BRFSS 2010 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (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 smo king?)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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 smok ing?

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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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	2,411	1,398	59.3	56.1-62.5	873	35.7	32.6-38.9	140	5.0	3.7- 6.6
Female	4,117	2,696	67.4	65.1-69.5	1,142	27.1	25.1-29.2	279	5.5	4.6- 6.6
RACE
White	5,206	3,221	62.2	60.0-64.2	1,665	32.8	30.8-34.9	320	5.0	4.2- 6.0
African American	985	632	66.8	61.8-71.4	275	28.3	23.9-33.2	78	4.9	3.3- 7.2
Other Minorities	303	222	67.9	58.8-75.9	62	23.9	16.6-33.2	19	8.1	4.4-14.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	213	159	74.2	63.4-82.7	33	17.7	10.4-28.3	21	8.1	3.8-16.4
Non-Hispanic	6,294	3,922	62.8	60.8-64.7	1,977	32.1	30.3-34.1	395	5.1	4.3- 5.9
AGE
18-24	160	104	65.7	56.0-74.3	52	31.0	22.7-40.7	4	3.3	1.1- 9.4
25-34	500	332	63.2	57.5-68.6	145	32.1	26.9-37.8	23	4.7	2.7- 8.1
35-44	948	644	67.4	63.4-71.2	261	27.8	24.2-31.8	43	4.7	3.3- 6.7
45-54	1,310	800	60.4	56.9-63.8	452	35.0	31.7-38.4	58	4.6	3.2- 6.5
55-64	1,453	921	62.3	59.0-65.4	462	32.7	29.6-35.8	70	5.1	3.7- 6.8
65+	2,099	1,257	62.6	59.8-65.3	623	28.2	25.8-30.8	219	9.2	7.8-10.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	737	404	59.8	53.4-65.8	257	35.5	29.6-41.8	76	4.8	3.4- 6.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,729	927	53.5	49.2-57.7	680	40.3	36.2-44.6	122	6.2	4.4- 8.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,569	954	60.9	57.0-64.6	526	33.4	29.8-37.1	89	5.8	4.1- 8.2
College Graduate	2,482	1,802	73.7	71.1-76.2	549	21.8	19.5-24.3	131	4.5	3.5- 5.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	610	325	56.3	50.1-62.4	226	37.7	31.7-44.1	59	5.9	4.1- 8.6
$15,000- 24,999	923	508	57.2	51.8-62.5	361	39.0	33.8-44.4	54	3.8	2.5- 5.7
$25,000- 34,999	656	399	57.3	51.1-63.3	220	35.7	30.1-41.7	37	7.0	3.7-12.7
$35,000- 49,999	825	487	57.5	52.0-62.8	287	38.2	32.9-43.8	51	4.3	2.9- 6.2
$50,000-74,999	918	596	64.0	59.2-68.6	282	30.8	26.5-35.5	40	5.2	3.2- 8.2
$75,000+	1,626	1,217	74.5	71.5-77.3	346	21.7	19.0-24.5	63	3.8	2.8- 5.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,328	1,365	57.1	53.5-60.6	792	37.9	34.4-41.5	171	5.0	3.9- 6.4
No	4,168	2,715	66.6	64.3-68.8	1,210	28.3	26.2-30.5	243	5.1	4.2- 6.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	836	461	55.5	50.5-60.3	310	37.3	32.7-42.3	65	7.2	5.0-10.3
Non-Veteran	5,690	3,631	64.5	62.4-66.5	1,705	30.5	28.5-32.5	354	5.0	4.2- 6.0

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

2,411

1,398

59.3

56.1-62.5

873

35.7

32.6-38.9

140

5.0

3.7- 6.6

Female

4,117

2,696

67.4

65.1-69.5

1,142

27.1

25.1-29.2

279

5.5

4.6- 6.6

RACE

White

5,206

3,221

62.2

60.0-64.2

1,665

32.8

30.8-34.9

320

5.0

4.2- 6.0

African American

985

632

66.8

61.8-71.4

275

28.3

23.9-33.2

4.9

3.3- 7.2

Other Minorities

303

222

67.9

58.8-75.9

23.9

16.6-33.2

8.1

4.4-14.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

213

159

74.2

63.4-82.7

17.7

10.4-28.3

8.1

3.8-16.4

Non-Hispanic

6,294

3,922

62.8

60.8-64.7

1,977

32.1

30.3-34.1

395

5.1

4.3- 5.9

AGE

18-24

160

104

65.7

56.0-74.3

31.0

22.7-40.7

3.3

1.1- 9.4

25-34

500

332

63.2

57.5-68.6

145

32.1

26.9-37.8

4.7

2.7- 8.1

35-44

948

644

67.4

63.4-71.2

261

27.8

24.2-31.8

4.7

3.3- 6.7

45-54

1,310

800

60.4

56.9-63.8

452

35.0

31.7-38.4

4.6

3.2- 6.5

55-64

1,453

921

62.3

59.0-65.4

462

32.7

29.6-35.8

5.1

3.7- 6.8

65+

2,099

1,257

62.6

59.8-65.3

623

28.2

25.8-30.8

219

9.2

7.8-10.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

737

404

59.8

53.4-65.8

257

35.5

29.6-41.8

4.8

3.4- 6.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,729

927

53.5

49.2-57.7

680

40.3

36.2-44.6

122

6.2

4.4- 8.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,569

954

60.9

57.0-64.6

526

33.4

29.8-37.1

5.8

4.1- 8.2

College Graduate

2,482

1,802

73.7

71.1-76.2

549

21.8

19.5-24.3

131

4.5

3.5- 5.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

610

325

56.3

50.1-62.4

226

37.7

31.7-44.1

5.9

4.1- 8.6

$15,000- 24,999

923

508

57.2

51.8-62.5

361

39.0

33.8-44.4

3.8

2.5- 5.7

$25,000- 34,999

656

399

57.3

51.1-63.3

220

35.7

30.1-41.7

7.0

3.7-12.7

$35,000- 49,999

825

487

57.5

52.0-62.8

287

38.2

32.9-43.8

4.3

2.9- 6.2

$50,000-74,999

918

596

64.0

59.2-68.6

282

30.8

26.5-35.5

5.2

3.2- 8.2

$75,000+

1,626

1,217

74.5

71.5-77.3

346

21.7

19.0-24.5

3.8

2.8- 5.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,328

1,365

57.1

53.5-60.6

792

37.9

34.4-41.5

171

5.0

3.9- 6.4

4,168

2,715

66.6

64.3-68.8

1,210

28.3

26.2-30.5

243

5.1

4.2- 6.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

836

461

55.5

50.5-60.3

310

37.3

32.7-42.3

7.2

5.0-10.3

Non-Veteran

5,690

3,631

64.5

62.4-66.5

1,705

30.5

28.5-32.5

354

5.0

4.2- 6.0

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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.

This page was generated on 25MAY11.

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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 smok ing?

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 smok ing?