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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 |
| -Piedmont NC | 853 | 203 | 23.1 | 19.3-27.3 | 397 | 46.8 | 41.6-52.1 | 253 | 30.1 | 25.3-35.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 276 | 53 | 17.9 | 12.4-25.3 | 133 | 45.2 | 35.7-54.9 | 90 | 36.9 | 27.9-47.0 |
| Female | 577 | 150 | 27.0 | 22.5-32.1 | 264 | 48.1 | 42.7-53.6 | 163 | 24.8 | 20.7-29.5 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 688 | 172 | 26.9 | 22.6-31.7 | 314 | 45.0 | 40.1-50.0 | 202 | 28.1 | 23.8-32.8 |
| African American | 114 | 23 | 16.3 | 9.7-26.0 | 54 | 44.5 | 31.2-58.6 | 37 | 39.3 | 24.8-55.9 |
| Other Minorities | 48 | 7 | 12.2 | 4.3-30.1 | 27 | 56.8 | 35.6-75.7 | 14 | 31.0 | 15.6-52.4 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 35 | 4 | 12.5 | 3.4-37.2 | 21 | 59.9 | 36.1-79.8 | 10 | 27.5 | 12.4-50.5 |
| Non-Hispanic | 817 | 199 | 24.3 | 20.4-28.5 | 376 | 45.4 | 40.4-50.5 | 242 | 30.3 | 25.5-35.6 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 23 | 7 | 22.1 | 8.7-45.8 | 7 | 33.7 | 14.3-60.7 | 9 | 44.2 | 21.1-70.0 |
| 25-34 | 67 | 24 | 30.1 | 17.9-46.0 | 37 | 56.4 | 39.3-72.2 | 6 | 13.5 | 5.3-30.1 |
| 35-44 | 91 | 26 | 21.5 | 13.7-31.9 | 44 | 49.5 | 37.2-62.0 | 21 | 29.0 | 18.2-42.8 |
| 45-54 | 158 | 42 | 25.5 | 18.6-34.0 | 82 | 54.6 | 45.4-63.4 | 34 | 19.9 | 13.6-28.1 |
| 55-64 | 171 | 45 | 26.1 | 18.3-35.8 | 81 | 42.3 | 33.7-51.5 | 45 | 31.6 | 23.4-41.0 |
| 65-74 | 181 | 42 | 21.4 | 15.4-29.0 | 78 | 44.3 | 35.1-54.0 | 61 | 34.3 | 26.2-43.3 |
| 75+ | 153 | 14 | 11.8 | 6.6-20.1 | 66 | 42.1 | 32.9-51.9 | 73 | 46.1 | 36.8-55.7 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 139 | 13 | 10.9 | 5.7-19.8 | 67 | 54.1 | 39.5-68.1 | 59 | 35.0 | 23.4-48.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 249 | 57 | 22.1 | 15.0-31.2 | 110 | 38.6 | 29.9-48.0 | 82 | 39.4 | 29.1-50.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 223 | 62 | 24.2 | 17.4-32.5 | 103 | 50.4 | 40.6-60.3 | 58 | 25.4 | 18.5-33.8 |
| College Graduate | 240 | 70 | 29.8 | 23.0-37.7 | 117 | 48.8 | 40.8-56.8 | 53 | 21.3 | 15.3-28.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 98 | 22 | 25.0 | 12.2-44.3 | 38 | 44.9 | 24.8-66.8 | 38 | 30.1 | 17.2-47.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 135 | 31 | 21.8 | 13.0-34.4 | 65 | 41.2 | 28.3-55.6 | 39 | 36.9 | 21.5-55.6 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 100 | 18 | 22.6 | 12.7-37.0 | 44 | 42.3 | 30.8-54.7 | 38 | 35.0 | 24.6-47.1 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 109 | 25 | 19.2 | 11.4-30.5 | 61 | 56.0 | 41.1-70.0 | 23 | 24.8 | 14.4-39.4 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 106 | 32 | 25.8 | 16.8-37.4 | 55 | 54.6 | 40.7-67.8 | 19 | 19.6 | 9.3-36.8 |
| $75,000+ | 143 | 42 | 25.2 | 17.8-34.3 | 71 | 49.3 | 39.3-59.5 | 30 | 25.5 | 16.9-36.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 369 | 95 | 29.6 | 23.0-37.0 | 165 | 42.9 | 36.0-50.0 | 109 | 27.6 | 21.8-34.2 |
| No | 467 | 104 | 18.6 | 14.6-23.5 | 225 | 49.9 | 42.5-57.3 | 138 | 31.4 | 24.6-39.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 136 | 33 | 21.9 | 14.4-31.9 | 62 | 43.4 | 30.7-57.0 | 41 | 34.7 | 23.7-47.6 |
| Non-Veteran | 717 | 170 | 23.3 | 19.1-28.1 | 335 | 47.5 | 41.9-53.2 | 212 | 29.2 | 24.0-34.9 |
*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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