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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | Not taking vitamins | |||||||
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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 |
-Forsyth County | 435 | 243 | 53.9 | 48.6-59.1 | 39 | 8.5 | 6.0-11.8 | 153 | 37.7 | 32.6-43.0 |
GENDER | ||||||||||
Male | 157 | 79 | 48.8 | 40.3-57.3 | 11 | 6.0 | 3.2-11.2 | 67 | 45.2 | 36.8-53.9 |
Female | 278 | 164 | 58.5 | 52.0-64.8 | 28 | 10.7 | 7.2-15.5 | 86 | 30.8 | 25.2-37.1 |
RACE | ||||||||||
White | 315 | 194 | 59.8 | 53.5-65.8 | 29 | 8.9 | 6.0-12.9 | 92 | 31.3 | 25.7-37.5 |
Other | 118 | 48 | 38.6 | 29.2-48.9 | 10 | 7.5 | 3.7-14.8 | 60 | 53.9 | 43.6-63.9 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-44 | 166 | 88 | 50.8 | 42.4-59.2 | 8 | 5.8 | 2.8-11.9 | 70 | 43.3 | 35.2-51.9 |
45+ | 268 | 154 | 56.0 | 49.0-62.7 | 31 | 10.3 | 7.1-14.8 | 83 | 33.7 | 27.4-40.7 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
H.S. or Less | 159 | 75 | 45.7 | 37.2-54.4 | 15 | 9.0 | 5.3-14.9 | 69 | 45.3 | 36.8-54.1 |
Some College + | 276 | 168 | 58.5 | 51.7-65.0 | 24 | 8.2 | 5.3-12.5 | 84 | 33.3 | 27.1-40.1 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $50,000 | 226 | 113 | 48.8 | 41.5-56.2 | 22 | 8.8 | 5.6-13.4 | 91 | 42.4 | 35.3-49.9 |
$50,000+ | 135 | 92 | 65.4 | 55.7-74.0 | 8 | 6.3 | 3.0-12.9 | 35 | 28.3 | 20.3-37.9 |
* 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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