BRFSS 2012 - North Carolina: (The NC tax on a pack of cigarettes is currently 45 cents and the national average is $1.46.<br>Would you favor or oppose raising North Carolina's cigarette tax to $1.00 if part of <br> the tax revenue was used was used to help reduce smoking?)

2012 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use Prevention-FEMALES

The NC tax on a pack of cigarettes is currently 45 cents and the national average is $1.46.
Would you favor or oppose raising North Carolina's cigarette tax to $1.00 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	10,488	5,915	56.1	54.9-57.4	3,347	33.0	31.8-34.2	1,226	10.9	10.1-11.6
-FEMALES	6,451	3,752	58.4	56.8-60.0	1,844	28.8	27.4-30.3	855	12.8	11.7-13.8
RACE
White	4,552	2,691	58.4	56.5-60.3	1,321	29.6	27.9-31.4	540	12.0	10.8-13.2
African American	1,250	684	55.4	51.8-59.0	350	30.0	26.6-33.5	216	14.6	12.3-17.2
Other Minorities	594	352	67.2	61.6-72.2	157	19.4	15.3-24.3	85	13.4	10.2-17.6
AGE
18-34	945	571	59.5	55.6-63.2	252	27.9	24.5-31.7	122	12.6	10.3-15.2
35-44	828	551	64.9	60.9-68.8	194	23.7	20.4-27.4	83	11.4	8.9-14.4
45-54	1,127	676	58.5	54.8-62.2	350	32.9	29.4-36.7	101	8.5	6.8-10.7
55-64	1,330	751	56.5	53.2-59.7	421	30.4	27.5-33.5	158	13.1	10.9-15.7
65-74	1,210	680	55.1	51.6-58.5	366	30.8	27.6-34.2	164	14.1	11.9-16.7
75+	935	485	50.8	46.8-54.8	240	27.2	23.7-30.9	210	22.0	18.9-25.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	754	340	47.3	42.6-52.1	260	36.2	31.6-41.0	154	16.5	13.6-19.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,857	960	50.8	47.9-53.7	637	35.2	32.4-38.0	260	14.0	12.1-16.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,858	1,059	58.7	55.7-61.6	561	29.3	26.6-32.1	238	12.0	10.3-14.0
College Graduate	1,965	1,384	72.5	70.0-74.9	382	17.2	15.3-19.3	199	10.2	8.6-12.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	838	395	49.2	44.6-53.8	325	38.7	34.4-43.3	118	12.1	9.6-15.1
$15,000- 24,999	1,144	618	53.9	50.0-57.7	393	34.2	30.6-37.9	133	12.0	9.7-14.7
$25,000- 34,999	683	367	54.1	49.2-58.9	222	32.8	28.4-37.5	94	13.2	10.2-16.9
$35,000- 49,999	765	464	58.9	54.4-63.4	215	29.9	25.7-34.4	86	11.2	8.7-14.2
$50,000- 74,999	740	488	64.2	59.4-68.7	180	25.6	21.4-30.3	72	10.2	7.8-13.2
$75,000+	1,030	772	73.8	70.1-77.2	180	17.4	14.6-20.6	78	8.8	6.7-11.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,830	942	50.0	47.0-53.1	636	36.9	33.9-40.0	252	13.1	11.2-15.1
No	4,600	2,803	61.1	59.2-62.9	1,201	26.4	24.7-28.1	596	12.6	11.4-13.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	125	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	6,324	3,672	58.4	56.8-60.0	1,810	28.8	27.4-30.4	842	12.8	11.8-13.9

Total
Respond.^

Favor

Oppose

Don't know

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

10,488

5,915

56.1

54.9-57.4

3,347

33.0

31.8-34.2

1,226

10.9

10.1-11.6

-FEMALES

6,451

3,752

58.4

56.8-60.0

1,844

28.8

27.4-30.3

855

12.8

11.7-13.8

RACE

White

4,552

2,691

58.4

56.5-60.3

1,321

29.6

27.9-31.4

540

12.0

10.8-13.2

African American

1,250

684

55.4

51.8-59.0

350

30.0

26.6-33.5

216

14.6

12.3-17.2

Other Minorities

594

352

67.2

61.6-72.2

157

19.4

15.3-24.3

13.4

10.2-17.6

AGE

18-34

945

571

59.5

55.6-63.2

252

27.9

24.5-31.7

122

12.6

10.3-15.2

35-44

828

551

64.9

60.9-68.8

194

23.7

20.4-27.4

11.4

8.9-14.4

45-54

1,127

676

58.5

54.8-62.2

350

32.9

29.4-36.7

101

8.5

6.8-10.7

55-64

1,330

751

56.5

53.2-59.7

421

30.4

27.5-33.5

158

13.1

10.9-15.7

65-74

1,210

680

55.1

51.6-58.5

366

30.8

27.6-34.2

164

14.1

11.9-16.7

75+

935

485

50.8

46.8-54.8

240

27.2

23.7-30.9

210

22.0

18.9-25.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

754

340

47.3

42.6-52.1

260

36.2

31.6-41.0

154

16.5

13.6-19.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,857

960

50.8

47.9-53.7

637

35.2

32.4-38.0

260

14.0

12.1-16.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,858

1,059

58.7

55.7-61.6

561

29.3

26.6-32.1

238

12.0

10.3-14.0

College Graduate

1,965

1,384

72.5

70.0-74.9

382

17.2

15.3-19.3

199

10.2

8.6-12.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

838

395

49.2

44.6-53.8

325

38.7

34.4-43.3

118

12.1

9.6-15.1

$15,000- 24,999

1,144

618

53.9

50.0-57.7

393

34.2

30.6-37.9

133

12.0

9.7-14.7

$25,000- 34,999

683

367

54.1

49.2-58.9

222

32.8

28.4-37.5

13.2

10.2-16.9

$35,000- 49,999

765

464

58.9

54.4-63.4

215

29.9

25.7-34.4

11.2

8.7-14.2

$50,000- 74,999

740

488

64.2

59.4-68.7

180

25.6

21.4-30.3

10.2

7.8-13.2

$75,000+

1,030

772

73.8

70.1-77.2

180

17.4

14.6-20.6

8.8

6.7-11.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,830

942

50.0

47.0-53.1

636

36.9

33.9-40.0

252

13.1

11.2-15.1

4,600

2,803

61.1

59.2-62.9

1,201

26.4

24.7-28.1

596

12.6

11.4-13.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

125

***

Non-Veteran

6,324

3,672

58.4

56.8-60.0

1,810

28.8

27.4-30.4

842

12.8

11.8-13.9

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2012 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2012 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.

This page was generated on 28AUG13.

2012 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use Prevention-FEMALES

The NC tax on a pack of cigarettes is currently 45 cents and the national average is $1.46.Would you favor or oppose raising North Carolina's cigarette tax to $1.00 if part of the tax revenue was used was used to help reduce smoking?

The NC tax on a pack of cigarettes is currently 45 cents and the national average is $1.46.
Would you favor or oppose raising North Carolina's cigarette tax to $1.00 if part of
the tax revenue was used was used to help reduce smoking?