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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | Not taking vitamins | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 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 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 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 |
| Female | 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 | 507 | 211 | 39.3 | 34.2-44.6 | 30 | 6.0 | 3.9- 9.1 | 266 | 54.7 | 49.3-60.0 |
| 25-34 | 1,555 | 836 | 51.4 | 48.3-54.4 | 75 | 5.1 | 3.8- 6.7 | 644 | 43.6 | 40.5-46.7 |
| 35-44 | 2,015 | 1,092 | 52.7 | 50.0-55.4 | 111 | 6.1 | 4.9- 7.6 | 812 | 41.2 | 38.6-43.9 |
| 45-54 | 2,090 | 1,183 | 55.3 | 52.6-57.9 | 194 | 8.3 | 7.0- 9.7 | 713 | 36.4 | 33.9-39.1 |
| 55-64 | 2,003 | 1,192 | 57.5 | 54.7-60.3 | 233 | 11.2 | 9.6-13.1 | 578 | 31.2 | 28.6-34.0 |
| 65-74 | 1,581 | 940 | 58.3 | 55.2-61.3 | 199 | 12.5 | 10.7-14.7 | 442 | 29.2 | 26.4-32.1 |
| 75+ | 1,232 | 690 | 57.3 | 53.9-60.8 | 174 | 13.0 | 10.9-15.4 | 368 | 29.7 | 26.6-33.0 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,401 | 567 | 36.5 | 33.4-39.7 | 157 | 10.0 | 8.2-12.1 | 677 | 53.5 | 50.2-56.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,165 | 1,577 | 47.6 | 45.5-49.8 | 297 | 8.7 | 7.6- 9.9 | 1,291 | 43.7 | 41.5-45.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,849 | 1,669 | 57.6 | 55.4-59.9 | 238 | 8.0 | 6.8- 9.3 | 942 | 34.4 | 32.2-36.6 |
| College Graduate | 3,595 | 2,344 | 63.2 | 61.2-65.2 | 327 | 8.8 | 7.7-10.0 | 924 | 28.0 | 26.2-30.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,019 | 458 | 42.2 | 38.3-46.3 | 124 | 10.9 | 8.7-13.5 | 437 | 46.9 | 42.8-51.0 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 1,554 | 766 | 45.0 | 41.8-48.1 | 152 | 9.7 | 7.9-11.8 | 636 | 45.4 | 42.2-48.6 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 1,267 | 668 | 48.6 | 45.2-52.0 | 118 | 8.2 | 6.7-10.2 | 481 | 43.2 | 39.8-46.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 1,551 | 878 | 55.0 | 51.9-58.0 | 144 | 9.0 | 7.5-10.9 | 529 | 36.0 | 33.1-38.9 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 1,521 | 926 | 58.7 | 55.6-61.7 | 128 | 7.7 | 6.3- 9.5 | 467 | 33.6 | 30.8-36.6 |
| $75,000+ | 1,793 | 1,161 | 64.6 | 61.8-67.2 | 131 | 7.4 | 5.9- 9.1 | 501 | 28.1 | 25.6-30.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 3,493 | 1,883 | 53.3 | 51.2-55.4 | 411 | 10.9 | 9.7-12.2 | 1,199 | 35.8 | 33.8-37.9 |
| No | 7,365 | 4,202 | 54.7 | 53.3-56.2 | 597 | 7.8 | 7.1- 8.6 | 2,566 | 37.5 | 36.1-38.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 1,526 | 847 | 55.7 | 52.7-58.7 | 138 | 8.0 | 6.6- 9.6 | 541 | 36.3 | 33.4-39.3 |
| Non-Veteran | 9,390 | 5,258 | 53.9 | 52.6-55.2 | 874 | 8.8 | 8.1- 9.6 | 3,258 | 37.3 | 36.0-38.5 |
| Currently Serving | 106 | 61 | 55.9 | 44.8-66.4 | 8 | 7.1 | 3.2-15.4 | 37 | 37.0 | 27.1-48.1 |
* 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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