BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (Do you currently take any vitamin pills or supplements?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,811	9,140	59.0	58.0-60.1	5,671	41.0	39.9-42.0
-Mountain AHEC	934	613	61.8	57.8-65.7	321	38.2	34.3-42.2
GENDER
Male	337	185	51.3	44.9-57.7	152	48.7	42.3-55.1
Female	597	428	70.9	66.2-75.3	169	29.1	24.7-33.8
RACE
White	799	543	64.0	59.7-68.1	256	36.0	31.9-40.3
African American	50	29	56.8	39.9-72.2	21	43.2	27.8-60.1
Other Minorities	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	49	21	44.4	29.2-60.7	28	55.6	39.3-70.8
25-34	123	57	41.6	30.9-53.1	66	58.4	46.9-69.1
35-44	152	97	59.9	50.3-68.8	55	40.1	31.2-49.7
45-54	179	122	65.9	56.5-74.2	57	34.1	25.8-43.5
55-64	159	114	67.0	57.0-75.7	45	33.0	24.3-43.0
65-74	142	102	71.1	60.8-79.5	40	28.9	20.5-39.2
75+	125	95	72.9	61.8-81.7	30	27.1	18.3-38.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	138	67	40.3	30.6-50.9	71	59.7	49.1-69.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	263	152	58.3	50.8-65.5	111	41.7	34.5-49.2
Some Post-H.S.	253	179	66.8	59.2-73.5	74	33.2	26.5-40.8
College Graduate	276	213	72.5	64.9-79.1	63	27.5	20.9-35.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	118	61	40.2	29.5-52.0	57	59.8	48.0-70.5
$15,000- 24,999	164	102	59.0	49.0-68.3	62	41.0	31.7-51.0
$25,000- 34,999	124	72	51.8	41.1-62.4	52	48.2	37.6-58.9
$35,000- 49,999	128	93	74.7	65.0-82.4	35	25.3	17.6-35.0
$50,000-74,999	114	84	71.6	60.8-80.5	30	28.4	19.5-39.2
$75,000+	93	75	75.4	62.9-84.8	18	24.6	15.2-37.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	321	216	63.6	56.4-70.3	105	36.4	29.7-43.6
No	596	388	61.1	56.1-66.0	208	38.9	34.0-43.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	140	95	63.0	52.4-72.4	45	37.0	27.6-47.6
Non-Veteran	790	517	61.8	57.4-66.1	273	38.2	33.9-42.6
Currently Serving	4	1	5.3	0.5-37.6	3	94.7	62.4-99.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,811

9,140

59.0

58.0-60.1

5,671

41.0

39.9-42.0

-Mountain AHEC

934

613

61.8

57.8-65.7

321

38.2

34.3-42.2

GENDER

Male

337

185

51.3

44.9-57.7

152

48.7

42.3-55.1

Female

597

428

70.9

66.2-75.3

169

29.1

24.7-33.8

RACE

White

799

543

64.0

59.7-68.1

256

36.0

31.9-40.3

African American

56.8

39.9-72.2

43.2

27.8-60.1

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

44.4

29.2-60.7

55.6

39.3-70.8

25-34

123

41.6

30.9-53.1

58.4

46.9-69.1

35-44

152

59.9

50.3-68.8

40.1

31.2-49.7

45-54

179

122

65.9

56.5-74.2

34.1

25.8-43.5

55-64

159

114

67.0

57.0-75.7

33.0

24.3-43.0

65-74

142

102

71.1

60.8-79.5

28.9

20.5-39.2

75+

125

72.9

61.8-81.7

27.1

18.3-38.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

138

40.3

30.6-50.9

59.7

49.1-69.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

263

152

58.3

50.8-65.5

111

41.7

34.5-49.2

Some Post-H.S.

253

179

66.8

59.2-73.5

33.2

26.5-40.8

College Graduate

276

213

72.5

64.9-79.1

27.5

20.9-35.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

118

40.2

29.5-52.0

59.8

48.0-70.5

$15,000- 24,999

164

102

59.0

49.0-68.3

41.0

31.7-51.0

$25,000- 34,999

124

51.8

41.1-62.4

48.2

37.6-58.9

$35,000- 49,999

128

74.7

65.0-82.4

25.3

17.6-35.0

$50,000-74,999

114

71.6

60.8-80.5

28.4

19.5-39.2

$75,000+

75.4

62.9-84.8

24.6

15.2-37.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

321

216

63.6

56.4-70.3

105

36.4

29.7-43.6

596

388

61.1

56.1-66.0

208

38.9

34.0-43.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

140

63.0

52.4-72.4

37.0

27.6-47.6

Non-Veteran

790

517

61.8

57.4-66.1

273

38.2

33.9-42.6

Currently Serving

5.3

0.5-37.6

94.7

62.4-99.5

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^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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