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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Western NC	1,614	1,020	59.6	56.6-62.6	594	40.4	37.4-43.4
GENDER
Male	600	317	50.0	45.3-54.8	283	50.0	45.2-54.7
Female	1,014	703	68.6	65.0-72.0	311	31.4	28.0-35.0
RACE
White	1,433	920	60.4	57.2-63.5	513	39.6	36.5-42.8
African American	72	45	61.4	47.2-73.9	27	38.6	26.1-52.8
Other Minorities	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	89	34	42.4	31.0-54.5	55	57.6	45.5-69.0
25-34	204	97	40.6	32.5-49.2	107	59.4	50.8-67.5
35-44	292	169	57.2	50.3-63.8	123	42.8	36.2-49.7
45-54	304	203	63.3	56.2-69.9	101	36.7	30.1-43.8
55-64	276	190	64.4	57.0-71.1	86	35.6	28.9-43.0
65-74	250	184	73.2	65.8-79.4	66	26.8	20.6-34.2
75+	193	138	69.1	60.3-76.8	55	30.9	23.2-39.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	295	150	45.2	38.2-52.4	145	54.8	47.6-61.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	480	278	56.5	50.9-61.9	202	43.5	38.1-49.1
Some Post-H.S.	422	284	63.5	57.7-69.0	138	36.5	31.0-42.3
College Graduate	413	306	70.5	64.4-75.9	107	29.5	24.1-35.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	208	114	49.2	39.8-58.6	94	50.8	41.4-60.2
$15,000- 24,999	302	179	55.8	48.6-62.7	123	44.2	37.3-51.4
$25,000- 34,999	223	129	54.0	46.0-61.7	94	46.0	38.3-54.0
$35,000- 49,999	219	148	67.9	60.3-74.7	71	32.1	25.3-39.7
$50,000-74,999	183	129	67.6	58.9-75.2	54	32.4	24.8-41.1
$75,000+	145	111	70.3	60.3-78.6	34	29.7	21.4-39.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	578	376	62.2	57.0-67.2	202	37.8	32.8-43.0
No	1,017	634	58.4	54.6-62.1	383	41.6	37.9-45.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	223	144	62.6	54.3-70.1	79	37.4	29.9-45.7
Non-Veteran	1,386	875	59.2	55.9-62.4	511	40.8	37.6-44.1
Currently Serving	5	1	4.7	0.5-33.4	4	95.3	66.6-99.5

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

-Western NC

1,614

1,020

59.6

56.6-62.6

594

40.4

37.4-43.4

GENDER

Male

600

317

50.0

45.3-54.8

283

50.0

45.2-54.7

Female

1,014

703

68.6

65.0-72.0

311

31.4

28.0-35.0

RACE

White

1,433

920

60.4

57.2-63.5

513

39.6

36.5-42.8

African American

61.4

47.2-73.9

38.6

26.1-52.8

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

42.4

31.0-54.5

57.6

45.5-69.0

25-34

204

40.6

32.5-49.2

107

59.4

50.8-67.5

35-44

292

169

57.2

50.3-63.8

123

42.8

36.2-49.7

45-54

304

203

63.3

56.2-69.9

101

36.7

30.1-43.8

55-64

276

190

64.4

57.0-71.1

35.6

28.9-43.0

65-74

250

184

73.2

65.8-79.4

26.8

20.6-34.2

75+

193

138

69.1

60.3-76.8

30.9

23.2-39.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

295

150

45.2

38.2-52.4

145

54.8

47.6-61.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

480

278

56.5

50.9-61.9

202

43.5

38.1-49.1

Some Post-H.S.

422

284

63.5

57.7-69.0

138

36.5

31.0-42.3

College Graduate

413

306

70.5

64.4-75.9

107

29.5

24.1-35.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

208

114

49.2

39.8-58.6

50.8

41.4-60.2

$15,000- 24,999

302

179

55.8

48.6-62.7

123

44.2

37.3-51.4

$25,000- 34,999

223

129

54.0

46.0-61.7

46.0

38.3-54.0

$35,000- 49,999

219

148

67.9

60.3-74.7

32.1

25.3-39.7

$50,000-74,999

183

129

67.6

58.9-75.2

32.4

24.8-41.1

$75,000+

145

111

70.3

60.3-78.6

29.7

21.4-39.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

578

376

62.2

57.0-67.2

202

37.8

32.8-43.0

1,017

634

58.4

54.6-62.1

383

41.6

37.9-45.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

223

144

62.6

54.3-70.1

37.4

29.9-45.7

Non-Veteran

1,386

875

59.2

55.9-62.4

511

40.8

37.6-44.1

Currently Serving

4.7

0.5-33.4

95.3

66.6-99.5

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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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