BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Do you currently take any vitamin pills or supplements?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,811	9,140	59.0	58.0-60.1	5,671	41.0	39.9-42.0
-Northeastern Partnership	978	541	52.4	48.7-56.0	437	47.6	44.0-51.3
GENDER
Male	337	161	45.4	39.5-51.5	176	54.6	48.5-60.5
Female	641	380	58.3	53.9-62.6	261	41.7	37.4-46.1
RACE
White	569	358	58.7	53.9-63.3	211	41.3	36.7-46.1
African American	366	160	43.0	37.3-48.9	206	57.0	51.1-62.7
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	37	12	20.8	10.2-37.9	25	79.2	62.1-89.8
25-34	121	57	44.9	34.9-55.2	64	55.1	44.8-65.1
35-44	155	67	42.3	33.7-51.5	88	57.7	48.5-66.3
45-54	192	114	58.4	50.2-66.1	78	41.6	33.9-49.8
55-64	195	114	57.8	50.0-65.3	81	42.2	34.7-50.0
65-74	162	101	63.5	54.8-71.3	61	36.5	28.7-45.2
75+	115	75	63.1	52.8-72.4	40	36.9	27.6-47.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	216	103	44.2	36.2-52.5	113	55.8	47.5-63.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	340	174	49.7	43.6-55.8	166	50.3	44.2-56.4
Some Post-H.S.	228	127	52.3	44.7-59.8	101	47.7	40.2-55.3
College Graduate	194	137	66.5	58.5-73.7	57	33.5	26.3-41.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	170	67	34.4	26.9-42.8	103	65.6	57.2-73.1
$15,000- 24,999	192	111	53.4	44.3-62.2	81	46.6	37.8-55.7
$25,000- 34,999	100	55	52.1	41.1-62.8	45	47.9	37.2-58.9
$35,000- 49,999	127	73	54.8	44.8-64.4	54	45.2	35.6-55.2
$50,000-74,999	88	55	62.0	50.4-72.3	33	38.0	27.7-49.6
$75,000+	82	50	58.6	46.3-69.9	32	41.4	30.1-53.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	379	203	50.2	44.0-56.3	176	49.8	43.7-56.0
No	579	330	53.7	49.0-58.4	249	46.3	41.6-51.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	116	72	60.0	49.9-69.4	44	40.0	30.6-50.1
Non-Veteran	855	463	50.7	46.7-54.7	392	49.3	45.3-53.3
Currently Serving	7	6	87.8	45.3-98.4	1	12.2	1.6-54.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,811

9,140

59.0

58.0-60.1

5,671

41.0

39.9-42.0

-Northeastern Partnership

978

541

52.4

48.7-56.0

437

47.6

44.0-51.3

GENDER

Male

337

161

45.4

39.5-51.5

176

54.6

48.5-60.5

Female

641

380

58.3

53.9-62.6

261

41.7

37.4-46.1

RACE

White

569

358

58.7

53.9-63.3

211

41.3

36.7-46.1

African American

366

160

43.0

37.3-48.9

206

57.0

51.1-62.7

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

20.8

10.2-37.9

79.2

62.1-89.8

25-34

121

44.9

34.9-55.2

55.1

44.8-65.1

35-44

155

42.3

33.7-51.5

57.7

48.5-66.3

45-54

192

114

58.4

50.2-66.1

41.6

33.9-49.8

55-64

195

114

57.8

50.0-65.3

42.2

34.7-50.0

65-74

162

101

63.5

54.8-71.3

36.5

28.7-45.2

75+

115

63.1

52.8-72.4

36.9

27.6-47.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

216

103

44.2

36.2-52.5

113

55.8

47.5-63.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

340

174

49.7

43.6-55.8

166

50.3

44.2-56.4

Some Post-H.S.

228

127

52.3

44.7-59.8

101

47.7

40.2-55.3

College Graduate

194

137

66.5

58.5-73.7

33.5

26.3-41.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

170

34.4

26.9-42.8

103

65.6

57.2-73.1

$15,000- 24,999

192

111

53.4

44.3-62.2

46.6

37.8-55.7

$25,000- 34,999

100

52.1

41.1-62.8

47.9

37.2-58.9

$35,000- 49,999

127

54.8

44.8-64.4

45.2

35.6-55.2

$50,000-74,999

62.0

50.4-72.3

38.0

27.7-49.6

$75,000+

58.6

46.3-69.9

41.4

30.1-53.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

379

203

50.2

44.0-56.3

176

49.8

43.7-56.0

579

330

53.7

49.0-58.4

249

46.3

41.6-51.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

116

60.0

49.9-69.4

40.0

30.6-50.1

Non-Veteran

855

463

50.7

46.7-54.7

392

49.3

45.3-53.3

Currently Serving

87.8

45.3-98.4

12.2

1.6-54.7

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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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