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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | Not taking vitamins | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 2,607 | 1,119 | 42.0 | 39.7-44.4 | 200 | 7.5 | 6.2- 8.9 | 1,288 | 50.5 | 48.1-52.9 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 854 | 305 | 35.1 | 31.4-39.1 | 53 | 6.8 | 4.9- 9.6 | 496 | 58.0 | 54.0-62.0 |
| Female | 1,753 | 814 | 47.3 | 44.4-50.2 | 147 | 7.9 | 6.5- 9.6 | 792 | 44.8 | 41.9-47.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 167 | 39 | 21.7 | 14.8-30.6 | 13 | 7.0 | 3.5-13.6 | 115 | 71.3 | 61.9-79.2 |
| 25-34 | 454 | 169 | 32.6 | 27.8-37.9 | 25 | 5.0 | 3.1- 7.8 | 260 | 62.4 | 56.9-67.5 |
| 35-44 | 515 | 219 | 44.2 | 38.9-49.6 | 35 | 6.5 | 4.4- 9.6 | 261 | 49.3 | 43.9-54.6 |
| 45-54 | 509 | 250 | 50.3 | 45.0-55.7 | 38 | 6.7 | 4.6- 9.6 | 221 | 43.0 | 37.8-48.4 |
| 55-64 | 419 | 204 | 49.3 | 43.4-55.2 | 36 | 9.0 | 6.0-13.3 | 179 | 41.7 | 36.0-47.7 |
| 65-74 | 316 | 131 | 40.5 | 33.9-47.5 | 37 | 10.8 | 7.5-15.4 | 148 | 48.7 | 41.7-55.6 |
| 75+ | 212 | 99 | 48.8 | 40.8-56.9 | 15 | 7.0 | 3.9-12.1 | 98 | 44.2 | 36.4-52.3 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 580 | 186 | 30.9 | 26.4-35.8 | 45 | 7.0 | 4.9- 9.9 | 349 | 62.1 | 57.0-66.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 891 | 335 | 36.2 | 32.4-40.2 | 70 | 7.4 | 5.7- 9.7 | 486 | 56.3 | 52.3-60.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 641 | 320 | 49.0 | 44.2-53.8 | 39 | 6.2 | 4.2- 9.1 | 282 | 44.9 | 40.1-49.7 |
| College Graduate | 489 | 274 | 54.3 | 48.5-60.0 | 46 | 9.7 | 6.4-14.6 | 169 | 36.0 | 30.8-41.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 515 | 174 | 31.0 | 26.5-36.0 | 45 | 10.2 | 7.2-14.2 | 296 | 58.7 | 53.4-63.9 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 595 | 251 | 40.4 | 35.5-45.5 | 40 | 6.0 | 4.1- 8.8 | 304 | 53.6 | 48.4-58.6 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 339 | 142 | 39.8 | 33.8-46.1 | 24 | 7.0 | 4.4-11.0 | 173 | 53.2 | 46.8-59.5 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 297 | 143 | 45.6 | 39.0-52.3 | 22 | 5.6 | 3.5- 8.8 | 132 | 48.9 | 42.1-55.7 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 185 | 102 | 60.2 | 51.8-68.1 | 14 | 5.8 | 3.2-10.4 | 69 | 33.9 | 26.5-42.2 |
| $75,000+ | 142 | 86 | 59.8 | 48.9-69.7 | 11 | 11.0 | 4.5-24.5 | 45 | 29.3 | 21.2-38.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 925 | 369 | 38.9 | 35.1-42.7 | 85 | 9.3 | 7.2-11.9 | 471 | 51.8 | 47.9-55.8 |
| No | 1,625 | 734 | 44.3 | 41.2-47.3 | 112 | 6.7 | 5.2- 8.6 | 779 | 49.1 | 46.0-52.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 305 | 135 | 43.5 | 37.0-50.3 | 21 | 7.2 | 4.3-11.8 | 149 | 49.3 | 42.5-56.1 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,264 | 968 | 41.7 | 39.2-44.3 | 175 | 7.5 | 6.2- 9.1 | 1,121 | 50.8 | 48.2-53.4 |
| Currently Serving | 38 | 16 | 44.8 | 27.0-64.2 | 4 | 7.6 | 2.6-20.1 | 18 | 47.5 | 29.5-66.3 |
* 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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