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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%) | ||
TOTAL | 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 | 111 | 26 | 20.3 | 13.1-30.1 | 11 | 11.1 | 5.2-22.4 | 74 | 68.5 | 57.0-78.2 |
25-34 | 318 | 138 | 40.4 | 34.1-47.0 | 20 | 6.4 | 3.8-10.8 | 160 | 53.2 | 46.5-59.8 |
35-44 | 346 | 157 | 48.7 | 42.1-55.3 | 23 | 5.4 | 3.3- 8.7 | 166 | 45.9 | 39.5-52.4 |
45-54 | 339 | 173 | 54.1 | 47.5-60.6 | 29 | 8.0 | 5.3-12.0 | 137 | 37.8 | 31.7-44.3 |
55-64 | 257 | 141 | 59.9 | 52.6-66.8 | 22 | 6.7 | 4.3-10.4 | 94 | 33.3 | 26.9-40.5 |
65-74 | 216 | 97 | 43.3 | 35.1-51.8 | 29 | 13.8 | 9.0-20.5 | 90 | 42.9 | 34.7-51.5 |
75+ | 155 | 74 | 51.0 | 41.6-60.4 | 13 | 9.3 | 5.0-16.8 | 68 | 39.6 | 31.1-48.9 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 367 | 132 | 37.6 | 31.8-43.9 | 30 | 7.2 | 4.9-10.7 | 205 | 55.1 | 48.9-61.2 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 575 | 239 | 41.1 | 36.2-46.2 | 52 | 9.8 | 7.0-13.4 | 284 | 49.2 | 44.1-54.2 |
Some Post-H.S. | 459 | 232 | 50.7 | 45.0-56.5 | 32 | 6.2 | 4.1- 9.3 | 195 | 43.1 | 37.5-48.9 |
College Graduate | 349 | 208 | 59.6 | 53.0-65.8 | 33 | 8.1 | 5.4-11.9 | 108 | 32.3 | 26.5-38.8 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 374 | 137 | 36.0 | 30.4-42.1 | 29 | 9.0 | 5.8-13.6 | 208 | 55.0 | 48.8-61.1 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 433 | 197 | 44.6 | 38.8-50.5 | 35 | 7.6 | 5.0-11.2 | 201 | 47.9 | 42.0-53.8 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 230 | 106 | 46.2 | 38.3-54.2 | 18 | 8.6 | 5.0-14.4 | 106 | 45.2 | 37.4-53.3 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 177 | 92 | 49.4 | 40.7-58.2 | 17 | 7.8 | 4.5-13.1 | 68 | 42.8 | 34.2-51.8 |
$50,000-74,999 | 92 | 54 | 66.1 | 54.2-76.2 | 8 | 6.2 | 2.7-13.5 | 30 | 27.7 | 18.6-39.2 |
$75,000+ | 78 | 53 | 74.2 | 62.6-83.1 | 6 | 4.4 | 1.8-10.2 | 19 | 21.4 | 13.2-32.8 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 626 | 275 | 45.0 | 40.3-49.8 | 62 | 10.1 | 7.6-13.4 | 289 | 44.9 | 40.2-49.6 |
No | 1,085 | 526 | 49.2 | 45.5-53.0 | 82 | 6.9 | 5.3- 9.0 | 477 | 43.8 | 40.2-47.6 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 50 | 25 | 64.0 | 47.5-77.8 | 7 | 9.7 | 4.1-21.0 | 18 | 26.3 | 15.0-41.9 |
Non-Veteran | 1,693 | 783 | 46.7 | 43.7-49.6 | 139 | 7.9 | 6.5- 9.6 | 771 | 45.5 | 42.5-48.5 |
Currently Serving | 10 | 6 | 69.5 | 37.4-89.7 | 1 | 7.6 | 1.0-39.9 | 3 | 22.8 | 6.5-55.7 |
* 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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