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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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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	271	49	19.2	13.9-26.0	13	4.3	2.1- 8.5	26	10.4	6.4-16.7	20	9.7	5.3-16.9	163	56.4	48.3-64.1
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	198	29	16.2	10.2-24.8	10	7.2	3.5-14.3	15	8.5	4.7-15.1	11	12.2	3.5-35.0	133	55.8	43.7-67.2
Buncombe	224	28	19.3	12.2-29.1	4	4.1	1.3-12.6	18	5.7	3.4- 9.6	13	8.4	4.5-15.1	161	62.5	53.0-71.2
Cabarrus	220	27	15.1	9.3-23.5	12	10.0	4.6-20.5	22	8.5	5.2-13.7	20	7.0	4.2-11.3	139	59.4	49.2-68.9
Catawba	223	37	19.0	13.1-26.9	9	2.9	1.4- 5.7	8	3.7	1.7- 7.9	19	12.6	5.8-25.2	150	61.8	51.7-70.9
Cumberland	218	33	17.2	11.5-25.0	14	5.9	3.3-10.4	17	12.0	6.1-22.4	13	5.1	2.8- 9.1	141	59.8	50.6-68.3
Davidson	203	31	18.2	11.2-28.3	10	7.5	3.4-15.9	15	9.8	3.9-22.3	9	6.5	2.4-16.0	138	58.0	46.7-68.6
Durham	206	29	14.9	9.9-21.8	10	5.4	2.5-11.6	17	11.0	6.4-18.4	14	8.4	4.7-14.4	136	60.3	51.6-68.4
Forsyth	220	42	22.1	15.7-30.2	14	5.2	2.9- 9.0	14	6.9	3.7-12.3	12	4.8	2.6- 8.8	138	61.0	52.7-68.7
Gaston	219	30	19.5	12.6-28.9	11	6.7	3.2-13.2	16	10.6	5.9-18.4	17	10.0	5.4-18.0	145	53.2	43.8-62.4
Guilford	229	34	16.0	10.8-23.1	11	6.3	2.6-14.4	12	4.9	2.6- 9.1	21	9.3	5.6-15.1	151	63.4	54.4-71.5
Iredell	223	32	23.6	15.8-33.6	20	13.6	8.3-21.7	19	7.7	4.7-12.4	24	10.9	7.0-16.6	128	44.2	36.1-52.6
Johnston	235	40	19.1	12.5-28.1	7	2.9	1.1- 7.2	17	8.9	5.0-15.4	18	9.3	5.2-16.0	153	59.9	50.6-68.5
Mecklenburg	422	54	14.0	10.2-19.0	17	4.4	2.6- 7.2	37	11.2	7.5-16.4	26	7.8	4.7-12.5	288	62.7	56.3-68.6
New Hanover	243	29	21.6	11.1-37.9	7	3.0	1.2- 7.2	18	7.6	4.2-13.3	14	5.3	2.8-10.0	175	62.4	49.9-73.5
Onslow	232	31	18.0	11.7-26.6	9	3.3	1.5- 7.4	21	10.4	5.8-17.8	15	7.0	3.5-13.6	156	61.3	52.4-69.6
Orange	213	28	15.2	10.1-22.3	12	7.4	3.7-14.0	20	8.4	5.0-13.7	18	12.8	7.3-21.4	135	56.2	47.3-64.8
