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| Total Respond.# |
Yes, daily | Yes, weekly | Yes, monthly | Less than 1/month | No | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 665 | 210 | 34.0 | 29.1-39.3 | 63 | 10.1 | 7.3-13.7 | 33 | 4.2 | 2.6- 6.7 | 80 | 12.0 | 8.7-16.2 | 279 | 39.8 | 34.7-45.0 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 248 | 89 | 32.9 | 25.5-41.4 | 25 | 9.2 | 5.6-14.7 | 8 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.8 | 26 | 14.0 | 8.4-22.5 | 100 | 42.2 | 34.0-50.9 |
| Female | 417 | 121 | 34.9 | 28.6-41.7 | 38 | 10.8 | 7.0-16.2 | 25 | 6.3 | 3.6-10.7 | 54 | 10.3 | 7.2-14.6 | 179 | 37.8 | 31.7-44.2 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 524 | 172 | 35.5 | 30.0-41.4 | 44 | 9.7 | 6.6-14.0 | 24 | 3.6 | 2.0- 6.3 | 56 | 10.7 | 7.2-15.5 | 228 | 40.5 | 34.9-46.4 |
| African American | 97 | 21 | 18.0 | 9.1-32.5 | 14 | 10.8 | 5.5-20.1 | 7 | 8.6 | 3.2-21.1 | 18 | 20.4 | 10.9-35.1 | 37 | 42.2 | 28.5-57.1 |
| Other Minorities | 35 | 14 | 46.5 | 25.4-68.8 | 3 | 14.8 | 4.6-38.4 | 2 | 3.9 | 0.9-14.9 | 5 | 12.7 | 3.8-34.8 | 11 | 22.1 | 9.4-43.7 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 19 | 9 | 61.5 | 33.6-83.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 1.4 | 0.2-10.0 | 1 | 5.7 | 0.8-31.9 | 8 | 31.4 | 12.3-60.1 |
| No | 645 | 200 | 32.8 | 27.9-38.1 | 63 | 10.5 | 7.6-14.3 | 32 | 4.3 | 2.7- 7.0 | 79 | 12.3 | 8.9-16.7 | 271 | 40.1 | 35.0-45.5 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 69 | 15 | 26.4 | 14.4-43.3 | 5 | 7.8 | 3.0-18.7 | 3 | 6.4 | 1.7-21.4 | 7 | 12.3 | 4.1-31.6 | 39 | 47.2 | 32.5-62.4 |
| 25-34 | 150 | 37 | 27.9 | 18.7-39.4 | 20 | 18.7 | 11.1-29.7 | 11 | 4.0 | 1.9- 8.3 | 21 | 13.6 | 7.0-24.8 | 61 | 35.9 | 26.0-47.1 |
| 35-44 | 165 | 41 | 29.0 | 20.1-39.7 | 17 | 9.1 | 4.8-16.6 | 6 | 2.3 | 0.9- 6.0 | 21 | 11.3 | 6.3-19.4 | 80 | 48.3 | 38.0-58.8 |
| 45-54 | 159 | 66 | 42.8 | 32.4-53.8 | 12 | 4.5 | 2.3- 8.8 | 9 | 5.1 | 2.0-12.6 | 16 | 12.0 | 6.0-22.6 | 56 | 35.6 | 25.8-46.7 |
| 55-64 | 62 | 26 | 38.7 | 23.9-55.9 | 4 | 11.6 | 3.7-31.1 | 3 | 6.1 | 1.1-27.8 | 7 | 8.0 | 3.4-17.8 | 22 | 35.5 | 21.2-53.0 |
| 65+ | 56 | 25 | 53.9 | 35.6-71.2 | 4 | 3.3 | 1.1- 9.5 | 1 | 2.9 | 0.4-18.1 | 7 | 12.7 | 4.5-31.2 | 19 | 27.2 | 13.8-46.5 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 29 | 10 | 25.9 | 11.4-48.6 | 4 | 11.6 | 3.5-32.5 | 2 | 17.5 | 4.2-50.7 | 4 | 9.1 | 2.3-29.5 | 9 | 35.9 | 14.7-64.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 143 | 47 | 36.1 | 26.3-47.1 | 15 | 11.2 | 6.0-19.9 | 7 | 4.6 | 1.6-12.1 | 10 | 6.3 | 2.4-15.6 | 64 | 41.8 | 31.5-52.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 205 | 66 | 35.0 | 26.4-44.7 | 16 | 9.7 | 5.0-17.8 | 9 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.8 | 31 | 15.7 | 9.5-24.7 | 83 | 37.9 | 29.1-47.6 |
