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>o f the tax revenue was used to help reduce smoking?)

2011 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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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
-WHITES	4,088	2,390	56.7	54.3-59.1	1,284	34.5	32.2-36.9	414	8.8	7.6-10.1
GENDER
Male	1,553	824	51.8	48.0-55.5	591	39.8	36.2-43.6	138	8.4	6.7-10.5
Female	2,535	1,566	61.2	58.1-64.3	693	29.7	26.8-32.7	276	9.1	7.5-11.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	75	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic	4,009	2,329	56.4	53.9-58.8	1,271	34.8	32.4-37.2	409	8.8	7.6-10.2
AGE
18-34	452	265	58.4	52.2-64.4	148	33.5	27.9-39.7	39	8.0	5.3-12.0
35-44	521	335	59.3	53.0-65.3	154	35.6	29.7-42.0	32	5.0	3.3- 7.7
45-54	766	446	57.5	52.0-62.7	263	36.2	31.1-41.7	57	6.3	4.6- 8.6
55-64	880	499	53.0	48.2-57.8	304	37.9	33.3-42.8	77	9.1	6.7-12.2
65-74	790	469	56.4	51.4-61.2	235	32.1	27.6-36.9	86	11.6	8.6-15.4
75+	642	356	53.1	46.9-59.1	165	26.9	21.8-32.8	121	20.0	15.1-26.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	406	193	43.9	36.5-51.6	141	40.5	33.2-48.4	72	15.6	10.9-21.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,124	582	53.2	48.6-57.9	406	36.9	32.5-41.4	136	9.9	7.8-12.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,072	595	54.2	49.6-58.9	387	38.9	34.4-43.6	90	6.9	5.0- 9.4
College Graduate	1,477	1,015	69.0	65.5-72.3	348	24.2	21.2-27.6	114	6.8	5.4- 8.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	382	194	48.0	40.8-55.3	154	43.7	36.6-51.0	34	8.3	5.0-13.5
$15,000- 24,999	623	324	51.2	44.8-57.5	221	36.3	30.4-42.5	78	12.6	9.0-17.3
$25,000- 34,999	406	223	53.9	46.7-60.9	149	39.4	32.6-46.6	34	6.8	4.3-10.5
$35,000- 49,999	516	290	54.3	47.6-61.0	184	38.1	31.9-44.7	42	7.6	5.0-11.3
$50,000- 74,999	544	334	54.8	47.6-61.8	166	39.7	32.7-47.2	44	5.5	3.8- 7.9
$75,000+	931	660	68.3	63.5-72.8	210	26.9	22.5-31.8	61	4.8	3.5- 6.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,299	697	49.3	45.2-53.5	461	40.2	36.1-44.4	141	10.5	8.0-13.7
No	2,771	1,681	59.4	56.5-62.3	821	32.5	29.7-35.4	269	8.1	6.8- 9.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	598	315	49.8	43.8-55.7	236	42.7	36.8-48.8	47	7.5	5.1-11.0
Non-Veteran	3,490	2,075	57.8	55.1-60.4	1,048	33.3	30.8-35.9	367	8.9	7.7-10.4

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

-WHITES

4,088

2,390

56.7

54.3-59.1

1,284

34.5

32.2-36.9

414

8.8

7.6-10.1

GENDER

Male

1,553

824

51.8

48.0-55.5

591

39.8

36.2-43.6

138

8.4

6.7-10.5

Female

2,535

1,566

61.2

58.1-64.3

693

29.7

26.8-32.7

276

9.1

7.5-11.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

***

Non-Hispanic

4,009

2,329

56.4

53.9-58.8

1,271

34.8

32.4-37.2

409

8.8

7.6-10.2

AGE

18-34

452

265

58.4

52.2-64.4

148

33.5

27.9-39.7

8.0

5.3-12.0

35-44

521

335

59.3

53.0-65.3

154

35.6

29.7-42.0

5.0

3.3- 7.7

45-54

766

446

57.5

52.0-62.7

263

36.2

31.1-41.7

6.3

4.6- 8.6

55-64

880

499

53.0

48.2-57.8

304

37.9

33.3-42.8

9.1

6.7-12.2

65-74

790

469

56.4

51.4-61.2

235

32.1

27.6-36.9

11.6

8.6-15.4

75+

642

356

53.1

46.9-59.1

165

26.9

21.8-32.8

121

20.0

15.1-26.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

406

193

43.9

36.5-51.6

141

40.5

33.2-48.4

15.6

10.9-21.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,124

582

53.2

48.6-57.9

406

36.9

32.5-41.4

136

9.9

7.8-12.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,072

595

54.2

49.6-58.9

387

38.9

34.4-43.6

6.9

5.0- 9.4

College Graduate

1,477

1,015

69.0

65.5-72.3

348

24.2

21.2-27.6

114

6.8

5.4- 8.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

382

194

48.0

40.8-55.3

154

43.7

36.6-51.0

8.3

5.0-13.5

$15,000- 24,999

623

324

51.2

44.8-57.5

221

36.3

30.4-42.5

12.6

9.0-17.3

$25,000- 34,999

406

223

53.9

46.7-60.9

149

39.4

32.6-46.6

6.8

4.3-10.5

$35,000- 49,999

516

290

54.3

47.6-61.0

184

38.1

31.9-44.7

7.6

5.0-11.3

$50,000- 74,999

544

334

54.8

47.6-61.8

166

39.7

32.7-47.2

5.5

3.8- 7.9

$75,000+

931

660

68.3

63.5-72.8

210

26.9

22.5-31.8

4.8

3.5- 6.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,299

697

49.3

45.2-53.5

461

40.2

36.1-44.4

141

10.5

8.0-13.7

2,771

1,681

59.4

56.5-62.3

821

32.5

29.7-35.4

269

8.1

6.8- 9.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

598

315

49.8

43.8-55.7

236

42.7

36.8-48.8

7.5

5.1-11.0

Non-Veteran

3,490

2,075

57.8

55.1-60.4

1,048

33.3

30.8-35.9

367

8.9

7.7-10.4

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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-WHITES

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?