BRFSS 2010 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (The North Carolina tax on a pack of cigarettes is currently 45 cents and the national average is $1.34 cents.<br>Would you favor or oppose raising North Carolina's cigarette tax to $1.34 if part of <br> the tax revenue was used was used to help reduce smoking?)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Tobacco Use Prevention

The North Carolina tax on a pack of cigarettes is currently 45 cents and the national average is $1.34 cents.
Would you favor or oppose raising North Carolina's cigarette tax to $1.34 if part of
the tax revenue was used was used to help reduce smoking?

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	Total Respond.^	Favor	Oppose	Don't know
North Carolina	11,277	6,906	62.2	60.7-63.6	3,586	32.0	30.5-33.4	785	5.9	5.3- 6.6
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	287	158	53.1	44.9-61.2	102	41.1	33.0-49.7	27	5.8	3.7- 8.9
Buncombe	247	164	66.4	58.4-73.6	59	25.6	19.0-33.5	24	7.9	5.0-12.3
Cabarrus	285	178	61.9	53.8-69.4	90	32.9	25.8-40.9	17	5.2	2.8- 9.3
Catawba	275	169	65.1	56.8-72.6	87	31.2	23.8-39.6	19	3.8	2.3- 6.1
Cumberland	275	172	64.4	56.8-71.4	76	27.7	21.4-35.1	27	7.8	4.7-12.9
Davidson	332	162	49.5	40.7-58.3	142	42.8	34.1-51.9	28	7.7	4.4-13.1
Durham	577	422	77.7	72.9-81.9	118	18.1	14.3-22.7	37	4.2	2.8- 6.2
Forsyth	254	132	50.2	41.5-58.9	99	36.8	29.1-45.3	23	13.0	6.7-23.7
Gaston	251	149	58.4	48.8-67.4	92	39.0	30.1-48.8	10	2.6	1.1- 5.6
Guilford	650	379	63.3	58.3-68.1	224	30.5	26.1-35.2	47	6.2	4.2- 8.9
Iredell	315	197	58.5	50.7-66.0	103	37.7	30.4-45.5	15	3.8	1.8- 7.6
Johnston	257	149	63.5	54.4-71.7	87	28.8	21.7-37.3	21	7.7	4.0-14.3
Mecklenburg	569	413	71.2	65.2-76.6	127	23.4	18.3-29.3	29	5.4	3.4- 8.4
New Hanover	311	202	64.0	56.6-70.7	93	31.0	24.7-38.0	16	5.0	2.4-10.2
Onslow	280	148	54.7	46.4-62.7	116	38.3	30.8-46.3	16	7.0	3.1-15.2
Orange	290	210	73.2	65.5-79.6	63	22.4	16.4-29.9	17	4.4	2.4- 7.8
Pitt	317	195	62.8	54.6-70.4	99	31.2	24.1-39.2	23	6.0	2.9-11.9
Randolph	375	185	49.4	42.0-56.9	157	44.2	36.8-51.8	33	6.4	4.1- 9.9
Robeson	282	148	51.2	43.0-59.3	109	41.8	34.0-50.1	25	7.0	4.3-11.3
Rowan	350	197	53.6	46.3-60.8	126	41.3	34.3-48.7	27	5.0	3.1- 8.0
Union	321	228	68.6	58.5-77.3	81	26.8	18.4-37.3	12	4.6	2.2- 9.2
Wake	661	460	69.9	64.6-74.7	162	25.7	21.1-31.0	39	4.3	2.9- 6.4
Wayne	345	194	51.3	43.0-59.5	126	44.5	36.1-53.1	25	4.3	2.7- 6.7
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	2,914	1,712	61.1	58.0-64.2	982	32.5	29.5-35.5	220	6.4	5.2- 7.9
Piedmont	6,528	4,094	63.5	61.6-65.4	2,015	31.2	29.4-33.1	419	5.3	4.5- 6.2
Western NC	1,835	1,100	58.0	54.8-61.2	589	34.4	31.3-37.6	146	7.6	6.1- 9.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,252	782	62.7	58.8-66.4	376	30.7	27.2-34.6	94	6.6	5.1- 8.4
Northwest	2,219	1,230	51.9	48.6-55.2	820	40.6	37.3-44.0	169	7.5	5.7- 9.9
Charlotte	1,599	1,079	67.6	63.9-71.1	447	28.4	25.0-32.0	73	4.1	3.0- 5.5
Greensboro	1,791	1,049	60.1	56.6-63.4	605	33.7	30.5-37.0	137	6.3	4.8- 8.1
Southern Regional	974	578	63.2	57.9-68.2	310	29.4	24.8-34.6	86	7.4	5.2-10.4
Coastal	461	298	61.1	53.5-68.3	139	35.0	28.0-42.7	24	3.8	2.2- 6.6
Wake	1,665	1,138	70.2	66.7-73.5	418	24.7	21.5-28.0	109	5.1	3.9- 6.7
Area L	116	70	62.4	51.1-72.4	38	32.3	22.8-43.4	8	5.4	2.4-11.4
Eastern	1,200	682	57.9	52.3-63.3	433	36.1	30.9-41.7	85	6.0	4.1- 8.6

