BRFSS 2001 - North Carolina: (Did you use these medicinal herbs to:<br> Prevent illness?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for North Carolina

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Did you use these medicinal herbs to:
Prevent illness?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	667	187	24.6	20.6-29.1	480	75.4	70.9-79.4
GENDER
Male	250	66	21.8	16.2-28.7	184	78.2	71.3-83.8
Female	417	121	26.9	21.6-32.9	296	73.1	67.1-78.4
RACE
White	525	154	25.2	20.7-30.2	371	74.8	69.8-79.3
African American	98	17	16.3	8.7-28.5	81	83.7	71.5-91.3
Other Minorities	35	14	43.6	23.5-66.0	21	56.4	34.0-76.5
HISPANIC
Yes	19	3	20.0	5.4-52.2	16	80.0	47.8-94.6
No	647	184	24.8	20.8-29.4	463	75.2	70.6-79.2
AGE
18-24	69	14	20.4	10.8-35.2	55	79.6	64.8-89.2
25-34	151	52	25.5	17.8-35.0	99	74.5	65.0-82.2
35-44	165	45	23.3	16.2-32.3	120	76.7	67.7-83.8
45-54	159	42	25.9	17.6-36.4	117	74.1	63.6-82.4
55-64	63	18	30.7	17.4-48.3	45	69.3	51.7-82.6
65+	56	15	22.4	12.0-37.9	41	77.6	62.1-88.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	29	5	9.9	2.8-29.3	24	90.1	70.7-97.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	143	35	24.8	16.9-34.8	108	75.2	65.2-83.1
Some Post-H.S.	207	46	17.2	11.7-24.5	161	82.8	75.5-88.3
College Graduate	288	101	32.2	25.4-39.9	187	67.8	60.1-74.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	43	13	25.0	11.4-46.2	30	75.0	53.8-88.6
$15,000- 24,999	89	22	19.9	10.9-33.4	67	80.1	66.6-89.1
$25,000- 34,999	114	28	17.2	10.8-26.3	86	82.8	73.7-89.2
$35,000- 49,999	123	32	26.8	17.5-38.7	91	73.2	61.3-82.5
$50,000+	223	70	27.2	20.6-35.1	153	72.8	64.9-79.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	60	21	33.8	22.0-47.9	39	66.2	52.1-78.0
Cumberland	40	7	15.9	7.1-32.0	33	84.1	68.0-92.9
Durham	41	12	16.8	8.0-31.9	29	83.2	68.1-92.0
Forsyth	42	10	20.0	10.5-34.8	32	80.0	65.2-89.5
Gaston	43	9	19.5	9.8-35.0	34	80.5	65.0-90.2
Guilford	50	15	27.2	16.1-42.1	35	72.8	57.9-83.9
Mecklenburg	37	16	40.4	25.2-57.7	21	59.6	42.3-74.8
New Hanover	47	10	21.9	11.6-37.5	37	78.1	62.5-88.4
Onslow	41	11	25.0	13.8-41.0	30	75.0	59.0-86.2
Wake	65	23	35.7	23.6-50.0	42	64.3	50.0-76.4
Western NC	75	26	31.2	20.9-43.7	49	68.8	56.3-79.1
Piedmont NC	68	16	22.1	13.2-34.5	52	77.9	65.5-86.8
Eastern NC	58	11	12.1	6.1-22.8	47	87.9	77.2-93.9

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

667

187

24.6

20.6-29.1

480

75.4

70.9-79.4

GENDER

Male

250

21.8

16.2-28.7

184

78.2

71.3-83.8

Female

417

121

26.9

21.6-32.9

296

73.1

67.1-78.4

RACE

White

525

154

25.2

20.7-30.2

371

74.8

69.8-79.3

African American

16.3

8.7-28.5

83.7

71.5-91.3

Other Minorities

43.6

23.5-66.0

56.4

34.0-76.5

HISPANIC

Yes

20.0

5.4-52.2

80.0

47.8-94.6

647

184

24.8

20.8-29.4

463

75.2

70.6-79.2

AGE

18-24

20.4

10.8-35.2

79.6

64.8-89.2

25-34

151

25.5

17.8-35.0

74.5

65.0-82.2

35-44

165

23.3

16.2-32.3

120

76.7

67.7-83.8

45-54

159

25.9

17.6-36.4

117

74.1

63.6-82.4

55-64

30.7

17.4-48.3

69.3

51.7-82.6

65+

22.4

12.0-37.9

77.6

62.1-88.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

9.9

2.8-29.3

90.1

70.7-97.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

143

24.8

16.9-34.8

108

75.2

65.2-83.1

Some Post-H.S.

207

17.2

11.7-24.5

161

82.8

75.5-88.3

College Graduate

288

101

32.2

25.4-39.9

187

67.8

60.1-74.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

25.0

11.4-46.2

75.0

53.8-88.6

$15,000- 24,999

19.9

10.9-33.4

80.1

66.6-89.1

$25,000- 34,999

114

17.2

10.8-26.3

82.8

73.7-89.2

$35,000- 49,999

123

26.8

17.5-38.7

73.2

61.3-82.5

$50,000+

223

27.2

20.6-35.1

153

72.8

64.9-79.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

33.8

22.0-47.9

66.2

52.1-78.0

Cumberland

15.9

7.1-32.0

84.1

68.0-92.9

Durham

16.8

8.0-31.9

83.2

68.1-92.0

Forsyth

20.0

10.5-34.8

80.0

65.2-89.5

Gaston

19.5

9.8-35.0

80.5

65.0-90.2

Guilford

27.2

16.1-42.1

72.8

57.9-83.9

Mecklenburg

40.4

25.2-57.7

59.6

42.3-74.8

New Hanover

21.9

11.6-37.5

78.1

62.5-88.4

Onslow

25.0

13.8-41.0

75.0

59.0-86.2

Wake

35.7

23.6-50.0

64.3

50.0-76.4

Western NC

31.2

20.9-43.7

68.8

56.3-79.1

Piedmont NC

22.1

13.2-34.5

77.9

65.5-86.8

Eastern NC

12.1

6.1-22.8

87.9

77.2-93.9

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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

This page was generated on 13SEP02.

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for North Carolina

Alternative Medicine+

Did you use these medicinal herbs to: Prevent illness?*

Did you use these medicinal herbs to:
Prevent illness?*