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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 |
| -Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 526 | 251 | 42.9 | 38.1-47.9 | 54 | 10.6 | 7.9-14.0 | 221 | 46.5 | 41.5-51.5 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 196 | 78 | 35.7 | 28.6-43.6 | 20 | 10.2 | 6.4-15.9 | 98 | 54.0 | 46.1-61.8 |
| Female | 330 | 173 | 49.9 | 43.8-56.0 | 34 | 10.9 | 7.6-15.3 | 123 | 39.3 | 33.4-45.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 343 | 185 | 49.7 | 43.6-55.8 | 36 | 10.8 | 7.6-15.3 | 122 | 39.5 | 33.5-45.7 |
| Other | 181 | 65 | 29.7 | 22.8-37.7 | 18 | 10.3 | 6.3-16.4 | 98 | 60.0 | 51.6-67.8 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-44 | 202 | 88 | 36.1 | 29.0-43.9 | 14 | 6.7 | 3.8-11.5 | 100 | 57.2 | 49.3-64.8 |
| 45+ | 321 | 161 | 46.9 | 40.7-53.3 | 40 | 13.3 | 9.5-18.3 | 120 | 39.8 | 33.6-46.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| H.S. or Less | 294 | 122 | 37.2 | 31.1-43.8 | 25 | 7.8 | 5.1-11.8 | 147 | 54.9 | 48.3-61.4 |
| Some College + | 230 | 127 | 49.9 | 42.5-57.3 | 29 | 14.5 | 9.8-20.9 | 74 | 35.6 | 28.7-43.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $50,000 | 310 | 139 | 39.8 | 33.6-46.3 | 25 | 8.6 | 5.7-12.9 | 146 | 51.6 | 45.0-58.1 |
| $50,000+ | 104 | 57 | 49.8 | 39.2-60.5 | 14 | 14.7 | 8.3-24.8 | 33 | 35.5 | 25.7-46.6 |
* 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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