| College Graduate | 288 | 87 | 32.8 | 25.3-41.3 | 28 | 9.5 | 5.8-15.3 | 15 | 4.5 | 2.3- 8.8 | 35 | 12.7 | 7.8-19.9 | 123 | 40.4 | 32.9-48.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 43 | 16 | 42.2 | 21.8-65.7 | 3 | 10.2 | 3.0-29.3 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.4- 7.7 | 7 | 14.6 | 3.3-45.7 | 15 | 31.4 | 15.2-53.9 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 89 | 20 | 30.2 | 17.7-46.5 | 11 | 16.0 | 7.8-30.2 | 6 | 10.2 | 3.6-25.5 | 15 | 8.1 | 4.2-14.9 | 37 | 35.5 | 23.4-49.8 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 114 | 37 | 34.4 | 23.4-47.4 | 9 | 6.4 | 2.0-18.7 | 4 | 3.3 | 1.0-10.2 | 11 | 15.0 | 7.1-28.9 | 53 | 41.0 | 29.3-53.8 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 122 | 38 | 32.4 | 22.0-44.8 | 11 | 10.1 | 4.8-19.9 | 7 | 2.7 | 1.1- 6.5 | 15 | 12.8 | 6.3-24.1 | 51 | 42.1 | 30.2-55.1 |
| $50,000+ | 222 | 80 | 39.4 | 31.0-48.5 | 22 | 8.9 | 5.0-15.3 | 9 | 3.3 | 1.3- 8.0 | 24 | 9.8 | 5.8-16.2 | 87 | 38.6 | 30.3-47.5 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 60 | 18 | 29.3 | 18.3-43.5 | 6 | 15.3 | 6.0-33.8 | 6 | 10.2 | 4.3-22.1 | 6 | 9.6 | 4.2-20.3 | 24 | 35.6 | 23.3-50.1 |
| Cumberland | 40 | 13 | 34.3 | 20.0-52.1 | 2 | 3.9 | 0.9-15.6 | 2 | 4.6 | 1.1-16.9 | 7 | 14.2 | 6.2-29.2 | 16 | 43.0 | 27.0-60.6 |
| Durham | 41 | 12 | 38.1 | 16.4-65.9 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.2-10.7 | 2 | 4.6 | 1.0-19.1 | 8 | 14.2 | 6.1-29.8 | 18 | 41.5 | 22.2-63.8 |
| Forsyth | 41 | 13 | 33.2 | 19.6-50.3 | 3 | 7.7 | 2.2-23.7 | 5 | 7.9 | 3.1-18.7 | 4 | 13.9 | 4.7-34.2 | 16 | 37.4 | 22.9-54.4 |
| Gaston | 43 | 11 | 24.4 | 13.2-40.6 | 2 | 4.1 | 0.9-16.3 | 3 | 10.7 | 3.5-28.1 | 4 | 14.3 | 5.3-33.3 | 23 | 46.5 | 30.9-62.8 |
| Guilford | 49 | 9 | 19.7 | 10.0-35.1 | 9 | 14.5 | 7.3-26.8 | 2 | 3.2 | 0.7-12.9 | 4 | 5.6 | 2.0-14.4 | 25 | 57.0 | 42.0-70.8 |
| Mecklenburg | 37 | 10 | 25.6 | 13.4-43.3 | 9 | 28.6 | 15.3-47.0 | 1 | 3.8 | 0.5-22.4 | 4 | 8.7 | 2.9-23.2 | 13 | 33.3 | 19.6-50.6 |
| New Hanover | 47 | 14 | 28.5 | 16.7-44.3 | 5 | 11.5 | 4.5-26.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 10.1 | 3.9-23.6 | 23 | 49.9 | 34.6-65.2 |
| Onslow | 41 | 11 | 29.5 | 16.0-47.9 | 3 | 7.0 | 2.2-19.9 | 4 | 9.5 | 3.3-24.7 | 7 | 17.2 | 8.1-32.8 | 16 | 36.8 | 22.9-53.4 |
| Wake | 65 | 22 | 37.4 | 24.8-52.0 | 3 | 2.6 | 0.7- 9.1 | 1 | 1.9 | 0.3-12.4 | 10 | 19.0 | 9.3-35.0 | 29 | 39.1 | 26.8-52.9 |
| Western NC | 75 | 29 | 37.1 | 25.7-50.3 | 4 | 5.4 | 1.8-15.5 | 3 | 4.6 | 1.5-13.6 | 7 | 7.3 | 2.5-19.9 | 32 | 45.5 | 32.9-58.7 |
| Piedmont NC | 68 | 28 | 36.1 | 24.8-49.3 | 9 | 14.2 | 7.2-26.0 | 2 | 3.7 | 0.9-13.8 | 5 | 6.0 | 2.0-16.4 | 24 | 39.9 | 27.7-53.6 |
| Eastern NC | 58 | 20 | 35.6 | 22.6-51.3 | 7 | 8.4 | 3.1-20.8 | 2 | 4.0 | 0.9-15.7 | 9 | 20.4 | 10.3-36.4 | 20 | 31.6 | 19.9-46.4 |
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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever using any kind of medicinal herbs.
#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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