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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | Not taking vitamins | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 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 | 6,939 | 4,166 | 59.8 | 58.4-61.2 | 690 | 9.9 | 9.0-10.8 | 2,083 | 30.3 | 29.0-31.7 |
| African American | 1,753 | 814 | 47.3 | 44.4-50.2 | 147 | 7.9 | 6.5- 9.6 | 792 | 44.8 | 41.9-47.7 |
| Asian | 49 | 31 | 65.9 | 47.6-80.4 | 5 | 12.8 | 4.4-31.8 | 13 | 21.3 | 10.9-37.4 |
| Native American | 196 | 81 | 48.4 | 39.1-57.8 | 24 | 11.4 | 6.9-18.2 | 91 | 40.2 | 31.5-49.5 |
| Other Minorities | 315 | 133 | 38.2 | 32.0-44.7 | 20 | 5.4 | 3.3- 8.9 | 162 | 56.4 | 49.7-62.9 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 360 | 163 | 41.1 | 35.1-47.4 | 19 | 5.2 | 3.1- 8.5 | 178 | 53.7 | 47.3-60.0 |
| -English Speaking | 174 | 100 | 59.7 | 50.7-68.1 | 14 | 8.2 | 4.7-13.9 | 60 | 32.1 | 24.4-41.0 |
| -Spanish Speaking | 186 | 63 | 28.5 | 21.8-36.4 | 5 | 3.1 | 1.1- 8.3 | 118 | 68.4 | 60.2-75.6 |
| Non-Hispanic | 8,938 | 5,093 | 57.1 | 55.8-58.3 | 869 | 9.5 | 8.8-10.3 | 2,976 | 33.4 | 32.2-34.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 489 | 195 | 38.4 | 33.3-43.8 | 34 | 8.3 | 5.5-12.3 | 260 | 53.3 | 47.8-58.7 |
| 25-34 | 1,472 | 780 | 52.4 | 49.3-55.5 | 70 | 5.7 | 4.3- 7.5 | 622 | 41.9 | 38.8-45.0 |
| 35-44 | 1,704 | 966 | 56.9 | 53.9-59.8 | 103 | 6.3 | 5.0- 8.1 | 635 | 36.8 | 34.0-39.7 |
| 45-54 | 1,725 | 987 | 57.9 | 55.0-60.7 | 175 | 9.2 | 7.7-10.8 | 563 | 33.0 | 30.3-35.8 |
| 55-64 | 1,536 | 940 | 61.8 | 58.8-64.8 | 189 | 12.3 | 10.5-14.4 | 407 | 25.8 | 23.2-28.6 |
| 65-74 | 1,280 | 759 | 59.1 | 55.7-62.4 | 166 | 13.5 | 11.4-15.9 | 355 | 27.4 | 24.4-30.6 |
| 75+ | 1,050 | 603 | 59.3 | 55.6-62.8 | 147 | 13.6 | 11.3-16.3 | 300 | 27.1 | 24.0-30.5 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,479 | 613 | 40.6 | 37.5-43.7 | 153 | 9.1 | 7.6-11.0 | 713 | 50.3 | 47.1-53.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,778 | 1,434 | 51.3 | 49.0-53.6 | 286 | 10.3 | 9.0-11.8 | 1,058 | 38.4 | 36.2-40.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,425 | 1,445 | 58.7 | 56.2-61.2 | 203 | 8.3 | 7.0- 9.8 | 777 | 33.0 | 30.7-35.4 |
| College Graduate | 2,614 | 1,760 | 66.9 | 64.6-69.1 | 246 | 9.3 | 8.0-10.7 | 608 | 23.9 | 21.9-26.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,200 | 529 | 43.8 | 40.3-47.4 | 134 | 10.5 | 8.5-12.9 | 537 | 45.7 | 42.1-49.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 1,673 | 830 | 47.5 | 44.5-50.5 | 169 | 10.4 | 8.6-12.4 | 674 | 42.2 | 39.2-45.2 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 1,054 | 579 | 52.8 | 49.1-56.6 | 104 | 9.9 | 7.9-12.4 | 371 | 37.3 | 33.6-41.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 1,133 | 684 | 59.1 | 55.6-62.5 | 100 | 8.3 | 6.6-10.3 | 349 | 32.6 | 29.4-36.0 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 1,003 | 659 | 65.7 | 62.1-69.2 | 89 | 8.5 | 6.6-10.9 | 255 | 25.8 | 22.6-29.2 |
| $75,000+ | 1,114 | 765 | 69.3 | 65.9-72.4 | 89 | 7.8 | 6.1- 9.9 | 260 | 23.0 | 20.1-26.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 3,091 | 1,653 | 53.8 | 51.6-56.0 | 374 | 12.0 | 10.6-13.4 | 1,064 | 34.3 | 32.2-36.4 |
| No | 6,067 | 3,540 | 57.7 | 56.1-59.2 | 502 | 8.1 | 7.3- 9.0 | 2,025 | 34.2 | 32.7-35.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 166 | 107 | 67.6 | 58.7-75.3 | 16 | 6.7 | 3.8-11.4 | 43 | 25.8 | 18.7-34.4 |
| Non-Veteran | 9,109 | 5,131 | 56.0 | 54.8-57.3 | 869 | 9.3 | 8.6-10.1 | 3,109 | 34.6 | 33.4-35.9 |
| Currently Serving | 34 | 24 | 78.2 | 61.1-89.1 | 3 | 8.0 | 2.3-24.3 | 7 | 13.9 | 6.1-28.7 |
* 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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