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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 |
| -Piedmont NC | 8,186 | 4,367 | 51.3 | 49.9-52.6 | 749 | 8.6 | 7.9- 9.4 | 3,070 | 40.2 | 38.8-41.6 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 3,034 | 1,413 | 45.4 | 43.3-47.6 | 243 | 7.4 | 6.3- 8.6 | 1,378 | 47.2 | 45.0-49.4 |
| Female | 5,152 | 2,954 | 56.7 | 55.0-58.4 | 506 | 9.7 | 8.8-10.8 | 1,692 | 33.5 | 31.9-35.2 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 6,345 | 3,560 | 54.8 | 53.2-56.3 | 612 | 9.2 | 8.3-10.1 | 2,173 | 36.0 | 34.5-37.6 |
| African American | 1,315 | 592 | 44.1 | 40.7-47.6 | 103 | 7.7 | 6.0- 9.9 | 620 | 48.2 | 44.7-51.6 |
| Other Minorities | 71 | 31 | 46.8 | 33.0-61.0 | 5 | 8.4 | 3.2-20.2 | 35 | 44.9 | 31.6-58.9 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 404 | 147 | 33.5 | 27.9-39.5 | 29 | 6.2 | 4.0- 9.5 | 228 | 60.3 | 54.1-66.2 |
| 25-34 | 1,345 | 671 | 46.7 | 43.4-50.0 | 74 | 5.6 | 4.3- 7.3 | 600 | 47.7 | 44.3-51.1 |
| 35-44 | 1,608 | 855 | 51.9 | 48.8-55.0 | 83 | 5.3 | 4.1- 6.8 | 670 | 42.8 | 39.7-45.9 |
| 45-54 | 1,539 | 836 | 54.7 | 51.6-57.8 | 141 | 8.1 | 6.6- 9.8 | 562 | 37.2 | 34.2-40.3 |
| 55-64 | 1,389 | 812 | 56.7 | 53.3-60.1 | 163 | 11.5 | 9.4-13.9 | 414 | 31.8 | 28.6-35.1 |
| 65-74 | 1,048 | 602 | 53.9 | 50.0-57.7 | 132 | 13.7 | 11.2-16.7 | 314 | 32.4 | 28.8-36.2 |
| 75+ | 809 | 423 | 53.4 | 49.1-57.7 | 120 | 14.2 | 11.5-17.4 | 266 | 32.4 | 28.5-36.5 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,286 | 453 | 31.5 | 28.3-34.8 | 133 | 8.6 | 6.9-10.6 | 700 | 59.9 | 56.4-63.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,260 | 1,088 | 45.0 | 42.4-47.6 | 203 | 8.1 | 6.9- 9.5 | 969 | 46.9 | 44.2-49.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,977 | 1,136 | 57.2 | 54.4-59.9 | 166 | 7.9 | 6.6- 9.5 | 675 | 34.9 | 32.3-37.6 |
| College Graduate | 2,650 | 1,682 | 60.6 | 58.2-63.0 | 247 | 9.4 | 8.1-11.0 | 721 | 30.0 | 27.7-32.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 839 | 352 | 38.9 | 34.6-43.5 | 102 | 11.3 | 8.9-14.2 | 385 | 49.8 | 45.1-54.5 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 1,258 | 570 | 40.8 | 37.2-44.4 | 109 | 7.5 | 6.0- 9.5 | 579 | 51.7 | 48.0-55.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 901 | 460 | 46.1 | 42.1-50.2 | 90 | 9.1 | 7.1-11.5 | 351 | 44.8 | 40.7-49.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 1,071 | 595 | 52.3 | 48.6-56.0 | 93 | 8.2 | 6.5-10.4 | 383 | 39.4 | 35.8-43.2 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 1,061 | 647 | 60.0 | 56.3-63.6 | 89 | 7.5 | 5.9- 9.5 | 325 | 32.5 | 29.1-36.1 |
| $75,000+ | 1,307 | 828 | 63.1 | 59.8-66.3 | 98 | 8.2 | 6.3-10.6 | 381 | 28.7 | 25.8-31.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 2,421 | 1,217 | 49.6 | 47.0-52.2 | 290 | 11.4 | 10.0-13.1 | 914 | 39.0 | 36.4-41.6 |
| No | 5,626 | 3,087 | 52.1 | 50.4-53.8 | 447 | 7.6 | 6.8- 8.5 | 2,092 | 40.3 | 38.7-42.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 972 | 509 | 52.1 | 48.3-55.9 | 98 | 9.1 | 7.2-11.4 | 365 | 38.8 | 35.1-42.7 |
| Non-Veteran | 7,185 | 3,842 | 51.1 | 49.6-52.6 | 647 | 8.5 | 7.7- 9.3 | 2,696 | 40.4 | 38.9-41.9 |
| Currently Serving | 27 | 15 | 49.1 | 29.5-69.0 | 4 | 18.3 | 6.6-41.5 | 8 | 32.6 | 16.5-54.1 |
* 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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