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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 |
| -Western NC | 1,601 | 876 | 52.0 | 48.9-55.0 | 131 | 7.3 | 5.9- 9.0 | 594 | 40.7 | 37.7-43.8 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 593 | 266 | 42.9 | 38.3-47.7 | 44 | 6.6 | 4.7- 9.2 | 283 | 50.5 | 45.6-55.3 |
| Female | 1,008 | 610 | 60.4 | 56.6-64.0 | 87 | 8.0 | 6.2-10.3 | 311 | 31.6 | 28.2-35.3 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 1,422 | 789 | 52.4 | 49.2-55.6 | 120 | 7.7 | 6.2- 9.5 | 513 | 39.9 | 36.8-43.1 |
| African American | 71 | 41 | 55.8 | 41.8-69.0 | 3 | 5.4 | 1.5-17.3 | 27 | 38.8 | 26.2-53.1 |
| Other Minorities | 3 | 3 | 100 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 87 | 27 | 34.7 | 24.1-47.2 | 5 | 5.3 | 1.9-13.9 | 55 | 60.0 | 47.6-71.2 |
| 25-34 | 203 | 90 | 36.7 | 29.0-45.1 | 6 | 3.6 | 1.3- 9.4 | 107 | 59.7 | 51.0-67.8 |
| 35-44 | 292 | 151 | 50.3 | 43.5-57.1 | 18 | 6.9 | 3.9-12.1 | 123 | 42.8 | 36.2-49.7 |
| 45-54 | 303 | 179 | 57.3 | 50.2-64.2 | 23 | 5.9 | 3.7- 9.3 | 101 | 36.8 | 30.2-43.9 |
| 55-64 | 274 | 155 | 52.7 | 45.5-59.8 | 33 | 11.4 | 7.7-16.6 | 86 | 35.8 | 29.0-43.3 |
| 65-74 | 246 | 150 | 63.0 | 55.5-70.0 | 30 | 9.7 | 6.4-14.4 | 66 | 27.3 | 20.9-34.7 |
| 75+ | 190 | 119 | 61.1 | 52.1-69.3 | 16 | 7.7 | 4.2-13.5 | 55 | 31.3 | 23.5-40.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 293 | 118 | 36.3 | 29.9-43.3 | 30 | 8.8 | 5.6-13.4 | 145 | 54.9 | 47.7-61.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 473 | 232 | 48.8 | 43.2-54.5 | 39 | 7.0 | 4.8-10.1 | 202 | 44.2 | 38.7-49.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 418 | 253 | 56.5 | 50.6-62.3 | 27 | 6.6 | 4.1-10.4 | 138 | 36.9 | 31.4-42.8 |
| College Graduate | 413 | 271 | 63.0 | 56.9-68.6 | 35 | 7.5 | 5.1-10.9 | 107 | 29.5 | 24.1-35.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 206 | 96 | 43.1 | 34.0-52.7 | 16 | 5.7 | 2.9-10.8 | 94 | 51.2 | 41.7-60.6 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 298 | 145 | 44.8 | 37.9-51.9 | 30 | 10.2 | 6.6-15.4 | 123 | 45.0 | 38.0-52.2 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 223 | 116 | 48.4 | 40.7-56.2 | 13 | 5.5 | 2.9-10.3 | 94 | 46.0 | 38.3-54.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 218 | 126 | 59.2 | 51.4-66.7 | 21 | 8.6 | 5.3-13.7 | 71 | 32.2 | 25.4-39.9 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 183 | 115 | 61.0 | 52.2-69.1 | 14 | 6.6 | 3.2-13.3 | 54 | 32.4 | 24.8-41.1 |
| $75,000+ | 145 | 105 | 67.4 | 57.6-75.9 | 6 | 2.9 | 1.2- 6.6 | 34 | 29.7 | 21.4-39.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 571 | 310 | 52.9 | 47.7-58.0 | 59 | 8.9 | 6.6-12.0 | 202 | 38.2 | 33.2-43.4 |
| No | 1,011 | 556 | 51.5 | 47.7-55.2 | 72 | 6.6 | 5.0- 8.7 | 383 | 41.9 | 38.2-45.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 220 | 124 | 56.7 | 48.4-64.6 | 17 | 5.5 | 3.1- 9.6 | 79 | 37.8 | 30.2-46.1 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,376 | 751 | 51.2 | 47.9-54.5 | 114 | 7.7 | 6.2- 9.6 | 511 | 41.1 | 37.9-44.4 |
| Currently Serving | 5 | 1 | 4.7 | 0.5-33.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 95.3 | 66.6-99.5 |
* 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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