BRFSS 2007 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How would you describe how often you have taken multivitamins over the past six months?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Take daily	Take at least 5 days a week	Was taking regularly, not now	Not taking regularly, now regularly	Have not taken regularly
North Carolina	8,449	1,210	17.1	15.8-18.5	389	5.3	4.6- 6.1	611	9.0	8.0-10.1	632	8.7	7.8- 9.8	5,607	59.9	58.2-61.5
-Eastern NC	2,574	375	17.0	14.7-19.6	107	4.6	3.6- 5.8	183	8.8	7.2-10.8	177	8.0	6.6- 9.7	1,732	61.6	58.7-64.4
GENDER
Male	784	109	17.6	13.7-22.4	26	3.7	2.3- 6.0	56	10.4	7.4-14.4	54	7.5	5.4-10.3	539	60.8	55.6-65.7
Female	1,790	266	16.5	13.9-19.5	81	5.3	4.1- 6.8	127	7.6	6.0- 9.5	123	8.4	6.6-10.7	1,193	62.2	58.9-65.4
RACE
White	1,909	266	16.0	13.3-19.2	70	3.8	2.9- 5.0	124	8.9	6.8-11.4	118	7.4	5.8- 9.3	1,331	64.0	60.4-67.4
African American	463	68	17.2	12.9-22.6	26	7.0	4.1-11.5	36	8.1	5.4-12.1	43	10.5	7.1-15.4	290	57.2	50.9-63.2
Other Minorities	187	38	25.7	17.8-35.5	11	6.2	3.1-12.2	21	9.4	5.4-16.0	14	7.1	3.5-14.1	103	51.5	41.9-60.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	80	23	28.0	17.4-41.8	9	10.4	5.1-20.2	8	9.9	4.4-21.1	4	6.2	2.1-17.0	36	45.4	31.7-59.8
Non-Hispanic	2,486	349	16.3	14.0-19.0	98	4.3	3.3- 5.5	175	8.8	7.1-10.8	171	8.0	6.6- 9.8	1,693	62.6	59.6-65.5
AGE
18-24	68	17	28.1	15.9-44.8	4	4.5	1.4-13.6	7	11.4	4.8-24.6	8	11.4	5.3-22.9	32	44.6	30.3-59.8
25-34	310	73	22.8	17.4-29.3	20	5.9	3.6- 9.4	29	12.7	8.0-19.4	26	9.6	6.1-14.8	162	49.1	42.1-56.1
35-44	398	73	18.4	14.1-23.6	28	7.0	4.5-10.5	37	8.3	5.6-12.2	34	8.4	5.8-12.2	226	57.9	51.9-63.7
45-54	480	76	15.9	12.4-20.0	17	2.9	1.7- 4.7	40	9.9	7.0-13.9	33	7.8	5.1-11.7	314	63.6	58.2-68.6
55-64	562	63	10.5	7.9-13.9	22	4.6	2.8- 7.5	39	7.8	5.3-11.3	39	6.8	4.7- 9.7	399	70.3	65.5-74.8
