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

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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
-WHITES	7,472	4,188	54.6	53.1-56.1	2,490	35.1	33.7-36.5	794	10.3	9.4-11.2
GENDER
Male	2,920	1,497	50.4	48.1-52.7	1,169	41.2	38.9-43.5	254	8.4	7.2- 9.8
Female	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
HISPANIC
Hispanic	148	***	***	***	34	24.4	15.7-35.9	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic	7,313	4,079	54.3	52.8-55.8	2,454	35.3	33.9-36.8	780	10.3	9.5-11.3
AGE
18-34	934	514	53.0	49.1-56.8	324	36.8	33.1-40.6	96	10.2	8.2-12.7
35-44	944	542	54.6	50.8-58.3	321	36.2	32.6-40.0	81	9.2	7.2-11.6
45-54	1,280	718	54.9	51.5-58.2	466	38.0	34.8-41.3	96	7.1	5.6- 9.0
55-64	1,602	908	56.3	53.3-59.3	562	34.4	31.6-37.2	132	9.3	7.6-11.4
65-74	1,528	870	55.8	52.7-58.8	502	33.1	30.3-36.1	156	11.1	9.3-13.2
75+	1,140	613	53.6	49.9-57.2	301	26.6	23.6-29.8	226	19.9	17.1-22.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	678	272	38.2	33.5-43.1	295	47.3	42.3-52.3	111	14.5	11.5-18.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,094	1,027	46.9	44.1-49.7	838	42.3	39.6-45.1	229	10.8	9.1-12.7
Some Post-H.S.	2,086	1,111	55.0	52.2-57.7	751	34.9	32.4-37.6	224	10.1	8.6-11.8
College Graduate	2,600	1,770	68.6	66.3-70.8	601	23.1	21.1-25.2	229	8.3	7.1- 9.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	704	331	45.2	40.4-50.0	301	45.0	40.2-49.8	72	9.9	7.3-13.1
$15,000- 24,999	1,087	522	45.6	41.8-49.4	445	44.7	40.8-48.6	120	9.8	7.8-12.1
$25,000- 34,999	758	388	50.6	46.1-55.1	292	39.5	35.2-44.0	78	9.8	7.6-12.7
$35,000- 49,999	973	561	54.5	50.4-58.5	333	37.0	33.1-41.1	79	8.5	6.5-11.1
$50,000- 74,999	998	596	57.3	53.3-61.2	313	33.9	30.2-37.8	89	8.8	6.9-11.3
$75,000+	1,710	1,180	67.9	64.9-70.6	411	25.1	22.5-27.8	119	7.1	5.7- 8.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,120	1,088	49.5	46.8-52.2	799	40.1	37.4-42.8	233	10.4	8.9-12.2
No	5,318	3,089	56.4	54.6-58.1	1,675	33.4	31.8-35.1	554	10.2	9.2-11.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,024	529	51.5	47.7-55.2	386	37.0	33.5-40.6	109	11.5	9.3-14.3
Non-Veteran	6,447	3,658	55.1	53.4-56.7	2,104	34.8	33.3-36.4	685	10.1	9.2-11.1

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

-WHITES

7,472

4,188

54.6

53.1-56.1

2,490

35.1

33.7-36.5

794

10.3

9.4-11.2

GENDER

Male

2,920

1,497

50.4

48.1-52.7

1,169

41.2

38.9-43.5

254

8.4

7.2- 9.8

Female

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

HISPANIC

Hispanic

148

***

24.4

15.7-35.9

***

Non-Hispanic

7,313

4,079

54.3

52.8-55.8

2,454

35.3

33.9-36.8

780

10.3

9.5-11.3

AGE

18-34

934

514

53.0

49.1-56.8

324

36.8

33.1-40.6

10.2

8.2-12.7

35-44

944

542

54.6

50.8-58.3

321

36.2

32.6-40.0

9.2

7.2-11.6

45-54

1,280

718

54.9

51.5-58.2

466

38.0

34.8-41.3

7.1

5.6- 9.0

55-64

1,602

908

56.3

53.3-59.3

562

34.4

31.6-37.2

132

9.3

7.6-11.4

65-74

1,528

870

55.8

52.7-58.8

502

33.1

30.3-36.1

156

11.1

9.3-13.2

75+

1,140

613

53.6

49.9-57.2

301

26.6

23.6-29.8

226

19.9

17.1-22.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

678

272

38.2

33.5-43.1

295

47.3

42.3-52.3

111

14.5

11.5-18.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,094

1,027

46.9

44.1-49.7

838

42.3

39.6-45.1

229

10.8

9.1-12.7

Some Post-H.S.

2,086

1,111

55.0

52.2-57.7

751

34.9

32.4-37.6

224

10.1

8.6-11.8

College Graduate

2,600

1,770

68.6

66.3-70.8

601

23.1

21.1-25.2

229

8.3

7.1- 9.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

704

331

45.2

40.4-50.0

301

45.0

40.2-49.8

9.9

7.3-13.1

$15,000- 24,999

1,087

522

45.6

41.8-49.4

445

44.7

40.8-48.6

120

9.8

7.8-12.1

$25,000- 34,999

758

388

50.6

46.1-55.1

292

39.5

35.2-44.0

9.8

7.6-12.7

$35,000- 49,999

973

561

54.5

50.4-58.5

333

37.0

33.1-41.1

8.5

6.5-11.1

$50,000- 74,999

998

596

57.3

53.3-61.2

313

33.9

30.2-37.8

8.8

6.9-11.3

$75,000+

1,710

1,180

67.9

64.9-70.6

411

25.1

22.5-27.8

119

7.1

5.7- 8.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,120

1,088

49.5

46.8-52.2

799

40.1

37.4-42.8

233

10.4

8.9-12.2

5,318

3,089

56.4

54.6-58.1

1,675

33.4

31.8-35.1

554

10.2

9.2-11.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,024

529

51.5

47.7-55.2

386

37.0

33.5-40.6

109

11.5

9.3-14.3

Non-Veteran

6,447

3,658

55.1

53.4-56.7

2,104

34.8

33.3-36.4

685

10.1

9.2-11.1

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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-WHITES

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?