Pitt	216	33	17.4	11.5-25.7	9	6.1	2.8-12.7	17	8.6	5.0-14.3	13	5.7	3.2-10.2	144	62.2	53.8-69.9
Randolph	223	31	20.0	12.5-30.5	13	7.9	4.1-14.6	24	13.3	8.1-20.9	12	4.4	2.2- 8.7	143	54.3	45.2-63.2
Robeson	190	27	15.6	9.5-24.6	8	4.1	1.7- 9.6	17	8.1	4.7-13.7	15	8.7	4.1-17.5	123	63.4	53.6-72.3
Rowan	249	30	14.1	8.7-22.0	13	5.3	2.7- 9.9	14	5.8	2.9-11.1	17	6.2	3.6-10.3	175	68.7	60.5-75.8
Union	235	41	18.4	13.0-25.5	12	5.9	3.2-10.7	13	6.9	3.7-12.6	15	5.5	3.2- 9.4	154	63.2	55.1-70.5
Wake	391	64	19.8	14.6-26.4	17	4.4	2.6- 7.4	30	9.3	5.8-14.8	40	12.0	8.4-16.8	240	54.4	47.8-60.8
Wayne	183	25	16.8	10.0-26.8	6	5.1	2.1-12.1	10	7.8	2.9-19.0	12	8.8	3.5-20.4	130	61.6	50.4-71.7
NC REGIONS
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
Piedmont	4,161	599	17.2	15.4-19.2	209	5.6	4.6- 6.7	323	9.8	8.3-11.5	306	8.8	7.4-10.3	2,724	58.7	56.4-61.1
Western NC	1,714	236	17.0	14.4-19.9	73	5.5	4.0- 7.4	105	6.1	4.8- 7.7	149	10.0	8.1-12.2	1,151	61.4	58.1-64.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,168	137	14.6	11.6-18.3	51	6.0	4.1- 8.7	69	6.1	4.4- 8.2	90	8.9	6.8-11.6	821	64.4	60.2-68.3
Northwest	1,731	277	19.0	16.3-22.0	88	6.0	4.2- 8.6	111	8.1	5.9-11.1	149	10.0	7.9-12.7	1,106	56.9	53.1-60.6
Charlotte	1,222	169	15.8	13.0-19.1	55	5.1	3.7- 7.0	99	11.1	8.4-14.6	86	8.0	5.7-11.1	813	59.9	55.7-64.0
Greensboro	968	132	15.6	12.5-19.3	52	6.7	4.4- 9.9	81	7.6	5.8-10.0	71	9.1	6.4-12.8	632	61.0	56.2-65.7
Southern Regional	714	115	18.0	13.8-23.1	37	5.1	3.4- 7.4	54	9.5	6.4-13.9	48	6.0	4.2- 8.6	460	61.4	55.8-66.7
Coastal	436	54	18.4	11.9-27.3	16	4.0	2.3- 6.7	25	7.0	4.0-11.8	27	6.4	4.1- 9.8	314	64.3	56.5-71.4
Wake	944	148	18.5	14.6-23.2	39	4.5	3.1- 6.6	79	10.8	8.0-14.5	74	9.8	7.4-13.0	604	56.3	51.6-61.0
Area L	183	21	16.3	8.3-29.4	5	1.6	0.6- 4.2	13	5.9	3.2-10.5	13	10.7	5.7-19.0	131	65.6	54.4-75.3
Eastern	1,083	157	16.7	13.6-20.2	46	5.4	3.6- 7.8	80	9.2	6.8-12.5	74	8.3	5.9-11.5	726	60.5	56.1-64.7

