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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | Not taking vitamins | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 14,698 | 7,729 | 50.6 | 49.5-51.6 | 1,298 | 8.2 | 7.6- 8.7 | 5,671 | 41.3 | 40.2-42.3 |
| -Eastern NC | 4,911 | 2,486 | 48.6 | 46.9-50.3 | 418 | 7.8 | 6.9- 8.7 | 2,007 | 43.7 | 41.9-45.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 1,762 | 788 | 43.1 | 40.4-45.9 | 123 | 6.3 | 5.1- 7.7 | 851 | 50.6 | 47.8-53.4 |
| Female | 3,149 | 1,698 | 53.5 | 51.4-55.5 | 295 | 9.1 | 8.0-10.4 | 1,156 | 37.4 | 35.4-39.5 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 3,257 | 1,818 | 54.3 | 52.3-56.4 | 288 | 8.3 | 7.2- 9.5 | 1,151 | 37.4 | 35.4-39.4 |
| African American | 1,221 | 486 | 37.9 | 34.7-41.3 | 94 | 7.3 | 5.7- 9.2 | 641 | 54.8 | 51.4-58.1 |
| Other Minorities | 14 | 12 | 89.9 | 63.1-97.9 | 1 | 2.9 | 0.4-18.9 | 1 | 7.2 | 1.0-38.0 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 325 | 123 | 30.9 | 25.3-37.2 | 18 | 4.7 | 2.6- 8.4 | 184 | 64.4 | 57.7-70.5 |
| 25-34 | 800 | 360 | 43.8 | 39.8-48.0 | 35 | 3.8 | 2.6- 5.5 | 405 | 52.4 | 48.2-56.5 |
| 35-44 | 869 | 414 | 46.2 | 42.4-50.2 | 58 | 6.7 | 4.9- 9.0 | 397 | 47.1 | 43.2-51.0 |
| 45-54 | 904 | 486 | 51.1 | 47.1-55.0 | 81 | 8.6 | 6.7-11.0 | 337 | 40.3 | 36.4-44.4 |
| 55-64 | 857 | 483 | 55.5 | 51.3-59.5 | 87 | 9.7 | 7.5-12.4 | 287 | 34.9 | 31.0-38.9 |
| 65-74 | 659 | 342 | 52.9 | 48.4-57.4 | 82 | 11.9 | 9.3-15.1 | 235 | 35.2 | 31.0-39.6 |
| 75+ | 477 | 267 | 57.4 | 52.2-62.5 | 56 | 10.7 | 8.0-14.1 | 154 | 31.9 | 27.2-37.0 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 827 | 303 | 31.7 | 27.9-35.8 | 64 | 6.1 | 4.5- 8.2 | 460 | 62.2 | 57.9-66.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,573 | 691 | 41.8 | 38.8-44.7 | 147 | 9.1 | 7.5-11.0 | 735 | 49.2 | 46.2-52.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,293 | 719 | 54.9 | 51.6-58.1 | 94 | 6.8 | 5.4- 8.7 | 480 | 38.3 | 35.2-41.5 |
| College Graduate | 1,209 | 766 | 63.8 | 60.6-66.9 | 112 | 8.2 | 6.7-10.1 | 331 | 28.0 | 25.1-31.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 642 | 238 | 31.9 | 27.6-36.5 | 58 | 8.7 | 6.3-11.9 | 346 | 59.5 | 54.5-64.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 917 | 416 | 40.7 | 36.8-44.7 | 78 | 7.5 | 5.7-10.0 | 423 | 51.8 | 47.6-55.9 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 585 | 273 | 44.9 | 40.3-49.6 | 52 | 8.2 | 6.0-11.0 | 260 | 46.9 | 42.2-51.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 655 | 353 | 52.3 | 47.7-56.8 | 58 | 8.3 | 6.1-11.2 | 244 | 39.4 | 35.0-43.9 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 530 | 303 | 54.8 | 49.8-59.7 | 42 | 7.2 | 5.1-10.1 | 185 | 38.0 | 33.2-42.9 |
| $75,000+ | 548 | 351 | 64.0 | 59.3-68.5 | 42 | 7.1 | 5.1- 9.9 | 155 | 28.9 | 24.7-33.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 1,714 | 853 | 48.0 | 45.1-50.9 | 169 | 8.7 | 7.2-10.3 | 692 | 43.4 | 40.5-46.3 |
| No | 3,102 | 1,598 | 49.3 | 47.2-51.5 | 243 | 7.4 | 6.4- 8.6 | 1,261 | 43.3 | 41.1-45.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 703 | 383 | 54.6 | 50.4-58.8 | 56 | 8.0 | 6.0-10.8 | 264 | 37.3 | 33.3-41.5 |
| Non-Veteran | 4,074 | 2,032 | 47.1 | 45.2-49.0 | 352 | 7.8 | 6.9- 8.9 | 1,690 | 45.0 | 43.1-47.0 |
| Currently Serving | 134 | 71 | 53.5 | 43.5-63.1 | 10 | 4.6 | 2.4- 8.8 | 53 | 41.9 | 32.5-52.0 |
* This question was asked only of respondents who reported taking vitamins. 'Not taking vitamins' category is added to the denominator so that the estimates are based on all respondents.
^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.
** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore,
Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
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