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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | Not taking vitamins | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 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 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 4,085 | 2,001 | 48.2 | 46.3-50.0 | 330 | 7.4 | 6.5- 8.4 | 1,754 | 44.4 | 42.6-46.3 |
| African American | 854 | 305 | 35.1 | 31.4-39.1 | 53 | 6.8 | 4.9- 9.6 | 496 | 58.0 | 54.0-62.0 |
| Asian | 39 | 15 | 39.0 | 23.2-57.6 | 1 | 3.3 | 0.5-19.8 | 23 | 57.7 | 39.5-74.1 |
| Native American | 89 | 29 | 30.7 | 19.7-44.5 | 10 | 14.0 | 6.2-28.4 | 50 | 55.3 | 41.5-68.3 |
| Other Minorities | 295 | 104 | 32.2 | 25.9-39.2 | 11 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.2 | 180 | 65.7 | 58.7-72.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 298 | 100 | 31.8 | 25.6-38.8 | 12 | 2.4 | 1.2- 5.0 | 186 | 65.7 | 58.7-72.2 |
| -English Speaking | 99 | 39 | 39.5 | 28.4-51.8 | 9 | 7.3 | 3.0-16.7 | 51 | 53.2 | 41.1-64.8 |
| -Spanish Speaking | 199 | 61 | 29.2 | 22.0-37.6 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.4 | 135 | 70.1 | 61.6-77.3 |
| Non-Hispanic | 5,084 | 2,365 | 45.6 | 44.0-47.3 | 397 | 7.4 | 6.5- 8.3 | 2,322 | 47.0 | 45.4-48.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 327 | 102 | 27.6 | 22.2-33.7 | 18 | 3.0 | 1.8- 5.1 | 207 | 69.4 | 63.1-75.0 |
| 25-34 | 876 | 341 | 36.8 | 33.1-40.8 | 45 | 4.0 | 2.8- 5.7 | 490 | 59.2 | 55.2-63.0 |
| 35-44 | 1,065 | 454 | 43.0 | 39.4-46.6 | 56 | 5.4 | 4.0- 7.2 | 555 | 51.6 | 48.0-55.2 |
| 45-54 | 1,021 | 514 | 49.5 | 45.8-53.3 | 70 | 6.4 | 4.9- 8.4 | 437 | 44.1 | 40.4-47.9 |
| 55-64 | 984 | 510 | 50.0 | 46.1-53.8 | 94 | 9.6 | 7.4-12.3 | 380 | 40.5 | 36.7-44.3 |
| 65-74 | 673 | 335 | 50.7 | 46.2-55.2 | 78 | 11.3 | 8.7-14.5 | 260 | 38.0 | 33.7-42.5 |
| 75+ | 426 | 206 | 51.3 | 45.7-57.0 | 45 | 9.6 | 6.9-13.2 | 175 | 39.1 | 33.7-44.7 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 927 | 261 | 25.4 | 22.2-28.9 | 74 | 6.7 | 5.0- 8.9 | 592 | 67.9 | 64.1-71.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,528 | 577 | 36.8 | 33.9-39.8 | 103 | 5.9 | 4.7- 7.4 | 848 | 57.3 | 54.2-60.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,263 | 663 | 53.5 | 50.1-56.8 | 84 | 6.2 | 4.8- 7.9 | 516 | 40.4 | 37.2-43.7 |
| College Graduate | 1,658 | 959 | 56.2 | 53.2-59.1 | 148 | 8.6 | 7.0-10.5 | 551 | 35.3 | 32.4-38.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 487 | 157 | 28.6 | 23.6-34.3 | 42 | 7.9 | 5.5-11.1 | 288 | 63.5 | 57.6-69.0 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 800 | 301 | 34.6 | 30.6-38.7 | 48 | 5.3 | 3.7- 7.6 | 451 | 60.1 | 55.8-64.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 655 | 270 | 39.0 | 34.7-43.5 | 51 | 6.2 | 4.6- 8.4 | 334 | 54.8 | 50.2-59.2 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 811 | 390 | 47.5 | 43.4-51.7 | 72 | 8.4 | 6.4-10.8 | 349 | 44.1 | 40.0-48.3 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 771 | 406 | 52.6 | 48.4-56.7 | 56 | 6.2 | 4.6- 8.4 | 309 | 41.2 | 37.1-45.3 |
| $75,000+ | 886 | 519 | 58.9 | 55.0-62.8 | 57 | 7.2 | 5.1-10.1 | 310 | 33.8 | 30.2-37.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 1,615 | 727 | 44.7 | 41.7-47.8 | 144 | 7.9 | 6.5- 9.5 | 744 | 47.4 | 44.3-50.4 |
| No | 3,672 | 1,701 | 44.5 | 42.5-46.5 | 260 | 6.6 | 5.7- 7.7 | 1,711 | 48.9 | 46.9-50.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 1,729 | 909 | 52.8 | 49.9-55.6 | 155 | 8.3 | 6.9- 9.9 | 665 | 38.9 | 36.2-41.8 |
| Non-Veteran | 3,526 | 1,494 | 40.7 | 38.7-42.7 | 244 | 6.4 | 5.4- 7.5 | 1,788 | 53.0 | 50.9-55.0 |
| Currently Serving | 132 | 63 | 47.6 | 38.0-57.3 | 11 | 6.9 | 3.5-13.1 | 58 | 45.6 | 36.1-55.3 |
* 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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