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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 | 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 |
GENDER | ||||||||||
Male | 5,389 | 2,467 | 44.4 | 42.8-46.0 | 410 | 6.9 | 6.2- 7.8 | 2,512 | 48.7 | 47.0-50.3 |
Female | 9,309 | 5,262 | 56.3 | 55.0-57.6 | 888 | 9.3 | 8.6-10.0 | 3,159 | 34.4 | 33.2-35.6 |
RACE | ||||||||||
White | 11,024 | 6,167 | 54.2 | 53.0-55.4 | 1,020 | 8.7 | 8.1- 9.3 | 3,837 | 37.1 | 36.0-38.3 |
African American | 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 |
Asian | 88 | 46 | 51.6 | 38.7-64.3 | 6 | 7.7 | 3.0-18.3 | 36 | 40.7 | 28.9-53.7 |
Native American | 285 | 110 | 40.8 | 33.2-48.8 | 34 | 12.5 | 7.9-19.3 | 141 | 46.7 | 38.9-54.7 |
Other Minorities | 610 | 237 | 34.3 | 29.6-39.4 | 31 | 3.3 | 2.2- 5.0 | 342 | 62.4 | 57.3-67.2 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||
Hispanic | 658 | 263 | 35.3 | 30.7-40.2 | 31 | 3.5 | 2.2- 5.3 | 364 | 61.2 | 56.2-66.0 |
-English Speaking | 273 | 139 | 49.4 | 41.9-56.9 | 23 | 7.7 | 4.6-12.7 | 111 | 42.9 | 35.6-50.5 |
-Spanish Speaking | 385 | 124 | 29.0 | 23.5-35.1 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.3 | 253 | 69.5 | 63.3-75.1 |
Non-Hispanic | 14,022 | 7,458 | 51.7 | 50.6-52.7 | 1,266 | 8.5 | 7.9- 9.1 | 5,298 | 39.8 | 38.8-40.9 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 816 | 297 | 32.7 | 28.9-36.8 | 52 | 5.5 | 4.0- 7.7 | 467 | 61.7 | 57.5-65.8 |
25-34 | 2,348 | 1,121 | 44.7 | 42.2-47.2 | 115 | 4.9 | 3.9- 6.0 | 1,112 | 50.4 | 47.9-53.0 |
35-44 | 2,769 | 1,420 | 50.2 | 47.9-52.5 | 159 | 5.9 | 4.9- 7.1 | 1,190 | 43.9 | 41.6-46.3 |
45-54 | 2,746 | 1,501 | 54.0 | 51.7-56.4 | 245 | 7.9 | 6.8- 9.1 | 1,000 | 38.1 | 35.8-40.4 |
55-64 | 2,520 | 1,450 | 55.7 | 53.2-58.2 | 283 | 10.9 | 9.5-12.6 | 787 | 33.4 | 31.0-35.8 |
65-74 | 1,953 | 1,094 | 55.2 | 52.4-58.0 | 244 | 12.5 | 10.8-14.4 | 615 | 32.3 | 29.7-35.0 |
75+ | 1,476 | 809 | 56.0 | 52.8-59.1 | 192 | 11.9 | 10.1-14.1 | 475 | 32.0 | 29.1-35.1 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 2,406 | 874 | 32.4 | 30.0-34.8 | 227 | 7.8 | 6.6- 9.2 | 1,305 | 59.8 | 57.2-62.3 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 4,306 | 2,011 | 44.5 | 42.6-46.4 | 389 | 8.3 | 7.3- 9.3 | 1,906 | 47.2 | 45.3-49.1 |
Some Post-H.S. | 3,688 | 2,108 | 56.4 | 54.4-58.4 | 287 | 7.4 | 6.4- 8.5 | 1,293 | 36.3 | 34.3-38.2 |
College Graduate | 4,272 | 2,719 | 61.6 | 59.8-63.5 | 394 | 8.9 | 7.9-10.1 | 1,159 | 29.4 | 27.7-31.2 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 1,687 | 686 | 37.2 | 34.1-40.4 | 176 | 9.4 | 7.8-11.2 | 825 | 53.4 | 50.1-56.7 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 2,473 | 1,131 | 41.4 | 38.9-43.9 | 217 | 8.0 | 6.7- 9.4 | 1,125 | 50.6 | 48.0-53.2 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,709 | 849 | 46.2 | 43.3-49.1 | 155 | 8.1 | 6.8- 9.7 | 705 | 45.7 | 42.8-48.7 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,944 | 1,074 | 53.4 | 50.6-56.1 | 172 | 8.3 | 7.0- 9.9 | 698 | 38.3 | 35.7-41.0 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,774 | 1,065 | 58.8 | 55.9-61.5 | 145 | 7.3 | 6.0- 8.8 | 564 | 34.0 | 31.3-36.7 |
$75,000+ | 2,000 | 1,284 | 63.7 | 61.0-66.3 | 146 | 7.5 | 6.1- 9.2 | 570 | 28.8 | 26.4-31.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 4,706 | 2,380 | 49.6 | 47.8-51.5 | 518 | 10.1 | 9.1-11.2 | 1,808 | 40.3 | 38.5-42.2 |
No | 9,739 | 5,241 | 51.2 | 50.0-52.5 | 762 | 7.4 | 6.8- 8.1 | 3,736 | 41.4 | 40.1-42.6 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 1,895 | 1,016 | 53.7 | 50.9-56.4 | 171 | 8.2 | 6.9- 9.7 | 708 | 38.2 | 35.5-40.9 |
Non-Veteran | 12,635 | 6,625 | 50.0 | 48.9-51.1 | 1,113 | 8.2 | 7.6- 8.8 | 4,897 | 41.8 | 40.7-42.9 |
Currently Serving | 166 | 87 | 51.2 | 42.4-60.0 | 14 | 7.0 | 3.8-12.5 | 65 | 41.8 | 33.3-50.8 |
* 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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