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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 | 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 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 308 | 139 | 43.7 | 37.0-50.5 | 17 | 7.8 | 4.5-13.3 | 152 | 48.5 | 41.7-55.4 |
25-34 | 954 | 568 | 60.6 | 56.8-64.2 | 39 | 5.0 | 3.5- 7.2 | 347 | 34.4 | 30.9-38.1 |
35-44 | 1,222 | 736 | 59.6 | 56.2-63.0 | 72 | 7.0 | 5.2- 9.3 | 414 | 33.4 | 30.2-36.7 |
45-54 | 1,300 | 772 | 59.2 | 55.8-62.4 | 137 | 9.4 | 7.8-11.4 | 391 | 31.4 | 28.3-34.7 |
55-64 | 1,221 | 767 | 62.5 | 59.1-65.7 | 157 | 13.5 | 11.3-16.1 | 297 | 24.0 | 21.2-27.1 |
65-74 | 1,025 | 648 | 63.2 | 59.6-66.8 | 132 | 13.4 | 11.0-16.1 | 245 | 23.4 | 20.4-26.7 |
75+ | 877 | 517 | 60.7 | 56.7-64.6 | 133 | 14.6 | 11.9-17.6 | 227 | 24.7 | 21.4-28.3 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 892 | 411 | 44.3 | 40.3-48.4 | 109 | 11.4 | 9.1-14.2 | 372 | 44.2 | 40.1-48.4 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,041 | 1,123 | 55.4 | 52.7-58.0 | 219 | 10.6 | 9.1-12.3 | 699 | 34.0 | 31.5-36.6 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,846 | 1,137 | 60.5 | 57.7-63.3 | 165 | 9.2 | 7.6-11.0 | 544 | 30.3 | 27.7-33.0 |
College Graduate | 2,152 | 1,489 | 68.6 | 66.1-70.9 | 197 | 9.3 | 7.9-10.9 | 466 | 22.1 | 20.0-24.3 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 729 | 353 | 48.9 | 44.3-53.5 | 100 | 12.6 | 9.9-15.9 | 276 | 38.5 | 34.2-43.1 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,079 | 570 | 50.4 | 46.7-54.1 | 117 | 11.5 | 9.3-14.2 | 392 | 38.1 | 34.5-41.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 775 | 452 | 55.3 | 50.9-59.7 | 79 | 10.0 | 7.6-12.9 | 244 | 34.7 | 30.5-39.1 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 898 | 554 | 60.7 | 56.8-64.5 | 80 | 8.8 | 6.8-11.2 | 264 | 30.5 | 27.0-34.3 |
$50,000-74,999 | 875 | 584 | 65.9 | 61.9-69.6 | 79 | 9.0 | 6.8-11.7 | 212 | 25.2 | 21.8-28.8 |
$75,000+ | 1,003 | 691 | 69.1 | 65.5-72.4 | 80 | 8.2 | 6.3-10.5 | 232 | 22.8 | 19.8-26.1 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 2,286 | 1,293 | 56.7 | 54.1-59.2 | 296 | 12.8 | 11.2-14.7 | 697 | 30.5 | 28.2-33.0 |
No | 4,566 | 2,825 | 61.3 | 59.6-63.0 | 388 | 8.6 | 7.6- 9.7 | 1,353 | 30.1 | 28.5-31.8 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 99 | 71 | 69.4 | 57.6-79.1 | 7 | 5.1 | 2.3-11.1 | 21 | 25.5 | 16.4-37.4 |
Non-Veteran | 6,820 | 4,080 | 59.6 | 58.2-61.1 | 681 | 9.9 | 9.1-10.8 | 2,059 | 30.5 | 29.1-31.8 |
Currently Serving | 20 | 15 | 80.6 | 57.0-92.9 | 2 | 9.4 | 2.1-34.1 | 3 | 9.9 | 2.7-30.3 |
* 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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