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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 |
-Iredell County | 418 | 230 | 54.5 | 48.9-59.9 | 37 | 8.5 | 6.0-11.9 | 151 | 37.1 | 31.9-42.6 |
GENDER | ||||||||||
Male | 167 | 83 | 49.8 | 41.0-58.5 | 13 | 7.8 | 4.4-13.3 | 71 | 42.4 | 34.2-51.2 |
Female | 251 | 147 | 59.5 | 52.7-66.0 | 24 | 9.2 | 6.0-13.8 | 80 | 31.3 | 25.4-37.8 |
RACE | ||||||||||
White | 360 | 200 | 55.7 | 49.6-61.6 | 34 | 8.7 | 6.1-12.4 | 126 | 35.6 | 30.1-41.5 |
Other | 55 | 27 | 46.7 | 32.6-61.4 | 3 | 7.3 | 2.3-21.1 | 25 | 46.0 | 31.9-60.8 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-44 | 161 | 81 | 52.8 | 43.6-61.8 | 10 | 6.5 | 3.4-12.1 | 70 | 40.7 | 32.3-49.7 |
45+ | 253 | 148 | 56.0 | 49.0-62.8 | 26 | 10.0 | 6.6-14.8 | 79 | 34.0 | 27.6-41.1 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
H.S. or Less | 187 | 88 | 46.2 | 38.3-54.4 | 22 | 11.0 | 7.0-16.9 | 77 | 42.7 | 34.9-50.9 |
Some College + | 230 | 142 | 61.8 | 54.1-68.9 | 15 | 6.2 | 3.6-10.6 | 73 | 32.0 | 25.3-39.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $50,000 | 201 | 99 | 47.9 | 39.3-56.5 | 19 | 8.6 | 5.2-13.8 | 83 | 43.6 | 35.4-52.1 |
$50,000+ | 121 | 77 | 62.8 | 53.2-71.5 | 9 | 8.7 | 4.5-16.3 | 35 | 28.5 | 20.7-37.7 |
* 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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