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Do you currently take any vitamin pills or supplements?
Demographic
Groups |
Total
Respond.# |
Yes
N % C.I.(95%) |
No
N % C.I.(95%) |
| TOTAL |
3005 |
1683 54.1 (52.0-56.1) |
1322 45.9 (43.9-48.0) |
| GENDER |
|
|
|
| Male |
1142 |
538 46.8 (43.4-50.2) |
604 53.2 (49.8-56.6) |
| Female |
1863 |
1145 60.7 (58.2-63.2) |
718 39.3 (36.8-41.8) |
| RACE |
|
|
|
| White |
2312 |
1356 56.0 (53.6-58.3) |
956 44.0 (41.7-46.4) |
| African American |
588 |
272 46.5 (41.6-51.6) |
316 53.5 (48.4-58.4) |
| AGE |
|
|
|
| 18-24 |
247 |
110 42.8 (35.3-50.6) |
137 57.2 (49.4-64.7) |
| 25-34 |
542 |
260 47.5 (42.6-52.3) |
282 52.5 (47.7-57.4) |
| 35-44 |
623 |
321 51.3 (46.9-55.7) |
302 48.7 (44.3-53.1) |
| 45-54 |
553 |
330 59.9 (55.2-64.4) |
223 40.1 (35.6-44.8) |
| 55-64 |
405 |
254 59.4 (54.1-64.6) |
151 40.6 (35.4-45.9) |
| 65+ |
619 |
397 63.1 (58.9-67.2) |
222 36.9 (32.8-41.1) |
| EDUCATION |
|
|
|
| Less Than H.S. |
503 |
228 43.1 (37.9-48.5) |
275 56.9 (51.5-62.1) |
| H.S. or G.E.D. |
938 |
488 49.6 (46.0-53.3) |
450 50.4 (46.7-54.0) |
| Some Post-H.S. |
755 |
454 58.7 (54.4-62.7) |
301 41.3 (37.3-45.6) |
| College Graduate |
803 |
510 62.0 (58.1-65.8) |
293 38.0 (34.2-41.9) |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
|
|
|
| Less than $15,000 |
336 |
174 49.0 (42.9-55.2) |
162 51.0 (44.8-57.1) |
| $15,000- 24,999 |
557 |
288 50.5 (45.5-55.5) |
269 49.5 (44.5-54.5) |
| $25,000- 34,999 |
426 |
216 49.3 (43.8-54.9) |
210 50.7 (45.1-56.2) |
| $35,000- 49,999 |
445 |
246 52.6 (47.2-58.0) |
199 47.4 (42.0-52.8) |
| $50,000+ |
773 |
482 59.7 (55.5-63.7) |
291 40.3 (36.3-44.5) |
| #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. |
