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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 | 854 | 305 | 35.1 | 31.4-39.1 | 53 | 6.8 | 4.9- 9.6 | 496 | 58.0 | 54.0-62.0 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 56 | 13 | 23.3 | 12.3-39.7 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.5- 8.7 | 41 | 74.5 | 58.2-85.9 |
25-34 | 136 | 31 | 22.5 | 15.6-31.4 | 5 | 3.1 | 1.2- 7.5 | 100 | 74.4 | 65.4-81.7 |
35-44 | 169 | 62 | 37.5 | 29.2-46.7 | 12 | 8.2 | 4.4-14.9 | 95 | 54.2 | 45.2-63.1 |
45-54 | 170 | 77 | 45.2 | 36.6-54.1 | 9 | 4.8 | 2.2-10.1 | 84 | 50.0 | 41.2-58.8 |
55-64 | 162 | 63 | 39.1 | 30.5-48.4 | 14 | 11.2 | 6.2-19.2 | 85 | 49.7 | 40.6-58.9 |
65-74 | 100 | 34 | 36.2 | 25.6-48.3 | 8 | 6.2 | 2.9-13.0 | 58 | 57.6 | 45.6-68.7 |
75+ | 57 | 25 | 45.2 | 31.1-60.0 | 2 | 3.1 | 0.7-12.0 | 30 | 51.7 | 37.2-66.0 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 213 | 54 | 24.3 | 18.1-31.7 | 15 | 6.8 | 3.7-12.1 | 144 | 68.9 | 61.1-75.8 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 316 | 96 | 30.5 | 24.9-36.9 | 18 | 4.7 | 2.9- 7.6 | 202 | 64.7 | 58.3-70.6 |
Some Post-H.S. | 182 | 88 | 46.0 | 37.7-54.6 | 7 | 6.1 | 2.7-13.1 | 87 | 47.9 | 39.4-56.4 |
College Graduate | 140 | 66 | 46.0 | 35.9-56.5 | 13 | 12.3 | 5.8-24.3 | 61 | 41.7 | 32.1-52.0 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 141 | 37 | 22.3 | 15.5-31.0 | 16 | 12.4 | 7.1-20.9 | 88 | 65.3 | 55.5-73.9 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 162 | 54 | 33.7 | 25.4-43.1 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.2- 9.8 | 103 | 62.8 | 53.3-71.4 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 109 | 36 | 30.5 | 21.9-40.6 | 6 | 4.7 | 1.9-11.1 | 67 | 64.8 | 54.5-73.9 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 120 | 51 | 41.3 | 31.6-51.7 | 5 | 3.1 | 1.3- 7.5 | 64 | 55.6 | 45.2-65.5 |
$50,000-74,999 | 93 | 48 | 55.7 | 43.9-66.9 | 6 | 5.5 | 2.3-12.7 | 39 | 38.8 | 28.2-50.5 |
$75,000+ | 64 | 33 | 48.6 | 33.8-63.6 | 5 | 16.1 | 5.6-38.2 | 26 | 35.3 | 22.9-50.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 299 | 94 | 30.5 | 24.8-36.8 | 23 | 8.2 | 5.1-12.9 | 182 | 61.3 | 54.7-67.6 |
No | 540 | 208 | 37.9 | 33.1-43.0 | 30 | 6.4 | 4.0-10.1 | 302 | 55.7 | 50.5-60.7 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 255 | 110 | 40.5 | 33.7-47.8 | 14 | 6.8 | 3.7-12.1 | 131 | 52.7 | 45.3-59.9 |
Non-Veteran | 571 | 185 | 32.7 | 28.2-37.5 | 36 | 6.8 | 4.4-10.4 | 350 | 60.5 | 55.5-65.3 |
Currently Serving | 28 | 10 | 41.1 | 21.9-63.5 | 3 | 7.6 | 2.3-22.2 | 15 | 51.2 | 30.5-71.5 |
* 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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