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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 | 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 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 199 | 72 | 34.7 | 27.3-43.0 | 13 | 4.1 | 2.1- 7.7 | 114 | 61.2 | 52.9-68.8 |
25-34 | 601 | 268 | 41.9 | 37.3-46.7 | 36 | 5.1 | 3.4- 7.7 | 297 | 53.0 | 48.1-57.8 |
35-44 | 793 | 356 | 45.4 | 41.3-49.6 | 39 | 5.1 | 3.6- 7.3 | 398 | 49.5 | 45.3-53.6 |
45-54 | 790 | 411 | 50.8 | 46.6-55.0 | 57 | 6.9 | 5.1- 9.3 | 322 | 42.3 | 38.2-46.6 |
55-64 | 782 | 425 | 52.9 | 48.5-57.2 | 76 | 9.1 | 6.8-12.1 | 281 | 38.0 | 33.8-42.4 |
65-74 | 556 | 292 | 52.9 | 48.0-57.8 | 67 | 11.6 | 8.9-15.1 | 197 | 35.5 | 30.9-40.3 |
75+ | 355 | 173 | 52.4 | 46.2-58.6 | 41 | 10.7 | 7.5-14.9 | 141 | 36.9 | 31.1-43.0 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 509 | 156 | 28.6 | 24.2-33.4 | 48 | 8.5 | 6.0-11.9 | 305 | 63.0 | 57.7-67.9 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,124 | 454 | 38.7 | 35.3-42.2 | 78 | 6.5 | 5.0- 8.4 | 592 | 54.8 | 51.3-58.3 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,003 | 532 | 54.2 | 50.5-57.9 | 73 | 6.5 | 5.0- 8.4 | 398 | 39.3 | 35.7-43.0 |
College Graduate | 1,443 | 855 | 57.9 | 54.7-61.0 | 130 | 8.3 | 6.7-10.2 | 458 | 33.8 | 30.9-37.0 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 290 | 105 | 32.9 | 26.6-39.9 | 24 | 8.5 | 5.4-13.2 | 161 | 58.6 | 51.3-65.5 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 475 | 196 | 37.9 | 32.8-43.3 | 35 | 7.3 | 4.8-11.0 | 244 | 54.8 | 49.3-60.2 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 492 | 216 | 41.3 | 36.3-46.5 | 39 | 6.4 | 4.5- 9.1 | 237 | 52.2 | 47.0-57.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 653 | 324 | 49.3 | 44.7-53.9 | 64 | 9.3 | 7.0-12.3 | 265 | 41.4 | 36.9-46.0 |
$50,000-74,999 | 646 | 342 | 52.2 | 47.6-56.7 | 49 | 6.6 | 4.8- 9.0 | 255 | 41.3 | 36.8-45.9 |
$75,000+ | 790 | 470 | 60.6 | 56.5-64.6 | 51 | 6.6 | 4.7- 9.4 | 269 | 32.7 | 29.0-36.7 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 1,207 | 590 | 49.2 | 45.8-52.7 | 115 | 8.6 | 6.9-10.6 | 502 | 42.2 | 38.8-45.6 |
No | 2,799 | 1,377 | 47.9 | 45.6-50.1 | 209 | 7.0 | 5.9- 8.2 | 1,213 | 45.2 | 42.9-47.4 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 1,427 | 776 | 55.2 | 52.1-58.2 | 131 | 8.1 | 6.7- 9.8 | 520 | 36.7 | 33.8-39.8 |
Non-Veteran | 2,570 | 1,178 | 44.5 | 42.2-46.8 | 193 | 7.0 | 5.9- 8.4 | 1,199 | 48.5 | 46.1-50.8 |
Currently Serving | 86 | 46 | 52.5 | 40.6-64.2 | 6 | 6.8 | 2.7-16.3 | 34 | 40.7 | 29.6-52.7 |
* 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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