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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	1,377	193	17.2	14.1-20.8	59	4.6	3.3- 6.5	98	10.3	7.7-13.7	108	9.5	7.2-12.3	919	58.4	54.3-62.4
Female	2,784	406	17.2	15.1-19.5	150	6.3	5.0- 7.9	225	9.3	7.8-11.1	198	8.2	6.8-10.0	1,805	59.0	56.2-61.7
RACE
White	3,471	451	15.3	13.6-17.2	168	5.8	4.6- 7.2	238	8.4	6.9-10.2	259	8.5	7.2-10.0	2,355	62.0	59.5-64.5
African American	501	93	18.2	14.1-23.1	24	4.1	2.5- 6.8	55	11.6	8.2-16.1	33	6.7	3.9-11.4	296	59.4	53.3-65.2
Other Minorities	177	53	33.0	22.5-45.5	16	5.8	3.2-10.5	28	19.0	11.6-29.5	13	14.7	7.9-25.6	67	27.6	19.9-36.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	127	38	31.2	20.2-44.8	17	8.0	4.3-14.4	16	19.8	10.8-33.7	11	13.6	6.5-26.5	45	27.3	18.6-38.2
Non-Hispanic	4,026	561	16.4	14.6-18.3	192	5.4	4.4- 6.6	305	9.1	7.7-10.7	294	8.4	7.1- 9.9	2,674	60.6	58.3-63.0
AGE
18-24	114	31	28.8	18.9-41.3	8	5.4	1.9-14.2	21	19.7	11.9-30.8	6	4.4	1.8-10.2	48	41.7	30.6-53.7
25-34	416	90	20.6	16.2-25.9	37	6.9	4.7-10.1	47	12.6	8.7-17.9	41	13.9	9.6-19.8	201	46.0	39.9-52.2
35-44	702	144	19.7	16.3-23.7	56	7.8	5.5-11.0	65	8.5	6.3-11.4	71	11.4	8.4-15.4	366	52.5	47.7-57.3
45-54	857	141	16.1	13.3-19.3	46	5.9	4.1- 8.5	78	8.4	6.3-11.1	67	8.2	6.1-10.9	525	61.4	57.2-65.4
55-64	862	94	11.5	9.0-14.5	29	2.9	1.8- 4.4	53	7.0	5.1- 9.5	60	7.0	5.2- 9.3	626	71.7	67.7-75.3
65-74	668	55	9.0	6.5-12.2	18	2.5	1.4- 4.3	32	5.6	3.7- 8.6	36	5.3	3.6- 7.6	527	77.7	73.4-81.5
75+	519	38	8.0	5.2-12.2	14	3.4	1.8- 6.1	24	4.9	2.9- 8.0	24	3.6	2.3- 5.7	419	80.2	75.2-84.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	393	62	26.2	18.6-35.5	20	5.0	2.8- 9.0	39	14.9	9.4-22.9	22	3.6	2.0- 6.5	250	50.2	42.0-58.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,036	144	17.4	13.8-21.7	40	4.1	2.8- 5.8	91	12.8	9.1-17.8	58	5.7	3.9- 8.3	703	60.0	54.8-64.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,109	171	16.6	13.7-19.9	65	7.3	4.9-10.8	86	9.8	7.4-12.8	76	9.1	6.4-12.7	711	57.2	52.7-61.7
College Graduate	1,621	222	15.3	12.7-18.3	84	5.4	4.1- 7.0	107	6.7	5.3- 8.6	150	11.6	9.3-14.3	1,058	61.0	57.5-64.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	320	43	18.8	12.3-27.6	12	4.0	2.1- 7.5	25	16.8	8.8-29.7	17	3.5	2.0- 5.9	223	56.9	46.9-66.3
$15,000- 24,999	532	72	16.1	11.4-22.1	31	7.1	4.5-11.1	46	11.8	7.2-18.9	26	4.0	2.4- 6.7	357	61.0	53.7-67.8
$25,000- 34,999	401	59	17.2	12.5-23.3	22	7.7	3.9-14.5	48	14.4	9.7-20.7	19	4.2	2.3- 7.7	253	56.5	49.0-63.8
$35,000- 49,999	578	79	14.2	10.7-18.7	28	6.4	3.2-12.3	35	9.1	5.8-13.9	36	10.0	6.2-15.8	400	60.3	53.7-66.6
$50,000-74,999	650	99	16.3	12.7-20.6	43	5.9	4.1- 8.4	38	7.0	4.1-11.7	57	11.4	8.0-15.9	413	59.4	53.6-65.0
$75,000+	1,158	182	17.7	14.5-21.5	49	4.8	3.4- 6.6	84	7.8	5.9-10.3	117	11.1	8.7-14.1	726	58.5	54.5-62.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,363	157	16.5	12.9-21.0	61	4.7	3.4- 6.4	113	10.7	8.0-14.1	76	5.9	4.3- 8.2	956	62.1	57.6-66.4
No	2,771	439	17.6	15.5-19.8	147	5.9	4.7- 7.5	206	9.3	7.6-11.3	228	9.9	8.2-11.8	1,751	57.4	54.5-60.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	534	57	10.9	8.0-14.8	15	2.8	1.5- 5.3	25	4.7	2.8- 7.7	34	9.0	5.4-14.6	403	72.6	66.6-77.8
Non-Veteran	3,627	542	18.0	16.0-20.2	194	5.9	4.8- 7.2	298	10.4	8.8-12.3	272	8.7	7.3-10.3	2,321	56.9	54.4-59.4