65-74	441	52	10.8	8.0-14.4	12	3.9	1.9- 7.8	13	3.2	1.6- 6.1	20	4.3	2.6- 7.2	344	77.8	72.8-82.2
75+	299	16	7.1	3.9-12.7	3	0.8	0.2- 2.9	17	4.5	2.6- 7.7	14	4.8	2.6- 8.7	249	82.8	76.7-87.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	282	50	20.6	14.5-28.5	12	4.7	2.4- 9.2	27	14.2	7.9-24.2	20	10.4	5.7-18.1	173	50.1	41.7-58.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	743	107	16.1	12.5-20.5	34	5.1	3.2- 8.0	46	8.0	5.2-12.0	48	7.3	4.9-10.9	508	63.5	58.2-68.5
Some Post-H.S.	715	95	18.3	13.1-24.9	31	5.3	3.5- 7.9	57	9.8	6.9-13.7	55	7.3	5.3-10.1	477	59.4	53.2-65.2
College Graduate	831	123	15.6	12.6-19.0	29	3.4	2.2- 5.1	53	7.0	4.8-10.2	54	8.6	6.1-12.1	572	65.4	60.9-69.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	224	32	13.4	8.7-20.2	10	9.6	3.8-21.9	18	8.0	4.4-14.1	14	5.9	2.9-11.7	150	63.1	53.1-72.0
$15,000- 24,999	399	52	18.7	11.2-29.5	24	6.0	3.6-10.0	26	6.3	4.0- 9.8	24	7.2	4.4-11.6	273	61.8	53.0-69.9
$25,000- 34,999	315	40	13.3	8.9-19.2	12	5.9	3.2-10.6	23	8.0	4.4-14.0	23	10.3	6.1-16.9	217	62.5	54.7-69.8
$35,000- 49,999	397	61	16.7	12.4-22.1	20	4.7	2.8- 7.8	30	10.6	6.3-17.2	29	7.2	4.5-11.2	257	60.8	54.1-67.1
$50,000-74,999	409	66	14.4	10.7-19.2	9	2.4	1.1- 5.2	32	11.4	7.3-17.4	29	8.5	4.6-15.0	273	63.3	56.4-69.6
$75,000+	524	77	16.6	12.7-21.4	23	4.2	2.7- 6.6	40	9.2	6.0-13.9	33	7.1	4.7-10.4	351	62.9	56.9-68.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	933	121	15.3	11.2-20.4	34	4.4	3.0- 6.6	72	10.1	7.4-13.7	55	5.4	3.9- 7.5	651	64.8	59.8-69.5
No	1,622	251	17.9	15.1-21.0	71	4.6	3.4- 6.2	110	8.2	6.3-10.8	122	9.3	7.4-11.7	1,068	59.9	56.3-63.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	428	49	13.0	9.3-17.8	12	2.6	1.3- 5.2	23	6.4	3.8-10.5	25	5.2	3.2- 8.4	319	72.8	67.0-78.0
Non-Veteran	2,145	326	17.9	15.3-21.0	95	5.1	3.9- 6.5	160	9.4	7.5-11.7	152	8.7	7.0-10.7	1,412	59.0	55.7-62.2

