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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 |
| -Mecklenburg County | 622 | 363 | 54.5 | 50.0-58.9 | 60 | 8.7 | 6.6-11.4 | 199 | 36.8 | 32.5-41.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 240 | 134 | 52.4 | 45.4-59.3 | 20 | 8.2 | 5.1-12.7 | 86 | 39.4 | 32.8-46.5 |
| Female | 382 | 229 | 56.5 | 50.8-62.0 | 40 | 9.3 | 6.6-12.8 | 113 | 34.2 | 28.9-40.0 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 433 | 280 | 62.3 | 57.1-67.3 | 44 | 9.7 | 7.1-13.2 | 109 | 28.0 | 23.4-33.1 |
| Other | 184 | 81 | 39.1 | 31.6-47.2 | 14 | 6.0 | 3.2-11.0 | 89 | 54.9 | 46.7-62.9 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-44 | 308 | 167 | 52.1 | 45.8-58.2 | 25 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.3 | 116 | 41.8 | 35.8-48.1 |
| 45+ | 312 | 196 | 57.7 | 51.2-64.0 | 33 | 10.8 | 7.5-15.5 | 83 | 31.5 | 25.5-38.0 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| H.S. or Less | 177 | 75 | 35.0 | 27.5-43.2 | 13 | 7.0 | 3.7-12.7 | 89 | 58.1 | 49.6-66.1 |
| Some College + | 444 | 287 | 63.4 | 58.3-68.2 | 47 | 9.6 | 7.0-12.8 | 110 | 27.1 | 22.7-32.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $50,000 | 257 | 128 | 43.9 | 37.1-51.0 | 26 | 7.5 | 4.9-11.3 | 103 | 48.6 | 41.4-55.7 |
| $50,000+ | 239 | 164 | 67.0 | 60.1-73.2 | 20 | 8.3 | 5.2-13.0 | 55 | 24.7 | 19.2-31.2 |
* 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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