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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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How would you describe how often you have taken multivitamins over the past six months?*

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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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,682 637 15.2 13.7-16.8 220 5.9 4.9- 7.1 319 7.8 6.7- 9.1 334 8.6 7.4-10.1 3,172 62.5 60.3-64.6
AGE
18-24 97 23 19.3 11.4-30.8 6 6.7 2.0-20.4 10 11.4 5.6-21.7 7 8.7 3.9-18.4 51 53.9 41.1-66.1
25-34 456 84 17.6 13.8-22.3 38 8.1 5.7-11.4 39 9.1 6.2-13.0 44 13.6 9.2-19.6 251 51.6 45.8-57.4
35-44 695 143 19.2 16.0-23.0 60 10.0 7.4-13.2 62 8.2 6.1-11.0 62 9.1 6.8-12.0 368 53.5 48.9-58.0
45-54 893 138 16.3 13.5-19.5 41 4.5 3.2- 6.3 72 7.6 5.7- 9.9 81 9.2 7.1-12.0 561 62.4 58.4-66.3
55-64 970 116 12.1 9.7-14.9 41 4.4 3.0- 6.3 70 8.6 6.5-11.3 65 6.8 5.1- 8.9 678 68.1 64.4-71.7
65-74 829 73 9.7 7.3-12.8 16 2.2 1.3- 3.9 24 2.9 1.8- 4.8 45 6.1 4.4- 8.5 671 79.0 75.2-82.3
75+ 718 53 7.1 5.1- 9.6 18 2.8 1.6- 5.1 41 6.1 4.1- 8.8 29 3.4 2.2- 5.3 577 80.6 76.7-84.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 423 53 13.4 9.3-19.0 20 5.0 2.8- 8.9 32 10.2 5.9-17.2 27 6.1 3.7- 9.9 291 65.2 57.7-72.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,264 159 15.6 12.7-19.0 49 4.4 3.1- 6.1 80 7.3 5.4- 9.7 73 6.6 4.7- 9.2 903 66.2 62.2-70.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,328 192 16.5 13.5-19.9 65 7.4 4.9-10.9 86 8.0 5.9-10.6 91 7.3 5.1-10.4 894 60.9 56.5-65.1
College Graduate 1,664 232 14.2 12.1-16.6 86 6.0 4.7- 7.7 121 7.5 5.9- 9.6 143 11.5 9.2-14.1 1,082 60.8 57.5-64.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 414 44 10.1 7.0-14.5 11 3.7 1.8- 7.4 22 8.8 5.1-14.8 25 5.8 3.2-10.4 312 71.6 64.7-77.5
$15,000- 24,999 649 69 11.8 8.7-15.8 34 6.7 4.2-10.4 40 7.4 4.5-11.9 42 6.9 4.6-10.3 464 67.3 61.2-72.8
$25,000- 34,999 473 66 15.4 11.6-20.1 20 5.2 3.1- 8.6 38 11.2 7.0-17.4 17 3.8 1.9- 7.7 332 64.4 57.9-70.4
$35,000- 49,999 718 100 14.4 11.4-18.1 40 7.9 4.4-14.0 50 7.6 5.3-10.9 41 8.1 4.7-13.7 487 61.9 55.9-67.6
$50,000-74,999 739 120 16.3 13.0-20.3 34 5.2 3.6- 7.6 48 7.4 5.2-10.4 59 10.0 6.9-14.2 478 61.0 56.0-65.9
$75,000+ 1,034 158 15.9 13.2-19.1 59 6.7 5.0- 8.9 76 7.6 5.7-10.2 106 11.9 9.3-15.1 635 57.8 53.8-61.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,633 192 13.2 11.1-15.7 66 5.3 3.9- 7.0 123 8.2 6.5-10.3 90 5.7 4.4- 7.4 1,162 67.7 64.4-70.8
No 3,018 441 16.0 14.2-18.1 151 6.2 4.9- 7.8 193 7.6 6.3- 9.2 242 9.8 8.2-11.8 1,991 60.3 57.6-63.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 107 17 17.9 10.4-29.0 5 4.3 1.6-11.2 9 8.4 3.7-18.0 5 7.2 2.8-17.6 71 62.2 50.2-72.9
Non-Veteran 4,575 620 15.1 13.6-16.7 215 6.0 4.9- 7.2 310 7.8 6.7- 9.1 329 8.7 7.4-10.1 3,101 62.5 60.3-64.6

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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.

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