Total
Respond.^

Take daily

Take at least 5 days a week

Was taking regularly, not now

Not taking regularly, now regularly

Have not taken regularly

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

8,449

1,210

17.1

15.8-18.5

389

5.3

4.6- 6.1

611

9.0

8.0-10.1

632

8.7

7.8- 9.8

5,607

59.9

58.2-61.5

-Eastern NC

2,574

375

17.0

14.7-19.6

107

4.6

3.6- 5.8

183

8.8

7.2-10.8

177

8.0

6.6- 9.7

1,732

61.6

58.7-64.4

GENDER

Male

784

109

17.6

13.7-22.4

3.7

2.3- 6.0

10.4

7.4-14.4

7.5

5.4-10.3

539

60.8

55.6-65.7

Female

1,790

266

16.5

13.9-19.5

5.3

4.1- 6.8

127

7.6

6.0- 9.5

123

8.4

6.6-10.7

1,193

62.2

58.9-65.4

RACE

White

1,909

266

16.0

13.3-19.2

3.8

2.9- 5.0

124

8.9

6.8-11.4

118

7.4

5.8- 9.3

1,331

64.0

60.4-67.4

African American

463

17.2

12.9-22.6

7.0

4.1-11.5

8.1

5.4-12.1

10.5

7.1-15.4

290

57.2

50.9-63.2

Other Minorities

187

25.7

17.8-35.5

6.2

3.1-12.2

9.4

5.4-16.0

7.1

3.5-14.1

103

51.5

41.9-60.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

28.0

17.4-41.8

10.4

5.1-20.2

9.9

4.4-21.1

6.2

2.1-17.0

45.4

31.7-59.8

Non-Hispanic

2,486

349

16.3

14.0-19.0

4.3

3.3- 5.5

175

8.8

7.1-10.8

171

8.0

6.6- 9.8

1,693

62.6

59.6-65.5

AGE

18-24

28.1

15.9-44.8

4.5

1.4-13.6

11.4

4.8-24.6

11.4

5.3-22.9

44.6

30.3-59.8

25-34

310

22.8

17.4-29.3

5.9

3.6- 9.4

12.7

8.0-19.4

9.6

6.1-14.8

162

49.1

42.1-56.1

35-44

398

18.4

14.1-23.6

7.0

4.5-10.5

8.3

5.6-12.2

8.4

5.8-12.2

226

57.9

51.9-63.7

45-54

480

15.9

12.4-20.0

2.9

1.7- 4.7

9.9

7.0-13.9

7.8

5.1-11.7

314

63.6

58.2-68.6

55-64

562

10.5

7.9-13.9

4.6

2.8- 7.5

7.8

5.3-11.3

6.8

4.7- 9.7

399

70.3

65.5-74.8

65-74

441

10.8

8.0-14.4

3.9

1.9- 7.8

3.2

1.6- 6.1

4.3

2.6- 7.2

344

77.8

72.8-82.2

75+

299

7.1

3.9-12.7

0.8

0.2- 2.9

4.5

2.6- 7.7

4.8

2.6- 8.7

249

82.8

76.7-87.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

282

20.6

14.5-28.5

4.7

2.4- 9.2

14.2

7.9-24.2

10.4

5.7-18.1

173

50.1

41.7-58.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

743

107

16.1

12.5-20.5

5.1

3.2- 8.0

8.0

5.2-12.0

7.3

4.9-10.9

508

63.5

58.2-68.5

Some Post-H.S.

715

18.3

13.1-24.9

5.3

3.5- 7.9

9.8

6.9-13.7

7.3

5.3-10.1

477

59.4

53.2-65.2

College Graduate

831

123

15.6

12.6-19.0

3.4

2.2- 5.1

7.0

4.8-10.2

8.6

6.1-12.1

572

65.4

60.9-69.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

224

13.4

8.7-20.2

9.6

3.8-21.9

8.0

4.4-14.1

5.9

2.9-11.7

150

63.1

53.1-72.0

$15,000- 24,999

399

18.7

11.2-29.5

6.0

3.6-10.0

6.3

4.0- 9.8

7.2

4.4-11.6

273

61.8

53.0-69.9

$25,000- 34,999

315

13.3

8.9-19.2

5.9

3.2-10.6

8.0

4.4-14.0

10.3

6.1-16.9

217

62.5

54.7-69.8

$35,000- 49,999

397

16.7

12.4-22.1

4.7

2.8- 7.8

10.6

6.3-17.2

7.2

4.5-11.2

257

60.8

54.1-67.1

$50,000-74,999

409

14.4

10.7-19.2

2.4

1.1- 5.2

11.4

7.3-17.4

8.5

4.6-15.0

273

63.3

56.4-69.6

$75,000+

524

16.6

12.7-21.4

4.2

2.7- 6.6

9.2

6.0-13.9

7.1

4.7-10.4

351

62.9

56.9-68.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

933

121

15.3

11.2-20.4

4.4

3.0- 6.6

10.1

7.4-13.7

5.4

3.9- 7.5

651

64.8

59.8-69.5

1,622

251

17.9

15.1-21.0

4.6

3.4- 6.2

110

8.2

6.3-10.8

122

9.3

7.4-11.7

1,068

59.9

56.3-63.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

428

13.0

9.3-17.8

2.6

1.3- 5.2

6.4

3.8-10.5

5.2

3.2- 8.4

319

72.8

67.0-78.0

Non-Veteran

2,145

326

17.9

15.3-21.0

5.1

3.9- 6.5

160

9.4

7.5-11.7

152

8.7

7.0-10.7

1,412

59.0

55.7-62.2

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*Asked only of those who reported taking a multivitamin in the past six months.

^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.

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