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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | Don't know/Not sure | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 1,580 | 387 | 25.8 | 22.7-29.2 | 711 | 44.7 | 41.0-48.4 | 482 | 29.5 | 26.2-33.1 |
| -Eastern NC | 528 | 130 | 27.1 | 22.1-32.8 | 227 | 42.0 | 36.2-48.0 | 171 | 30.9 | 25.8-36.5 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 169 | 35 | 26.0 | 17.8-36.2 | 76 | 41.2 | 31.8-51.4 | 58 | 32.8 | 24.0-42.9 |
| Female | 359 | 95 | 28.0 | 22.1-34.7 | 151 | 42.5 | 35.4-49.8 | 113 | 29.6 | 23.7-36.2 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 375 | 98 | 29.0 | 23.1-35.8 | 154 | 41.2 | 34.3-48.5 | 123 | 29.7 | 24.0-36.2 |
| African American | 106 | 22 | 22.9 | 12.6-37.8 | 50 | 42.4 | 30.2-55.5 | 34 | 34.8 | 22.4-49.6 |
| Other Minorities | 45 | 9 | 20.5 | 8.8-40.9 | 23 | 48.1 | 30.6-66.0 | 13 | 31.4 | 16.8-50.8 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 16 | 3 | 24.7 | 6.6-60.3 | 7 | 41.0 | 17.5-69.4 | 6 | 34.3 | 13.5-63.7 |
| Non-Hispanic | 511 | 127 | 27.3 | 22.2-33.1 | 220 | 42.1 | 36.2-48.2 | 164 | 30.6 | 25.4-36.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 18 | 6 | 24.7 | 9.4-51.1 | 9 | 52.2 | 26.1-77.2 | 3 | 23.0 | 7.0-54.2 |
| 25-34 | 35 | 12 | 43.8 | 25.5-63.9 | 14 | 28.5 | 15.6-46.4 | 9 | 27.7 | 12.9-49.6 |
| 35-44 | 62 | 17 | 24.0 | 13.6-38.8 | 33 | 56.5 | 41.3-70.5 | 12 | 19.5 | 10.1-34.5 |
| 45-54 | 83 | 23 | 30.8 | 19.2-45.3 | 41 | 44.1 | 31.2-57.9 | 19 | 25.1 | 14.9-39.2 |
| 55-64 | 118 | 29 | 26.3 | 17.0-38.4 | 52 | 41.0 | 30.9-51.9 | 37 | 32.7 | 23.4-43.5 |
| 65-74 | 108 | 24 | 23.7 | 15.5-34.5 | 39 | 29.5 | 21.2-39.5 | 45 | 46.8 | 36.2-57.6 |
| 75+ | 97 | 17 | 17.4 | 10.2-28.2 | 36 | 39.9 | 28.9-52.0 | 44 | 42.6 | 31.4-54.7 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 102 | 13 | 19.6 | 10.0-34.8 | 47 | 44.6 | 32.6-57.2 | 42 | 35.8 | 25.2-48.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 187 | 48 | 26.3 | 18.6-35.8 | 71 | 37.5 | 28.2-47.7 | 68 | 36.2 | 27.1-46.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 110 | 23 | 20.2 | 11.9-32.2 | 52 | 49.6 | 36.2-63.0 | 35 | 30.2 | 19.9-43.0 |
| College Graduate | 128 | 45 | 39.9 | 29.0-51.8 | 57 | 40.6 | 30.3-51.8 | 26 | 19.5 | 12.4-29.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 73 | 17 | 30.0 | 15.3-50.4 | 31 | 36.4 | 23.5-51.6 | 25 | 33.6 | 21.0-49.1 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 95 | 17 | 16.4 | 8.9-28.4 | 45 | 51.5 | 38.7-64.1 | 33 | 32.1 | 21.3-45.2 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 71 | 22 | 46.3 | 30.6-62.8 | 30 | 37.6 | 24.3-53.0 | 19 | 16.1 | 9.4-26.3 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 62 | 20 | 27.8 | 16.2-43.4 | 21 | 34.2 | 18.3-54.6 | 21 | 38.0 | 22.9-55.8 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 66 | 15 | 24.7 | 14.4-39.0 | 31 | 48.9 | 34.5-63.6 | 20 | 26.3 | 16.2-39.8 |
| $75,000+ | 65 | 21 | 32.3 | 19.6-48.2 | 32 | 45.6 | 31.3-60.7 | 12 | 22.2 | 11.6-38.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 252 | 49 | 21.0 | 14.8-28.7 | 108 | 41.1 | 33.4-49.3 | 95 | 37.9 | 30.3-46.2 |
| No | 265 | 80 | 32.4 | 25.0-40.9 | 114 | 42.5 | 34.2-51.3 | 71 | 25.0 | 18.5-32.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 83 | 17 | 23.0 | 12.9-37.8 | 35 | 39.1 | 26.7-53.0 | 31 | 37.9 | 25.7-51.8 |
| Non-Veteran | 445 | 113 | 28.0 | 22.5-34.2 | 192 | 42.5 | 36.2-49.2 | 140 | 29.5 | 24.0-35.7 |
*This question was asked only of respondents who reported taking vitamins but not multivitamins. Due to large number of responses, data for DNK/Not sure category are also presented.
^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.
** 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.
***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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
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