TABLE 1


Collections
Fiscal Year (in Thousands)
1993 $175,801
1994 175,586
1995 177,028
1996 176,296
1997 180,571


















TABLE 2


Amount of tax/fee Point Margin Women Men
$1.50 tax 7 points 67 percent favor 60 percent favor
$2.00 tax 10 points 64 percent 54 percent
$1.50 health fee 4 points 67 percent 63 percent
$2.00 health fee 3 points 64 percent 61 percent




















TABLE 3


Strongly favor 5564
Not so strongly favor   9    
Not so strongly oppose   7    
Strongly oppose 2532
(don't know)   5    




















TABLE 4


Strongly favor 4860
Not so strongly favor 12    
Not so strongly oppose   8    
Strongly oppose 2836
(don't know)   4    




















TABLE 5


Strongly favor 5765
Not so strongly favor   8    
Not so strongly oppose   6    
Strongly oppose 2430
(don't know)   5    




















TABLE 6


Strongly favor 5463
Not so strongly favor   9    
Not so strongly oppose   9    
Strongly oppose 2333
(don't know)   5    




















TABLE 7


Much more likely 2135
Somewhat more likely 15    
Somewhat less likely   4    
Much less likely 1216
No effect 45    
(don't know)   3    




















TABLE 8


Children's health care
31
Child care
16
Medicare
18
Education
28
Smoking prevention and cessation
9
Medical research
21
To the States to use there
5
(all of the above)
12
(none of the above)
3
(don't know)
2




















TABLE 9


Comprehensive plan
31
Congress should not give in
44
(both)
7
(neither)
10
(don't know)
7




















TABLE 10


Strongly favor 3046
Not so strongly favor 16    
Not so strongly oppose 11    
Strongly oppose 3344
(don't know) 10    




















TABLE 11


Strongly favor 2232
Not so strongly favor 10    
Not so strongly oppose 16    
Strongly oppose 4055
(don't know) 13    




















TABLE 12


8 cents per pack
6
50 cents per pack
8
$1.00 per pack
32
No penalty
28
(higher)
14
(don't know)
11




















TABLE 13


Strongly agree 5969
Not so strongly agree 10    
Not so strongly disagree   6    
Strongly disagree 1722
(don't know)   8