Total
Respond.^

Favor

Oppose

Don't know

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,277

6,906

62.2

60.7-63.6

3,586

32.0

30.5-33.4

785

5.9

5.3- 6.6

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

287

158

53.1

44.9-61.2

102

41.1

33.0-49.7

5.8

3.7- 8.9

Buncombe

247

164

66.4

58.4-73.6

25.6

19.0-33.5

7.9

5.0-12.3

Cabarrus

285

178

61.9

53.8-69.4

32.9

25.8-40.9

5.2

2.8- 9.3

Catawba

275

169

65.1

56.8-72.6

31.2

23.8-39.6

3.8

2.3- 6.1

Cumberland

275

172

64.4

56.8-71.4

27.7

21.4-35.1

7.8

4.7-12.9

Davidson

332

162

49.5

40.7-58.3

142

42.8

34.1-51.9

7.7

4.4-13.1

Durham

577

422

77.7

72.9-81.9

118

18.1

14.3-22.7

4.2

2.8- 6.2

Forsyth

254

132

50.2

41.5-58.9

36.8

29.1-45.3

13.0

6.7-23.7

Gaston

251

149

58.4

48.8-67.4

39.0

30.1-48.8

2.6

1.1- 5.6

Guilford

650

379

63.3

58.3-68.1

224

30.5

26.1-35.2

6.2

4.2- 8.9

Iredell

315

197

58.5

50.7-66.0

103

37.7

30.4-45.5

3.8

1.8- 7.6

Johnston

257

149

63.5

54.4-71.7

28.8

21.7-37.3

7.7

4.0-14.3

Mecklenburg

569

413

71.2

65.2-76.6

127

23.4

18.3-29.3

5.4

3.4- 8.4

New Hanover

311

202

64.0

56.6-70.7

31.0

24.7-38.0

5.0

2.4-10.2

Onslow

280

148

54.7

46.4-62.7

116

38.3

30.8-46.3

7.0

3.1-15.2

Orange

290

210

73.2

65.5-79.6

22.4

16.4-29.9

4.4

2.4- 7.8

Pitt

317

195

62.8

54.6-70.4

31.2

24.1-39.2

6.0

2.9-11.9

Randolph

375

185

49.4

42.0-56.9

157

44.2

36.8-51.8

6.4

4.1- 9.9

Robeson

282

148

51.2

43.0-59.3

109

41.8

34.0-50.1

7.0

4.3-11.3

Rowan

350

197

53.6

46.3-60.8

126

41.3

34.3-48.7

5.0

3.1- 8.0

Union

321

228

68.6

58.5-77.3

26.8

18.4-37.3

4.6

2.2- 9.2

Wake

661

460

69.9

64.6-74.7

162

25.7

21.1-31.0

4.3

2.9- 6.4

Wayne

345

194

51.3

43.0-59.5

126

44.5

36.1-53.1

4.3

2.7- 6.7

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

2,914

1,712

61.1

58.0-64.2

982

32.5

29.5-35.5

220

6.4

5.2- 7.9

Piedmont

6,528

4,094

63.5

61.6-65.4

2,015

31.2

29.4-33.1

419

5.3

4.5- 6.2

Western NC

1,835

1,100

58.0

54.8-61.2

589

34.4

31.3-37.6

146

7.6

6.1- 9.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,252

782

62.7

58.8-66.4

376

30.7

27.2-34.6

6.6

5.1- 8.4

Northwest

2,219

1,230

51.9

48.6-55.2

820

40.6

37.3-44.0

169

7.5

5.7- 9.9

Charlotte

1,599

1,079

67.6

63.9-71.1

447

28.4

25.0-32.0

4.1

3.0- 5.5

Greensboro

1,791

1,049

60.1

56.6-63.4

605

33.7

30.5-37.0

137

6.3

4.8- 8.1

Southern Regional

974

578

63.2

57.9-68.2

310

29.4

24.8-34.6

7.4

5.2-10.4

Coastal

461

298

61.1

53.5-68.3

139

35.0

28.0-42.7

3.8

2.2- 6.6

Wake

1,665

1,138

70.2

66.7-73.5

418

24.7

21.5-28.0

109

5.1

3.9- 6.7

Area L

116

62.4

51.1-72.4

32.3

22.8-43.4

5.4

2.4-11.4

Eastern

1,200

682

57.9

52.3-63.3

433

36.1

30.9-41.7

6.0

4.1- 8.6

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NOTE: For AHEC Regions, results for Area L are least reliable due to small sample size.

^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.

This page was generated on 11AUG11.

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Tobacco Use Prevention

The North Carolina tax on a pack of cigarettes is currently 45 cents and the national average is $1.34 cents.Would you favor or oppose raising North Carolina's cigarette tax to $1.34 if part of the tax revenue was used was used to help reduce smoking?

The North Carolina tax on a pack of cigarettes is currently 45 cents and the national average is $1.34 cents.
Would you favor or oppose raising North Carolina's cigarette tax to $1.34 if part of
the tax revenue was used was used to help reduce smoking?