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

271

19.2

13.9-26.0

4.3

2.1- 8.5

10.4

6.4-16.7

9.7

5.3-16.9

163

56.4

48.3-64.1

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

198

16.2

10.2-24.8

7.2

3.5-14.3

8.5

4.7-15.1

12.2

3.5-35.0

133

55.8

43.7-67.2

Buncombe

224

19.3

12.2-29.1

4.1

1.3-12.6

5.7

3.4- 9.6

8.4

4.5-15.1

161

62.5

53.0-71.2

Cabarrus

220

15.1

9.3-23.5

10.0

4.6-20.5

8.5

5.2-13.7

7.0

4.2-11.3

139

59.4

49.2-68.9

Catawba

223

19.0

13.1-26.9

2.9

1.4- 5.7

3.7

1.7- 7.9

12.6

5.8-25.2

150

61.8

51.7-70.9

Cumberland

218

17.2

11.5-25.0

5.9

3.3-10.4

12.0

6.1-22.4

5.1

2.8- 9.1

141

59.8

50.6-68.3

Davidson

203

18.2

11.2-28.3

7.5

3.4-15.9

9.8

3.9-22.3

6.5

2.4-16.0

138

58.0

46.7-68.6

Durham

206

14.9

9.9-21.8

5.4

2.5-11.6

11.0

6.4-18.4

8.4

4.7-14.4

136

60.3

51.6-68.4

Forsyth

220

22.1

15.7-30.2

5.2

2.9- 9.0

6.9

3.7-12.3

4.8

2.6- 8.8

138

61.0

52.7-68.7

Gaston

219

19.5

12.6-28.9

6.7

3.2-13.2

10.6

5.9-18.4

10.0

5.4-18.0

145

53.2

43.8-62.4

Guilford

229

16.0

10.8-23.1

6.3

2.6-14.4

4.9

2.6- 9.1

9.3

5.6-15.1

151

63.4

54.4-71.5

Iredell

223

23.6

15.8-33.6

13.6

8.3-21.7

7.7

4.7-12.4

10.9

7.0-16.6

128

44.2

36.1-52.6

Johnston

235

19.1

12.5-28.1

2.9

1.1- 7.2

8.9

5.0-15.4

9.3

5.2-16.0

153

59.9

50.6-68.5

Mecklenburg

422

14.0

10.2-19.0

4.4

2.6- 7.2

11.2

7.5-16.4

7.8

4.7-12.5

288

62.7

56.3-68.6

New Hanover

243

21.6

11.1-37.9

3.0

1.2- 7.2

7.6

4.2-13.3

5.3

2.8-10.0

175

62.4

49.9-73.5

Onslow

232

18.0

11.7-26.6

3.3

1.5- 7.4

10.4

5.8-17.8

7.0

3.5-13.6

156

61.3

52.4-69.6

Orange

213

15.2

10.1-22.3

7.4

3.7-14.0

8.4

5.0-13.7

12.8

7.3-21.4

135

56.2

47.3-64.8

Pitt

216

17.4

11.5-25.7

6.1

2.8-12.7

8.6

5.0-14.3

5.7

3.2-10.2

144

62.2

53.8-69.9

Randolph

223

20.0

12.5-30.5

7.9

4.1-14.6

13.3

8.1-20.9

4.4

2.2- 8.7

143

54.3

45.2-63.2

Robeson

190

15.6

9.5-24.6

4.1

1.7- 9.6

8.1

4.7-13.7

8.7

4.1-17.5

123

63.4

53.6-72.3

Rowan

249

14.1

8.7-22.0

5.3

2.7- 9.9

5.8

2.9-11.1

6.2

3.6-10.3

175

68.7

60.5-75.8

Union

235

18.4

13.0-25.5

5.9

3.2-10.7

6.9

3.7-12.6

5.5

3.2- 9.4

154

63.2

55.1-70.5

Wake

391

19.8

14.6-26.4

4.4

2.6- 7.4

9.3

5.8-14.8

12.0

8.4-16.8

240

54.4

47.8-60.8

Wayne

183

16.8

10.0-26.8

5.1

2.1-12.1

7.8

2.9-19.0

8.8

3.5-20.4

130

61.6

50.4-71.7

NC REGIONS

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

Piedmont

4,161

599

17.2

15.4-19.2

209

5.6

4.6- 6.7

323

9.8

8.3-11.5

306

8.8

7.4-10.3

2,724

58.7

56.4-61.1

Western NC

1,714

236

17.0

14.4-19.9

5.5

4.0- 7.4

105

6.1

4.8- 7.7

149

10.0

8.1-12.2

1,151

61.4

58.1-64.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,168

137

14.6

11.6-18.3

6.0

4.1- 8.7

6.1

4.4- 8.2

8.9

6.8-11.6

821

64.4

60.2-68.3

Northwest

1,731

277

19.0

16.3-22.0

6.0

4.2- 8.6

111

8.1

5.9-11.1

149

10.0

7.9-12.7

1,106

56.9

53.1-60.6

Charlotte

1,222

169

15.8

13.0-19.1

5.1

3.7- 7.0

11.1

8.4-14.6

8.0

5.7-11.1

813

59.9

55.7-64.0

Greensboro

968

132

15.6

12.5-19.3

6.7

4.4- 9.9

7.6

5.8-10.0

9.1

6.4-12.8

632

61.0

56.2-65.7

Southern Regional

714

115

18.0

13.8-23.1

5.1

3.4- 7.4

9.5

6.4-13.9

6.0

4.2- 8.6

460

61.4

55.8-66.7

Coastal

436

18.4

11.9-27.3

4.0

2.3- 6.7

7.0

4.0-11.8

6.4

4.1- 9.8

314

64.3

56.5-71.4

Wake

944

148

18.5

14.6-23.2

4.5

3.1- 6.6

10.8

8.0-14.5

9.8

7.4-13.0

604

56.3

51.6-61.0

Area L

183

16.3

8.3-29.4

1.6

0.6- 4.2

5.9

3.2-10.5

10.7

5.7-19.0

131

65.6

54.4-75.3

Eastern

1,083

157

16.7

13.6-20.2

5.4

3.6- 7.8

9.2

6.8-12.5

8.3

5.9-11.5

726

60.5

56.1-64.7

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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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