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Are any of these a multivitamin?*
Demographic
Groups |
Total
Respond.# |
Yes
N % C.I.(95%) |
No
N % C.I.(95%) |
Not taking vitamins
N % C.I.(95%) |
| TOTAL |
2986 |
1342 42.6 (40.6-44.7) |
322 11.0 ( 9.7-12.5) |
1322 46.3 (44.2-48.4) |
| GENDER |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
1134 |
411 35.2 (32.0-38.4) |
119 11.0 ( 8.9-13.7) |
604 53.8 (50.4-57.2) |
| Female |
1852 |
931 49.5 (46.9-52.1) |
203 11.0 ( 9.5-12.8) |
718 39.5 (37.0-42.0) |
| RACE |
|
|
|
|
| White |
2296 |
1087 44.5 (42.2-46.9) |
253 11.0 ( 9.6-12.6) |
956 44.5 (42.1-46.8) |
| African American |
585 |
212 35.0 (30.5-39.8) |
57 11.2 ( 7.8-15.9) |
316 53.7 (48.7-58.7) |
| AGE |
|
|
|
|
| 18-24 |
242 |
85 30.2 (23.9-37.4) |
20 11.6 ( 6.5-19.7) |
137 58.2 (50.2-65.7) |
| 25-34 |
541 |
222 39.8 (35.1-44.7) |
37 7.6 ( 5.2-11.0) |
282 52.6 (47.7-57.5) |
| 35-44 |
621 |
274 43.0 (38.8-47.4) |
45 7.7 ( 5.7-10.4) |
302 49.3 (44.9-53.6) |
| 45-54 |
551 |
267 48.2 (43.5-53.0) |
61 11.5 ( 8.9-14.8) |
223 40.3 (35.7-45.0) |
| 55-64 |
404 |
199 46.9 (41.6-52.2) |
54 12.4 ( 9.4-16.3) |
151 40.7 (35.5-46.1) |
| 65+ |
611 |
287 45.8 (41.6-50.2) |
102 16.8 (13.8-20.3) |
222 37.4 (33.3-41.6) |
| EDUCATION |
|
|
|
|
| Less Than H.S. |
499 |
156 28.6 (24.3-33.4) |
68 14.2 (10.4-19.0) |
275 57.2 (51.8-62.4) |
| H.S. or G.E.D. |
935 |
396 40.6 (37.1-44.2) |
89 8.8 ( 7.1-11.0) |
450 50.6 (46.9-54.2) |
| Some Post-H.S. |
748 |
351 43.9 (39.8-48.1) |
96 14.3 (11.2-18.0) |
301 41.8 (37.7-46.1) |
| College Graduate |
798 |
437 53.1 (49.1-57.1) |
68 8.4 ( 6.5-10.9) |
293 38.4 (34.7-42.4) |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
|
|
|
|
| Less than $15,000 |
331 |
131 38.8 (32.9-45.0) |
38 9.5 ( 6.7-13.3) |
162 51.7 (45.5-57.9) |
| $15,000- 24,999 |
554 |
218 38.5 (33.8-43.4) |
67 11.8 ( 8.5-16.1) |
269 49.8 (44.8-54.7) |
| $25,000- 34,999 |
425 |
174 37.9 (32.8-43.3) |
41 11.4 ( 7.8-16.4) |
210 50.7 (45.2-56.3) |
| $35,000- 49,999 |
443 |
202 42.3 (37.1-47.8) |
42 10.1 ( 7.3-13.7) |
199 47.6 (42.2-53.0) |
| $50,000+ |
771 |
401 48.8 (44.7-52.9) |
79 10.5 ( 8.0-13.6) |
291 40.7 (36.7-44.8) |
| *This question was asked only to those respondents reported taking vitamins. 'Not taking vitamins' category is added so that the estimates are based on all respondents. |
| #Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level). |
| Percentages are weighted to population characteristics. |
