53.4-66.4	144	35.4	29.3-42.1	25	4.5	2.5- 7.8
$25,000- 34,999	331	235	69.7	63.0-75.7	81	26.2	20.4-32.9	15	4.1	2.4- 7.0
$35,000- 49,999	353	264	74.0	67.6-79.5	76	23.0	17.7-29.4	13	3.0	1.6- 5.4
$50,000-74,999	345	272	75.1	64.8-83.2	65	23.2	15.2-33.7	8	1.7	0.8- 3.6
$75,000+	387	314	81.2	73.1-87.2	64	16.3	10.6-24.3	9	2.5	1.1- 5.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,011	672	66.7	62.6-70.6	275	27.5	23.9-31.6	64	5.7	4.2- 7.8
No	1,596	1,167	71.0	67.1-74.7	356	24.8	21.2-28.6	73	4.2	3.0- 6.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	329	226	70.3	64.2-75.7	94	27.8	22.4-33.8	9	2.0	1.0- 3.9
Non-Veteran	2,077	1,466	69.6	66.1-72.8	497	25.6	22.5-29.0	114	4.8	3.7- 6.2

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

-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

GENDER

Male

999

650

62.9

58.0-67.6

311

32.7

28.2-37.7

4.3

2.6- 7.0

Female

1,625

1,202

75.8

72.7-78.6

323

19.1

16.5-22.0

100

5.1

4.0- 6.5

RACE

White

2,423

1,720

70.3

67.2-73.2

578

25.8

22.9-28.8

125

4.0

3.2- 4.9

African American

72.1

56.0-84.0

23.7

12.9-39.6

4.2

1.2-13.4

Other Minorities

119

60.1

44.4-74.0

22.7

12.9-36.8

17.2

7.4-35.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

72.3

49.8-87.3

15.4

5.7-35.1

12.4

3.2-37.9

Non-Hispanic

2,569

1,813

69.6

66.6-72.5

624

25.9

23.2-28.9

132

4.5

3.5- 5.7

AGE

18-24

74.5

59.9-85.2

23.1

13.0-37.6

2.4

0.5- 9.9

25-34

177

125

64.5

53.5-74.2

28.7

19.6-40.0

6.8

3.0-14.7

35-44

322

227

68.5

60.5-75.4

28.4

21.5-36.5

3.1

1.8- 5.5

45-54

464

315

68.4

62.9-73.4

135

29.1

24.2-34.5

2.5

1.4- 4.4

55-64

615

444

71.6

66.9-75.8

142

22.7

18.8-27.0

5.8

3.7- 8.8

65+

948

676

71.9

68.3-75.3

207

21.6

18.6-25.0

6.4

4.8- 8.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

349

207

56.2

47.2-64.8

107

35.0

26.5-44.5

8.8

5.6-13.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

844

558

65.1

60.4-69.5

231

28.7

24.7-33.0

6.3

4.0- 9.7

Some Post-H.S.

658

456

69.5

63.2-75.2

179

27.6

22.1-33.8

2.9

1.8- 4.7

College Graduate

769

628

80.9

75.0-85.8

116

16.1

11.4-22.2

3.0

1.8- 4.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

340

208

57.0

47.0-66.4

111

37.2

27.7-47.7

5.8

3.3-10.0

$15,000- 24,999

477

308

60.1

53.4-66.4

144

35.4

29.3-42.1

4.5

2.5- 7.8

$25,000- 34,999

331

235

69.7

63.0-75.7

26.2

20.4-32.9

4.1

2.4- 7.0

$35,000- 49,999

353

264

74.0

67.6-79.5

23.0

17.7-29.4

3.0

1.6- 5.4

$50,000-74,999

345

272

75.1

64.8-83.2

23.2

15.2-33.7

1.7

0.8- 3.6

$75,000+

387

314

81.2

73.1-87.2

16.3

10.6-24.3

2.5

1.1- 5.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,011

672

66.7

62.6-70.6

275

27.5

23.9-31.6

5.7

4.2- 7.8

1,596

1,167

71.0

67.1-74.7

356

24.8

21.2-28.6

4.2

3.0- 6.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

329

226

70.3

64.2-75.7

27.8

22.4-33.8

2.0

1.0- 3.9

Non-Veteran

2,077

1,466

69.6

66.1-72.8

497

25.6

22.5-29.0

114

4.8

3.7- 6.2

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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.

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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