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	11,096	7,259	63.2	62.0-64.3	3,837	36.8	35.7-38.0
GENDER
Male	4,114	2,360	55.9	54.1-57.8	1,754	44.1	42.2-45.9
Female	6,982	4,899	69.8	68.5-71.2	2,083	30.2	28.8-31.5
AGE
18-24	511	245	46.0	40.8-51.4	266	54.0	48.6-59.2
25-34	1,563	919	56.7	53.6-59.8	644	43.3	40.2-46.4
35-44	2,020	1,208	58.9	56.2-61.5	812	41.1	38.5-43.8
45-54	2,095	1,382	63.7	61.0-66.2	713	36.3	33.8-39.0
55-64	2,012	1,434	68.9	66.2-71.5	578	31.1	28.5-33.8
65-74	1,596	1,154	71.2	68.3-73.9	442	28.8	26.1-31.7
75+	1,258	890	70.9	67.7-74.0	368	29.1	26.0-32.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,417	740	47.1	43.8-50.4	677	52.9	49.6-56.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,191	1,900	56.7	54.5-58.9	1,291	43.3	41.1-45.5
Some Post-H.S.	2,869	1,927	65.9	63.7-68.1	942	34.1	31.9-36.3
College Graduate	3,605	2,681	72.0	70.1-73.9	924	28.0	26.1-29.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,032	595	53.8	49.7-57.9	437	46.2	42.1-50.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,570	934	55.2	52.1-58.4	636	44.8	41.6-47.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,273	792	57.0	53.5-60.4	481	43.0	39.6-46.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,558	1,029	64.2	61.3-67.1	529	35.8	32.9-38.7
$50,000-74,999	1,525	1,058	66.5	63.5-69.4	467	33.5	30.6-36.5
$75,000+	1,796	1,295	71.9	69.3-74.4	501	28.1	25.6-30.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,535	2,336	64.6	62.6-66.6	1,199	35.4	33.4-37.4
No	7,393	4,827	62.7	61.3-64.1	2,566	37.3	35.9-38.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,538	997	64.0	61.0-66.9	541	36.0	33.1-39.0
Non-Veteran	9,450	6,192	63.0	61.7-64.2	3,258	37.0	35.8-38.3
Currently Serving	106	69	63.0	51.9-72.9	37	37.0	27.1-48.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,096

7,259

63.2

62.0-64.3

3,837

36.8

35.7-38.0

GENDER

Male

4,114

2,360

55.9

54.1-57.8

1,754

44.1

42.2-45.9

Female

6,982

4,899

69.8

68.5-71.2

2,083

30.2

28.8-31.5

AGE

18-24

511

245

46.0

40.8-51.4

266

54.0

48.6-59.2

25-34

1,563

919

56.7

53.6-59.8

644

43.3

40.2-46.4

35-44

2,020

1,208

58.9

56.2-61.5

812

41.1

38.5-43.8

45-54

2,095

1,382

63.7

61.0-66.2

713

36.3

33.8-39.0

55-64

2,012

1,434

68.9

66.2-71.5

578

31.1

28.5-33.8

65-74

1,596

1,154

71.2

68.3-73.9

442

28.8

26.1-31.7

75+

1,258

890

70.9

67.7-74.0

368

29.1

26.0-32.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,417

740

47.1

43.8-50.4

677

52.9

49.6-56.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,191

1,900

56.7

54.5-58.9

1,291

43.3

41.1-45.5

Some Post-H.S.

2,869

1,927

65.9

63.7-68.1

942

34.1

31.9-36.3

College Graduate

3,605

2,681

72.0

70.1-73.9

924

28.0

26.1-29.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,032

595

53.8

49.7-57.9

437

46.2

42.1-50.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,570

934

55.2

52.1-58.4

636

44.8

41.6-47.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,273

792

57.0

53.5-60.4

481

43.0

39.6-46.5

$35,000- 49,999

1,558

1,029

64.2

61.3-67.1

529

35.8

32.9-38.7

$50,000-74,999

1,525

1,058

66.5

63.5-69.4

467

33.5

30.6-36.5

$75,000+

1,796

1,295

71.9

69.3-74.4

501

28.1

25.6-30.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,535

2,336

64.6

62.6-66.6

1,199

35.4

33.4-37.4

7,393

4,827

62.7

61.3-64.1

2,566

37.3

35.9-38.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,538

997

64.0

61.0-66.9

541

36.0

33.1-39.0

Non-Veteran

9,450

6,192

63.0

61.7-64.2

3,258

37.0

35.8-38.3

Currently Serving

106

63.0

51.9-72.9

37.0

27.1-48.1

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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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