BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (Do you currently take any vitamin pills or supplements?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	8,242	5,172	60.1	58.7-61.5	3,070	39.9	38.5-41.3
GENDER
Male	3,056	1,678	53.2	51.0-55.4	1,378	46.8	44.6-49.0
Female	5,186	3,494	66.7	65.0-68.3	1,692	33.3	31.7-35.0
RACE
White	6,386	4,213	64.2	62.7-65.7	2,173	35.8	34.3-37.3
African American	1,326	706	52.1	48.7-55.5	620	47.9	44.5-51.3
Other Minorities	71	36	55.1	41.1-68.4	35	44.9	31.6-58.9
AGE
18-24	410	182	40.8	34.9-47.0	228	59.2	53.0-65.1
25-34	1,352	752	52.5	49.2-55.9	600	47.5	44.1-50.8
35-44	1,613	943	57.4	54.3-60.4	670	42.6	39.6-45.7
45-54	1,543	981	62.9	59.8-65.9	562	37.1	34.1-40.2
55-64	1,393	979	68.3	64.9-71.4	414	31.7	28.6-35.1
65-74	1,055	741	67.9	64.1-71.5	314	32.1	28.5-35.9
75+	831	565	68.4	64.4-72.2	266	31.6	27.8-35.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,300	600	40.6	37.2-44.1	700	59.4	55.9-62.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,278	1,309	53.5	50.8-56.1	969	46.5	43.9-49.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,994	1,319	65.5	62.7-68.1	675	34.5	31.9-37.3
College Graduate	2,657	1,936	70.1	67.8-72.3	721	29.9	27.7-32.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	846	461	50.7	46.0-55.4	385	49.3	44.6-54.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,274	695	49.1	45.4-52.8	579	50.9	47.2-54.6
$25,000- 34,999	906	555	55.4	51.2-59.5	351	44.6	40.5-48.8
$35,000- 49,999	1,076	693	60.8	57.1-64.4	383	39.2	35.6-42.9
$50,000-74,999	1,065	740	67.7	64.1-71.1	325	32.3	28.9-35.9
$75,000+	1,310	929	71.4	68.3-74.3	381	28.6	25.7-31.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,458	1,544	61.6	59.0-64.1	914	38.4	35.9-41.0
No	5,644	3,552	59.9	58.2-61.5	2,092	40.1	38.5-41.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	979	614	61.5	57.7-65.2	365	38.5	34.8-42.3
Non-Veteran	7,234	4,538	59.9	58.4-61.3	2,696	40.1	38.7-41.6
Currently Serving	27	19	67.4	45.9-83.5	8	32.6	16.5-54.1

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

-Piedmont NC

8,242

5,172

60.1

58.7-61.5

3,070

39.9

38.5-41.3

GENDER

Male

3,056

1,678

53.2

51.0-55.4

1,378

46.8

44.6-49.0

Female

5,186

3,494

66.7

65.0-68.3

1,692

33.3

31.7-35.0

RACE

White

6,386

4,213

64.2

62.7-65.7

2,173

35.8

34.3-37.3

African American

1,326

706

52.1

48.7-55.5

620

47.9

44.5-51.3

Other Minorities

55.1

41.1-68.4

44.9

31.6-58.9

AGE

18-24

410

182

40.8

34.9-47.0

228

59.2

53.0-65.1

25-34

1,352

752

52.5

49.2-55.9

600

47.5

44.1-50.8

35-44

1,613

943

57.4

54.3-60.4

670

42.6

39.6-45.7

45-54

1,543

981

62.9

59.8-65.9

562

37.1

34.1-40.2

55-64

1,393

979

68.3

64.9-71.4

414

31.7

28.6-35.1

65-74

1,055

741

67.9

64.1-71.5

314

32.1

28.5-35.9

75+

831

565

68.4

64.4-72.2

266

31.6

27.8-35.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,300

600

40.6

37.2-44.1

700

59.4

55.9-62.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,278

1,309

53.5

50.8-56.1

969

46.5

43.9-49.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,994

1,319

65.5

62.7-68.1

675

34.5

31.9-37.3

College Graduate

2,657

1,936

70.1

67.8-72.3

721

29.9

27.7-32.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

846

461

50.7

46.0-55.4

385

49.3

44.6-54.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,274

695

49.1

45.4-52.8

579

50.9

47.2-54.6

$25,000- 34,999

906

555

55.4

51.2-59.5

351

44.6

40.5-48.8

$35,000- 49,999

1,076

693

60.8

57.1-64.4

383

39.2

35.6-42.9

$50,000-74,999

1,065

740

67.7

64.1-71.1

325

32.3

28.9-35.9

$75,000+

1,310

929

71.4

68.3-74.3

381

28.6

25.7-31.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,458

1,544

61.6

59.0-64.1

914

38.4

35.9-41.0

5,644

3,552

59.9

58.2-61.5

2,092

40.1

38.5-41.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

979

614

61.5

57.7-65.2

365

38.5

34.8-42.3

Non-Veteran

7,234

4,538

59.9

58.4-61.3

2,696

40.1

38.7-41.6

Currently Serving

67.4

45.9-83.5

32.6

16.5-54.1

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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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