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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 |
| -Western NC | 199 | 54 | 32.6 | 23.0-43.9 | 87 | 42.0 | 33.0-51.7 | 58 | 25.4 | 18.1-34.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 59 | 13 | 30.7 | 15.8-51.0 | 25 | 42.1 | 27.3-58.5 | 21 | 27.3 | 16.1-42.3 |
| Female | 140 | 41 | 33.5 | 22.0-47.5 | 62 | 42.0 | 31.0-53.9 | 37 | 24.5 | 15.7-36.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 176 | 45 | 33.2 | 22.9-45.3 | 81 | 44.7 | 34.9-54.9 | 50 | 22.1 | 15.5-30.5 |
| African American | 6 | 2 | 27.2 | 6.0-68.7 | 1 | 14.5 | 1.9-59.5 | 3 | 58.3 | 21.3-87.8 |
| Other Minorities | 16 | 7 | 28.0 | 9.1-60.0 | 5 | 18.1 | 4.5-50.8 | 4 | 53.9 | 20.2-84.3 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 9 | 3 | 19.9 | 4.6-56.1 | 3 | 9.6 | 2.1-34.8 | 3 | 70.5 | 33.0-92.1 |
| Non-Hispanic | 190 | 51 | 33.4 | 23.4-45.1 | 84 | 44.0 | 34.6-54.0 | 55 | 22.6 | 16.1-30.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 7 | 2 | 49.3 | 14.6-84.7 | 3 | 24.0 | 5.6-62.7 | 2 | 26.7 | 5.9-68.0 |
| 25-34 | 12 | 8 | 71.5 | 37.5-91.3 | 3 | 23.4 | 6.4-57.7 | 1 | 5.1 | 0.6-31.0 |
| 35-44 | 20 | 4 | 35.2 | 14.3-63.8 | 9 | 39.5 | 19.6-63.7 | 7 | 25.3 | 10.9-48.4 |
| 45-54 | 47 | 16 | 24.4 | 13.4-40.2 | 24 | 53.5 | 35.4-70.8 | 7 | 22.1 | 9.1-44.6 |
| 55-64 | 38 | 10 | 24.7 | 12.3-43.4 | 16 | 42.6 | 25.3-61.9 | 12 | 32.8 | 18.1-51.8 |
| 65-74 | 44 | 8 | 22.0 | 10.7-39.8 | 20 | 47.7 | 31.5-64.5 | 16 | 30.3 | 17.5-47.1 |
| 75+ | 31 | 6 | 18.8 | 8.0-38.4 | 12 | 49.8 | 30.4-69.4 | 13 | 31.3 | 16.7-51.0 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 39 | 8 | 13.7 | 6.0-28.6 | 14 | 38.2 | 20.5-59.8 | 17 | 48.0 | 27.5-69.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 60 | 16 | 39.2 | 20.7-61.4 | 24 | 29.6 | 17.3-45.8 | 20 | 31.2 | 17.3-49.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 46 | 14 | 35.9 | 18.8-57.6 | 21 | 48.1 | 29.5-67.1 | 11 | 16.0 | 6.9-32.9 |
| College Graduate | 52 | 16 | 31.4 | 18.8-47.5 | 27 | 54.2 | 38.8-68.9 | 9 | 14.3 | 7.2-26.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 33 | 9 | 28.7 | 14.5-48.8 | 12 | 37.3 | 19.7-59.1 | 12 | 34.0 | 18.1-54.6 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 34 | 7 | 18.1 | 7.7-37.0 | 19 | 60.3 | 39.6-77.9 | 8 | 21.5 | 9.2-42.6 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 31 | 5 | 28.4 | 7.0-67.7 | 13 | 27.2 | 12.3-49.8 | 13 | 44.4 | 20.5-71.2 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 31 | 8 | 39.4 | 16.3-68.4 | 14 | 40.5 | 19.9-65.1 | 9 | 20.1 | 9.0-39.1 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 28 | 9 | 27.4 | 12.3-50.3 | 16 | 56.5 | 33.5-76.9 | 3 | 16.2 | 3.7-48.9 |
| $75,000+ | 14 | 7 | 44.2 | 19.5-72.2 | 6 | 50.4 | 23.5-77.1 | 1 | 5.3 | 0.7-30.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 88 | 24 | 32.5 | 19.1-49.5 | 37 | 34.3 | 23.0-47.8 | 27 | 33.2 | 21.2-47.8 |
| No | 109 | 30 | 34.3 | 21.6-49.6 | 49 | 47.4 | 34.7-60.4 | 30 | 18.3 | 11.2-28.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 28 | 6 | 25.0 | 10.4-48.8 | 10 | 37.4 | 18.3-61.4 | 12 | 37.6 | 19.3-60.3 |
| Non-Veteran | 171 | 48 | 33.9 | 23.2-46.4 | 77 | 42.8 | 32.8-53.4 | 46 | 23.4 | 15.8-33.2 |
*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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