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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | Not taking vitamins | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 14,698 | 7,729 | 50.6 | 49.5-51.6 | 1,298 | 8.2 | 7.6- 8.7 | 5,671 | 41.3 | 40.2-42.3 |
| -Northeastern Partnership | 969 | 439 | 44.1 | 40.5-47.8 | 93 | 7.8 | 6.2- 9.7 | 437 | 48.1 | 44.4-51.8 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 334 | 138 | 40.1 | 34.3-46.2 | 20 | 4.7 | 2.9- 7.6 | 176 | 55.2 | 49.1-61.1 |
| Female | 635 | 301 | 47.5 | 43.1-52.0 | 73 | 10.4 | 8.1-13.3 | 261 | 42.0 | 37.7-46.5 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 567 | 298 | 50.2 | 45.4-54.9 | 58 | 8.4 | 6.3-11.0 | 211 | 41.5 | 36.8-46.3 |
| African American | 360 | 123 | 34.8 | 29.3-40.6 | 31 | 7.3 | 4.9-10.9 | 206 | 57.9 | 52.0-63.6 |
| Other Minorities | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 100 | . - . |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 36 | 11 | 19.5 | 9.2-36.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 25 | 80.5 | 63.4-90.8 |
| 25-34 | 119 | 49 | 39.7 | 30.1-50.2 | 6 | 3.8 | 1.6- 8.7 | 64 | 56.5 | 46.0-66.4 |
| 35-44 | 155 | 55 | 35.0 | 26.9-44.2 | 12 | 7.3 | 3.8-13.5 | 88 | 57.7 | 48.5-66.3 |
| 45-54 | 191 | 97 | 51.5 | 43.4-59.5 | 16 | 6.8 | 4.0-11.3 | 78 | 41.7 | 33.9-49.9 |
| 55-64 | 194 | 90 | 47.3 | 39.6-55.2 | 23 | 10.1 | 6.5-15.4 | 81 | 42.6 | 35.1-50.5 |
| 65-74 | 159 | 75 | 49.7 | 41.0-58.4 | 23 | 13.1 | 8.3-20.0 | 61 | 37.3 | 29.2-46.0 |
| 75+ | 114 | 61 | 53.0 | 42.8-63.0 | 13 | 9.7 | 5.6-16.5 | 40 | 37.2 | 27.9-47.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 212 | 78 | 35.5 | 28.0-43.7 | 21 | 7.7 | 4.7-12.3 | 113 | 56.8 | 48.4-64.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 339 | 139 | 41.3 | 35.4-47.4 | 34 | 8.3 | 5.7-11.9 | 166 | 50.4 | 44.3-56.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 225 | 106 | 45.2 | 37.8-52.8 | 18 | 6.4 | 3.8-10.7 | 101 | 48.4 | 40.8-56.0 |
| College Graduate | 193 | 116 | 57.4 | 49.4-65.0 | 20 | 8.7 | 5.4-13.9 | 57 | 33.8 | 26.6-41.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 167 | 49 | 24.8 | 18.4-32.4 | 15 | 7.9 | 4.4-14.0 | 103 | 67.3 | 59.0-74.7 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 191 | 84 | 43.2 | 34.7-52.1 | 26 | 10.1 | 6.4-15.6 | 81 | 46.7 | 37.8-55.8 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 100 | 47 | 46.1 | 35.5-57.1 | 8 | 5.9 | 2.8-12.0 | 45 | 47.9 | 37.2-58.9 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 125 | 61 | 46.5 | 36.7-56.5 | 10 | 7.2 | 3.6-13.6 | 54 | 46.4 | 36.6-56.4 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 88 | 49 | 54.4 | 43.0-65.5 | 6 | 7.5 | 3.2-16.7 | 33 | 38.0 | 27.7-49.6 |
| $75,000+ | 82 | 42 | 49.8 | 38.0-61.6 | 8 | 8.8 | 4.3-17.4 | 32 | 41.4 | 30.1-53.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 374 | 159 | 41.1 | 35.2-47.2 | 39 | 8.3 | 5.9-11.7 | 176 | 50.6 | 44.4-56.8 |
| No | 575 | 273 | 45.8 | 41.1-50.5 | 53 | 7.6 | 5.6-10.2 | 249 | 46.6 | 41.9-51.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 115 | 66 | 56.0 | 46.0-65.6 | 5 | 3.6 | 1.3- 9.4 | 44 | 40.3 | 30.9-50.5 |
| Non-Veteran | 847 | 368 | 41.7 | 37.8-45.6 | 87 | 8.5 | 6.7-10.7 | 392 | 49.8 | 45.8-53.8 |
| Currently Serving | 7 | 5 | 82.8 | 44.7-96.6 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.6-31.3 | 1 | 12.2 | 1.6-54.7 |
* 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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