BRFSS 2012 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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 Counties and Regions

Tobacco Use Prevention

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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Buncombe	353	220	63.0	56.4-69.1	95	27.1	21.6-33.3	38	9.9	6.8-14.4
Cumberland	392	234	59.7	53.5-65.6	118	29.0	23.8-34.8	40	11.3	7.6-16.4
Durham	396	259	62.2	55.6-68.3	103	28.4	22.7-35.0	34	9.4	6.3-13.8
Forsyth	368	176	45.6	39.0-52.3	144	42.6	35.9-49.6	48	11.8	8.6-16.1
Gaston	323	175	50.5	42.9-58.1	119	38.7	31.4-46.6	29	10.8	6.9-16.4
Guilford	451	260	56.8	50.9-62.5	134	29.9	24.9-35.5	57	13.3	9.6-18.2
Mecklenburg	551	333	60.7	55.6-65.6	151	29.2	24.6-34.2	67	10.1	7.8-13.1
New Hanover	357	204	52.5	45.0-59.8	109	35.8	28.7-43.6	44	11.8	8.0-17.0
Union	352	227	64.5	56.7-71.6	87	27.5	21.1-34.9	38	8.0	4.7-13.5
Wake	615	377	60.1	55.3-64.8	175	29.3	25.0-34.0	63	10.5	8.0-13.8
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,462	1,900	55.1	52.9-57.3	1,140	34.0	31.9-36.1	422	10.9	9.7-12.3
Piedmont	5,592	3,196	56.4	54.7-58.1	1,747	32.2	30.6-33.9	649	11.4	10.4-12.5
Western NC	1,434	819	56.8	53.4-60.1	460	34.4	31.2-37.8	155	8.8	7.2-10.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	979	558	57.8	53.6-61.9	312	33.0	29.2-37.1	109	9.2	7.3-11.5
Northwest	1,710	913	51.6	48.6-54.6	581	36.1	33.2-39.1	216	12.3	10.4-14.4
Charlotte	1,672	992	58.8	55.5-62.1	497	30.8	27.8-34.0	183	10.3	8.5-12.5
Greensboro	1,201	672	55.5	51.8-59.1	387	33.5	30.1-37.1	142	11.0	8.9-13.6
Southern Regional	1,370	749	56.0	52.3-59.6	450	32.4	29.1-35.9	171	11.6	9.4-14.1
Southeast	665	378	53.5	48.4-58.7	214	36.3	31.3-41.5	73	10.2	7.7-13.4
Wake	1,470	884	59.4	56.1-62.7	439	30.2	27.2-33.4	147	10.3	8.5-12.5
Area L	357	197	57.3	50.8-63.6	116	32.4	26.6-38.9	44	10.2	7.2-14.4
Eastern	1,064	572	53.4	49.6-57.1	351	34.6	31.1-38.2	141	12.1	9.9-14.7

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Buncombe

353

220

63.0

56.4-69.1

27.1

21.6-33.3

9.9

6.8-14.4

Cumberland

392

234

59.7

53.5-65.6

118

29.0

23.8-34.8

11.3

7.6-16.4

Durham

396

259

62.2

55.6-68.3

103

28.4

22.7-35.0

9.4

6.3-13.8

Forsyth

368

176

45.6

39.0-52.3

144

42.6

35.9-49.6

11.8

8.6-16.1

Gaston

323

175

50.5

42.9-58.1

119

38.7

31.4-46.6

10.8

6.9-16.4

Guilford

451

260

56.8

50.9-62.5

134

29.9

24.9-35.5

13.3

9.6-18.2

Mecklenburg

551

333

60.7

55.6-65.6

151

29.2

24.6-34.2

10.1

7.8-13.1

New Hanover

357

204

52.5

45.0-59.8

109

35.8

28.7-43.6

11.8

8.0-17.0

Union

352

227

64.5

56.7-71.6

27.5

21.1-34.9

8.0

4.7-13.5

Wake

615

377

60.1

55.3-64.8

175

29.3

25.0-34.0

10.5

8.0-13.8

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,462

1,900

55.1

52.9-57.3

1,140

34.0

31.9-36.1

422

10.9

9.7-12.3

Piedmont

5,592

3,196

56.4

54.7-58.1

1,747

32.2

30.6-33.9

649

11.4

10.4-12.5

Western NC

1,434

819

56.8

53.4-60.1

460

34.4

31.2-37.8

155

8.8

7.2-10.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

979

558

57.8

53.6-61.9

312

33.0

29.2-37.1

109

9.2

7.3-11.5

Northwest

1,710

913

51.6

48.6-54.6

581

36.1

33.2-39.1

216

12.3

10.4-14.4

Charlotte

1,672

992

58.8

55.5-62.1

497

30.8

27.8-34.0

183

10.3

8.5-12.5

Greensboro

1,201

672

55.5

51.8-59.1

387

33.5

30.1-37.1

142

11.0

8.9-13.6

Southern Regional

1,370

749

56.0

52.3-59.6

450

32.4

29.1-35.9

171

11.6

9.4-14.1

Southeast

665

378

53.5

48.4-58.7

214

36.3

31.3-41.5

10.2

7.7-13.4

Wake

1,470

884

59.4

56.1-62.7

439

30.2

27.2-33.4

147

10.3

8.5-12.5

Area L

357

197

57.3

50.8-63.6

116

32.4

26.6-38.9

10.2

7.2-14.4

Eastern

1,064

572

53.4

49.6-57.1

351

34.6

31.1-38.2

141

12.1

9.9-14.7

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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.

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2012 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Tobacco Use Prevention

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?