BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Do you currently take any vitamin pills or supplements?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,381	6,222	65.8	64.6-67.0	3,159	34.2	33.0-35.4
RACE
White	6,982	4,899	69.8	68.5-71.2	2,083	30.2	28.8-31.5
African American	1,775	983	55.6	52.7-58.5	792	44.4	41.5-47.3
Asian	49	36	78.7	62.6-89.1	13	21.3	10.9-37.4
Native American	200	109	61.0	51.9-69.5	91	39.0	30.5-48.1
Other Minorities	318	156	44.7	38.2-51.4	162	55.3	48.6-61.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	362	184	47.0	40.7-53.4	178	53.0	46.6-59.3
-English Speaking	176	116	68.9	60.1-76.5	60	31.1	23.5-39.9
-Spanish Speaking	186	68	31.6	24.4-39.8	118	68.4	60.2-75.6
Non-Hispanic	9,008	6,032	66.8	65.6-68.0	2,976	33.2	32.0-34.4
AGE
18-24	497	237	47.8	42.4-53.2	260	52.2	46.8-57.6
25-34	1,479	857	58.4	55.3-61.4	622	41.6	38.6-44.7
35-44	1,710	1,075	63.3	60.5-66.1	635	36.7	33.9-39.5
45-54	1,732	1,169	67.1	64.3-69.8	563	32.9	30.2-35.7
55-64	1,541	1,134	74.3	71.5-76.9	407	25.7	23.1-28.5
65-74	1,297	942	73.0	69.8-75.9	355	27.0	24.1-30.2
75+	1,072	772	73.3	70.0-76.4	300	26.7	23.6-30.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,503	790	50.5	47.3-53.6	713	49.5	46.4-52.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,803	1,745	61.9	59.7-64.2	1,058	38.1	35.8-40.3
Some Post-H.S.	2,441	1,664	67.3	64.9-69.6	777	32.7	30.4-35.1
College Graduate	2,621	2,013	76.2	74.1-78.2	608	23.8	21.8-25.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,215	678	54.9	51.3-58.4	537	45.1	41.6-48.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,690	1,016	58.4	55.4-61.3	674	41.6	38.7-44.6
$25,000- 34,999	1,058	687	62.9	59.1-66.5	371	37.1	33.5-40.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,139	790	67.6	64.1-70.8	349	32.4	29.2-35.9
$50,000-74,999	1,005	750	74.3	70.9-77.4	255	25.7	22.6-29.1
$75,000+	1,115	855	77.1	73.9-79.9	260	22.9	20.1-26.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,132	2,068	66.1	64.0-68.2	1,064	33.9	31.8-36.0
No	6,096	4,071	66.0	64.5-67.5	2,025	34.0	32.5-35.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	166	123	74.2	65.6-81.3	43	25.8	18.7-34.4
Non-Veteran	9,181	6,072	65.6	64.4-66.8	3,109	34.4	33.2-35.6
Currently Serving	34	27	86.1	71.3-93.9	7	13.9	6.1-28.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,381

6,222

65.8

64.6-67.0

3,159

34.2

33.0-35.4

RACE

White

6,982

4,899

69.8

68.5-71.2

2,083

30.2

28.8-31.5

African American

1,775

983

55.6

52.7-58.5

792

44.4

41.5-47.3

Asian

78.7

62.6-89.1

21.3

10.9-37.4

Native American

200

109

61.0

51.9-69.5

39.0

30.5-48.1

Other Minorities

318

156

44.7

38.2-51.4

162

55.3

48.6-61.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

362

184

47.0

40.7-53.4

178

53.0

46.6-59.3

-English Speaking

176

116

68.9

60.1-76.5

31.1

23.5-39.9

-Spanish Speaking

186

31.6

24.4-39.8

118

68.4

60.2-75.6

Non-Hispanic

9,008

6,032

66.8

65.6-68.0

2,976

33.2

32.0-34.4

AGE

18-24

497

237

47.8

42.4-53.2

260

52.2

46.8-57.6

25-34

1,479

857

58.4

55.3-61.4

622

41.6

38.6-44.7

35-44

1,710

1,075

63.3

60.5-66.1

635

36.7

33.9-39.5

45-54

1,732

1,169

67.1

64.3-69.8

563

32.9

30.2-35.7

55-64

1,541

1,134

74.3

71.5-76.9

407

25.7

23.1-28.5

65-74

1,297

942

73.0

69.8-75.9

355

27.0

24.1-30.2

75+

1,072

772

73.3

70.0-76.4

300

26.7

23.6-30.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,503

790

50.5

47.3-53.6

713

49.5

46.4-52.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,803

1,745

61.9

59.7-64.2

1,058

38.1

35.8-40.3

Some Post-H.S.

2,441

1,664

67.3

64.9-69.6

777

32.7

30.4-35.1

College Graduate

2,621

2,013

76.2

74.1-78.2

608

23.8

21.8-25.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,215

678

54.9

51.3-58.4

537

45.1

41.6-48.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,690

1,016

58.4

55.4-61.3

674

41.6

38.7-44.6

$25,000- 34,999

1,058

687

62.9

59.1-66.5

371

37.1

33.5-40.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,139

790

67.6

64.1-70.8

349

32.4

29.2-35.9

$50,000-74,999

1,005

750

74.3

70.9-77.4

255

25.7

22.6-29.1

$75,000+

1,115

855

77.1

73.9-79.9

260

22.9

20.1-26.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,132

2,068

66.1

64.0-68.2

1,064

33.9

31.8-36.0

6,096

4,071

66.0

64.5-67.5

2,025

34.0

32.5-35.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

166

123

74.2

65.6-81.3

25.8

18.7-34.4

Non-Veteran

9,181

6,072

65.6

64.4-66.8

3,109

34.4

33.2-35.6

Currently Serving

86.1

71.3-93.9

13.9

6.1-28.7

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^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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