BRFSS 2011 - North Carolina: (The North Carolina tax on a pack of cigarettes is currently 45 cents and the national average is $1.42 cents.<br>Would you favor or oppose raising North Carolina's cigarette tax to $1.00 if part<br>of the tax revenue was used to help reduce smoking?)

2011 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use Pevention-FEMALES

The North Carolina tax on a pack of cigarettes is currently 45 cents and the national average is $1.42 cents.
Would you favor or oppose raising North Carolina's cigarette tax to $1.00 if part
of the tax revenue was used to help reduce smoking?

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	Total Respond.^	Favor	Oppose	Don't know
North Carolina	5,367	3,193	59.0	56.9-61.0	1,601	31.6	29.7-33.6	573	9.4	8.3-10.6
-FEMALES	3,366	2,096	62.4	59.7-64.9	881	27.4	25.0-29.9	389	10.2	8.8-11.9
RACE
White	2,535	1,566	61.2	58.1-64.3	693	29.7	26.8-32.7	276	9.1	7.5-11.0
African American	573	348	62.3	56.4-68.0	140	24.4	19.5-30.1	85	13.3	10.1-17.3
Other Minorities	241	170	72.5	63.6-80.0	46	15.0	10.4-21.2	25	12.4	6.8-21.7
AGE
18-34	423	282	66.7	60.3-72.5	104	24.7	19.6-30.5	37	8.7	5.5-13.3
35-44	458	320	67.9	60.6-74.4	107	27.9	21.6-35.3	31	4.2	2.7- 6.5
45-54	644	397	62.5	56.9-67.8	193	29.3	24.3-34.7	54	8.2	5.9-11.3
55-64	690	413	57.4	52.1-62.5	210	30.9	26.3-35.9	67	11.8	8.5-16.2
65-74	582	362	57.8	51.7-63.6	147	28.1	23.0-33.8	73	14.1	10.1-19.3
75+	529	298	53.2	46.4-59.8	108	23.3	17.6-30.2	123	23.6	18.6-29.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	411	219	57.5	50.2-64.5	108	27.1	21.2-33.9	84	15.4	11.2-20.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	929	522	56.5	51.4-61.6	277	32.1	27.4-37.2	130	11.4	8.9-14.4
Some Post-H.S.	893	541	61.0	55.8-66.0	265	29.9	25.3-35.0	87	9.1	6.5-12.6
College Graduate	1,126	811	73.6	70.0-77.0	230	19.7	16.8-23.0	85	6.7	5.0- 8.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	429	229	52.3	45.3-59.2	139	33.7	27.4-40.6	61	14.0	9.9-19.6
$15,000- 24,999	592	351	60.3	53.9-66.4	171	29.1	23.5-35.4	70	10.5	7.6-14.4
$25,000- 34,999	331	206	61.3	53.5-68.6	94	29.2	22.9-36.4	31	9.5	5.4-16.3
$35,000- 49,999	389	235	61.3	53.6-68.5	119	30.4	23.9-37.8	35	8.3	5.3-12.7
$50,000- 74,999	365	253	65.0	56.1-72.9	84	28.8	21.0-38.1	28	6.2	3.9- 9.8
$75,000+	616	456	72.6	66.5-78.0	116	21.7	16.7-27.9	44	5.6	3.9- 8.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,064	606	53.5	48.7-58.3	313	33.3	28.8-38.0	145	13.2	10.0-17.3
No	2,289	1,479	65.4	62.3-68.4	568	25.4	22.7-28.4	242	9.2	7.7-10.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	78	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	3,288	2,054	62.5	59.8-65.1	851	27.3	24.9-29.8	383	10.2	8.8-11.9

Total
Respond.^

Favor

Oppose

Don't know

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,367

3,193

59.0

56.9-61.0

1,601

31.6

29.7-33.6

573

9.4

8.3-10.6

-FEMALES

3,366

2,096

62.4

59.7-64.9

881

27.4

25.0-29.9

389

10.2

8.8-11.9

RACE

White

2,535

1,566

61.2

58.1-64.3

693

29.7

26.8-32.7

276

9.1

7.5-11.0

African American

573

348

62.3

56.4-68.0

140

24.4

19.5-30.1

13.3

10.1-17.3

Other Minorities

241

170

72.5

63.6-80.0

15.0

10.4-21.2

12.4

6.8-21.7

AGE

18-34

423

282

66.7

60.3-72.5

104

24.7

19.6-30.5

8.7

5.5-13.3

35-44

458

320

67.9

60.6-74.4

107

27.9

21.6-35.3

4.2

2.7- 6.5

45-54

644

397

62.5

56.9-67.8

193

29.3

24.3-34.7

8.2

5.9-11.3

55-64

690

413

57.4

52.1-62.5

210

30.9

26.3-35.9

11.8

8.5-16.2

65-74

582

362

57.8

51.7-63.6

147

28.1

23.0-33.8

14.1

10.1-19.3

75+

529

298

53.2

46.4-59.8

108

23.3

17.6-30.2

123

23.6

18.6-29.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

411

219

57.5

50.2-64.5

108

27.1

21.2-33.9

15.4

11.2-20.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

929

522

56.5

51.4-61.6

277

32.1

27.4-37.2

130

11.4

8.9-14.4

Some Post-H.S.

893

541

61.0

55.8-66.0

265

29.9

25.3-35.0

9.1

6.5-12.6

College Graduate

1,126

811

73.6

70.0-77.0

230

19.7

16.8-23.0

6.7

5.0- 8.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

429

229

52.3

45.3-59.2

139

33.7

27.4-40.6

14.0

9.9-19.6

$15,000- 24,999

592

351

60.3

53.9-66.4

171

29.1

23.5-35.4

10.5

7.6-14.4

$25,000- 34,999

331

206

61.3

53.5-68.6

29.2

22.9-36.4

9.5

5.4-16.3

$35,000- 49,999

389

235

61.3

53.6-68.5

119

30.4

23.9-37.8

8.3

5.3-12.7

$50,000- 74,999

365

253

65.0

56.1-72.9

28.8

21.0-38.1

6.2

3.9- 9.8

$75,000+

616

456

72.6

66.5-78.0

116

21.7

16.7-27.9

5.6

3.9- 8.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,064

606

53.5

48.7-58.3

313

33.3

28.8-38.0

145

13.2

10.0-17.3

2,289

1,479

65.4

62.3-68.4

568

25.4

22.7-28.4

242

9.2

7.7-10.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

***

Non-Veteran

3,288

2,054

62.5

59.8-65.1

851

27.3

24.9-29.8

383

10.2

8.8-11.9

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2011 are NOT comparable to previous years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2011 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^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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2011 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use Pevention-FEMALES

The North Carolina tax on a pack of cigarettes is currently 45 cents and the national average is $1.42 cents.Would you favor or oppose raising North Carolina's cigarette tax to $1.00 if partof the tax revenue was used to help reduce smoking?

The North Carolina tax on a pack of cigarettes is currently 45 cents and the national average is $1.42 cents.
Would you favor or oppose raising North Carolina's cigarette tax to $1.00 if part
of the tax revenue was used to help reduce smoking?