BRFSS 2001 - North Carolina: (Have you ever given your children any medicinal herb products in the past 12 months?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for North Carolina

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Have you ever given your children any medicinal herb products in the past 12 months?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,111	58	4.9	3.4- 7.0	1,053	95.1	93.0-96.6
GENDER
Male	394	13	4.0	2.0- 7.6	381	96.0	92.4-98.0
Female	717	45	5.6	3.7- 8.4	672	94.4	91.6-96.3
RACE
White	743	39	5.0	3.2- 7.5	704	95.0	92.5-96.8
African American	275	11	3.3	1.3- 8.1	264	96.7	91.9-98.7
Other Minorities	77	8	9.9	3.8-23.1	69	90.1	76.9-96.2
HISPANIC
Yes	46	5	16.2	6.2-36.2	41	83.8	63.8-93.8
No	1,063	53	4.3	2.9- 6.3	1,010	95.7	93.7-97.1
AGE
18-24	108	2	3.5	0.8-13.1	106	96.5	86.9-99.2
25-34	300	8	1.5	0.6- 3.5	292	98.5	96.5-99.4
35-44	437	25	4.5	2.7- 7.5	412	95.5	92.5-97.3
45-54	210	22	12.7	7.2-21.6	188	87.3	78.4-92.8
55-64	35	1	6.3	0.9-33.5	34	93.7	66.5-99.1
65+	14	0	0.0	. - .	14	100	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	99	2	3.7	0.9-13.9	97	96.3	86.1-99.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	323	10	3.2	1.3- 7.7	313	96.8	92.3-98.7
Some Post-H.S.	312	13	3.6	1.5- 8.2	299	96.4	91.8-98.5
College Graduate	377	33	8.3	5.3-12.7	344	91.7	87.3-94.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	72	0	0.0	. - .	72	100	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	167	4	5.7	1.9-16.0	163	94.3	84.0-98.1
$25,000- 34,999	169	4	1.3	0.3- 5.1	165	98.7	94.9-99.7
$35,000- 49,999	198	18	7.1	3.8-12.9	180	92.9	87.1-96.2
$50,000+	362	25	6.5	3.8-10.7	337	93.5	89.3-96.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	69	3	3.7	1.1-11.4	66	96.3	88.6-98.9
Cumberland	90	4	4.0	1.5-10.3	86	96.0	89.7-98.5
Durham	64	4	3.8	1.2-11.6	60	96.2	88.4-98.8
Forsyth	73	3	2.9	0.9- 9.1	70	97.1	90.9-99.1
Gaston	92	2	1.1	0.2- 5.2	90	98.9	94.8-99.8
Guilford	67	3	3.2	1.0-10.0	64	96.8	90.0-99.0
Mecklenburg	80	5	8.6	3.3-20.9	75	91.4	79.1-96.7
New Hanover	69	2	1.7	0.4- 7.0	67	98.3	93.0-99.6
Onslow	104	4	2.8	0.9- 8.3	100	97.2	91.7-99.1
Wake	79	6	8.3	3.3-19.3	73	91.7	80.7-96.7
Western NC	87	9	8.6	4.2-17.1	78	91.4	82.9-95.8
Piedmont NC	119	7	3.6	1.5- 8.6	112	96.4	91.4-98.5
Eastern NC	118	6	4.4	1.7-11.3	112	95.6	88.7-98.3

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,111

4.9

3.4- 7.0

1,053

95.1

93.0-96.6

GENDER

Male

394

4.0

2.0- 7.6

381

96.0

92.4-98.0

Female

717

5.6

3.7- 8.4

672

94.4

91.6-96.3

RACE

White

743

5.0

3.2- 7.5

704

95.0

92.5-96.8

African American

275

3.3

1.3- 8.1

264

96.7

91.9-98.7

Other Minorities

9.9

3.8-23.1

90.1

76.9-96.2

HISPANIC

Yes

16.2

6.2-36.2

83.8

63.8-93.8

1,063

4.3

2.9- 6.3

1,010

95.7

93.7-97.1

AGE

18-24

108

3.5

0.8-13.1

106

96.5

86.9-99.2

25-34

300

1.5

0.6- 3.5

292

98.5

96.5-99.4

35-44

437

4.5

2.7- 7.5

412

95.5

92.5-97.3

45-54

210

12.7

7.2-21.6

188

87.3

78.4-92.8

55-64

6.3

0.9-33.5

93.7

66.5-99.1

65+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

3.7

0.9-13.9

96.3

86.1-99.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

323

3.2

1.3- 7.7

313

96.8

92.3-98.7

Some Post-H.S.

312

3.6

1.5- 8.2

299

96.4

91.8-98.5

College Graduate

377

8.3

5.3-12.7

344

91.7

87.3-94.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

167

5.7

1.9-16.0

163

94.3

84.0-98.1

$25,000- 34,999

169

1.3

0.3- 5.1

165

98.7

94.9-99.7

$35,000- 49,999

198

7.1

3.8-12.9

180

92.9

87.1-96.2

$50,000+

362

6.5

3.8-10.7

337

93.5

89.3-96.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

3.7

1.1-11.4

96.3

88.6-98.9

Cumberland

4.0

1.5-10.3

96.0

89.7-98.5

Durham

3.8

1.2-11.6

96.2

88.4-98.8

Forsyth

2.9

0.9- 9.1

97.1

90.9-99.1

Gaston

1.1

0.2- 5.2

98.9

94.8-99.8

Guilford

3.2

1.0-10.0

96.8

90.0-99.0

Mecklenburg

8.6

3.3-20.9

91.4

79.1-96.7

New Hanover

1.7

0.4- 7.0

98.3

93.0-99.6

Onslow

104

2.8

0.9- 8.3

100

97.2

91.7-99.1

Wake

8.3

3.3-19.3

91.7

80.7-96.7

Western NC

8.6

4.2-17.1

91.4

82.9-95.8

Piedmont NC

119

3.6

1.5- 8.6

112

96.4

91.4-98.5

Eastern NC

118

4.4

1.7-11.3

112

95.6

88.7-98.3

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported having at least a child.

#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.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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