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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%) | ||
| 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 |
| -New Hanover County | 371 | 222 | 58.8 | 53.0-64.4 | 26 | 6.2 | 4.0- 9.6 | 123 | 35.0 | 29.6-40.7 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 145 | 84 | 57.6 | 48.5-66.2 | 7 | 4.4 | 2.0- 9.5 | 54 | 38.0 | 29.6-47.1 |
| Female | 226 | 138 | 59.9 | 52.5-67.0 | 19 | 8.0 | 4.7-13.2 | 69 | 32.1 | 25.6-39.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 303 | 190 | 61.2 | 54.9-67.2 | 22 | 6.9 | 4.3-11.0 | 91 | 31.9 | 26.2-38.1 |
| Other | 65 | 29 | 47.4 | 32.9-62.2 | 4 | 3.5 | 1.2- 9.6 | 32 | 49.1 | 34.7-63.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-44 | 140 | 67 | 50.4 | 40.8-59.9 | 10 | 5.8 | 2.8-11.9 | 63 | 43.8 | 34.6-53.4 |
| 45+ | 230 | 154 | 65.1 | 57.8-71.7 | 16 | 6.6 | 3.8-11.1 | 60 | 28.4 | 22.2-35.5 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| H.S. or Less | 115 | 60 | 48.5 | 38.1-59.1 | 3 | 2.4 | 0.7- 7.7 | 52 | 49.1 | 38.7-59.6 |
| Some College + | 255 | 161 | 63.9 | 57.0-70.3 | 23 | 8.2 | 5.1-12.9 | 71 | 27.8 | 22.0-34.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $50,000 | 177 | 98 | 53.4 | 44.9-61.7 | 14 | 7.0 | 3.7-12.8 | 65 | 39.6 | 31.6-48.3 |
| $50,000+ | 104 | 70 | 66.1 | 55.6-75.2 | 4 | 3.6 | 1.3- 9.7 | 30 | 30.4 | 21.6-40.8 |
* 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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