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

1,377

193

17.2

14.1-20.8

4.6

3.3- 6.5

10.3

7.7-13.7

108

9.5

7.2-12.3

919

58.4

54.3-62.4

Female

2,784

406

17.2

15.1-19.5

150

6.3

5.0- 7.9

225

9.3

7.8-11.1

198

8.2

6.8-10.0

1,805

59.0

56.2-61.7

RACE

White

3,471

451

15.3

13.6-17.2

168

5.8

4.6- 7.2

238

8.4

6.9-10.2

259

8.5

7.2-10.0

2,355

62.0

59.5-64.5

African American

501

18.2

14.1-23.1

4.1

2.5- 6.8

11.6

8.2-16.1

6.7

3.9-11.4

296

59.4

53.3-65.2

Other Minorities

177

33.0

22.5-45.5

5.8

3.2-10.5

19.0

11.6-29.5

14.7

7.9-25.6

27.6

19.9-36.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

127

31.2

20.2-44.8

8.0

4.3-14.4

19.8

10.8-33.7

13.6

6.5-26.5

27.3

18.6-38.2

Non-Hispanic

4,026

561

16.4

14.6-18.3

192

5.4

4.4- 6.6

305

9.1

7.7-10.7

294

8.4

7.1- 9.9

2,674

60.6

58.3-63.0

AGE

18-24

114

28.8

18.9-41.3

5.4

1.9-14.2

19.7

11.9-30.8

4.4

1.8-10.2

41.7

30.6-53.7

25-34

416

20.6

16.2-25.9

6.9

4.7-10.1

12.6

8.7-17.9

13.9

9.6-19.8

201

46.0

39.9-52.2

35-44

702

144

19.7

16.3-23.7

7.8

5.5-11.0

8.5

6.3-11.4

11.4

8.4-15.4

366

52.5

47.7-57.3

45-54

857

141

16.1

13.3-19.3

5.9

4.1- 8.5

8.4

6.3-11.1

8.2

6.1-10.9

525

61.4

57.2-65.4

55-64

862

11.5

9.0-14.5

2.9

1.8- 4.4

7.0

5.1- 9.5

7.0

5.2- 9.3

626

71.7

67.7-75.3

65-74

668

9.0

6.5-12.2

2.5

1.4- 4.3

5.6

3.7- 8.6

5.3

3.6- 7.6

527

77.7

73.4-81.5

75+

519

8.0

5.2-12.2

3.4

1.8- 6.1

4.9

2.9- 8.0

3.6

2.3- 5.7

419

80.2

75.2-84.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

393

26.2

18.6-35.5

5.0

2.8- 9.0

14.9

9.4-22.9

3.6

2.0- 6.5

250

50.2

42.0-58.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,036

144

17.4

13.8-21.7

4.1

2.8- 5.8

12.8

9.1-17.8

5.7

3.9- 8.3

703

60.0

54.8-64.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,109

171

16.6

13.7-19.9

7.3

4.9-10.8

9.8

7.4-12.8

9.1

6.4-12.7

711

57.2

52.7-61.7

College Graduate

1,621

222

15.3

12.7-18.3

5.4

4.1- 7.0

107

6.7

5.3- 8.6

150

11.6

9.3-14.3

1,058

61.0

57.5-64.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

320

18.8

12.3-27.6

4.0

2.1- 7.5

16.8

8.8-29.7

3.5

2.0- 5.9

223

56.9

46.9-66.3

$15,000- 24,999

532

16.1

11.4-22.1

7.1

4.5-11.1

11.8

7.2-18.9

4.0

2.4- 6.7

357

61.0

53.7-67.8

$25,000- 34,999

401

17.2

12.5-23.3

7.7

3.9-14.5

14.4

9.7-20.7

4.2

2.3- 7.7

253

56.5

49.0-63.8

$35,000- 49,999

578

14.2

10.7-18.7

6.4

3.2-12.3

9.1

5.8-13.9

10.0

6.2-15.8

400

60.3

53.7-66.6

$50,000-74,999

650

16.3

12.7-20.6

5.9

4.1- 8.4

7.0

4.1-11.7

11.4

8.0-15.9

413

59.4

53.6-65.0

$75,000+

1,158

182

17.7

14.5-21.5

4.8

3.4- 6.6

7.8

5.9-10.3

117

11.1

8.7-14.1

726

58.5

54.5-62.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,363

157

16.5

12.9-21.0

4.7

3.4- 6.4

113

10.7

8.0-14.1

5.9

4.3- 8.2

956

62.1

57.6-66.4

2,771

439

17.6

15.5-19.8

147

5.9

4.7- 7.5

206

9.3

7.6-11.3

228

9.9

8.2-11.8

1,751

57.4

54.5-60.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

534

10.9

8.0-14.8

2.8

1.5- 5.3

4.7

2.8- 7.7

9.0

5.4-14.6

403

72.6

66.6-77.8

Non-Veteran

3,627

542

18.0

16.0-20.2

194

5.9

4.8- 7.2

298

10.4

8.8-12.3

272

8.7

7.3-10.3

2,321

56.9

54.4-59.4

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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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