BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (How often do you now take a multivitamin?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	Never
North Carolina	15,051	6,956	39.8	38.6-41.0	929	7.2	6.6- 7.8	397	3.4	3.0- 4.0	6,769	49.6	48.3-50.9
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	365	190	41.5	34.6-48.8	21	7.1	3.4-14.1	5	1.3	0.5- 3.4	149	50.1	42.2-57.9
Buncombe	337	192	54.6	47.8-61.3	34	12.8	8.6-18.7	12	4.7	2.3- 9.5	99	27.8	22.5-33.8
Cabarrus	351	172	44.1	37.0-51.5	17	5.5	3.0-10.1	8	5.1	2.1-12.0	154	45.2	37.9-52.7
Catawba	434	192	38.6	33.0-44.4	30	8.8	5.5-13.8	14	3.9	1.8- 8.2	198	48.7	42.5-54.8
Cumberland	450	218	43.4	37.2-49.8	32	5.8	3.9- 8.5	12	3.7	1.8- 7.4	188	47.1	40.5-53.8
Davidson	386	166	39.8	33.3-46.8	19	3.4	2.0- 5.5	10	3.2	1.5- 6.8	191	53.6	46.7-60.3
Durham	374	177	38.4	31.4-45.8	30	9.4	5.6-15.5	19	5.1	2.9- 8.7	148	47.1	39.6-54.8
Forsyth	387	178	40.8	34.8-47.2	24	7.4	4.3-12.4	17	4.6	2.6- 8.1	168	47.2	40.7-53.7
Gaston	386	160	34.6	28.6-41.2	17	4.8	2.5- 9.1	10	1.7	0.9- 3.4	199	58.8	51.9-65.4
Guilford	406	197	41.8	35.1-48.9	23	6.5	4.0-10.5	17	4.9	2.9- 8.4	169	46.7	39.6-54.0
Iredell	412	183	40.7	34.9-46.8	21	6.2	3.7-10.2	18	4.3	2.5- 7.2	190	48.8	42.7-55.0
Johnston	450	205	38.4	32.5-44.7	25	4.3	2.8- 6.8	11	1.8	0.9- 3.5	209	55.4	49.0-61.7
Mecklenburg	637	332	46.3	41.4-51.2	49	8.7	6.3-11.9	21	4.4	2.5- 7.8	235	40.6	35.8-45.7
New Hanover	355	194	47.9	40.6-55.2	26	12.2	7.2-20.0	11	2.9	1.2- 6.9	124	37.1	29.8-44.9
Onslow	391	198	43.9	37.7-50.2	20	7.6	4.0-14.0	8	2.6	1.2- 5.6	165	46.0	39.6-52.4
Orange	362	156	35.6	29.6-42.2	35	11.6	7.6-17.3	9	3.6	1.7- 7.3	162	49.2	41.9-56.5
Pitt	375	163	39.3	32.7-46.2	18	5.8	3.0-10.8	9	2.4	1.0- 5.7	185	52.6	45.4-59.6
Randolph	383	166	33.7	28.0-40.0	25	8.2	5.1-13.0	5	2.7	0.9- 7.2	187	55.4	48.5-62.1
Robeson	367	127	25.7	20.2-32.1	27	5.4	3.5- 8.4	7	1.6	0.7- 3.7	206	67.2	60.2-73.6
Rowan	422	176	32.9	27.5-38.8	27	7.4	4.6-11.6	8	4.0	1.3-11.4	211	55.7	49.0-62.2
Union	397	177	36.8	30.5-43.7	27	8.2	5.2-12.7	13	4.5	2.1- 9.5	180	50.4	43.4-57.4
Wake	557	274	44.0	38.8-49.2	39	7.0	4.9- 9.8	21	4.6	2.9- 7.4	223	44.4	39.1-49.9
Wayne	433	185	35.8	29.5-42.8	18	3.1	1.8- 5.2	17	4.9	2.8- 8.4	213	56.2	48.9-63.3
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	5,025	2,282	38.6	36.7-40.5	283	6.4	5.4- 7.7	128	2.9	2.3- 3.8	2,332	52.0	49.9-54.1
Piedmont	7,236	3,335	39.7	38.0-41.4	467	7.3	6.4- 8.2	212	3.9	3.2- 4.7	3,222	49.2	47.4-51.0
Western NC	2,790	1,339	42.6	40.0-45.2	179	8.4	7.0-10.1	57	2.7	1.9- 3.9	1,215	46.3	43.7-48.9
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,835	914	43.7	40.7-46.8	118	8.9	7.1-11.2	38	3.0	1.9- 4.5	765	44.4	41.3-47.5
Northwest	3,156	1,386	39.2	36.7-41.7	190	6.8	5.6- 8.3	87	3.2	2.4- 4.2	1,493	50.9	48.3-53.4
Charlotte	1,990	932	41.0	38.1-44.0	129	7.9	6.4- 9.7	56	3.6	2.5- 5.2	873	47.5	44.4-50.6
Greensboro	1,725	817	39.0	35.3-42.7	117	7.2	5.6- 9.2	40	3.6	2.4- 5.5	751	50.2	46.3-54.2
Southern Regional	1,457	617	36.6	33.2-40.2	99	6.8	5.2- 8.8	36	3.0	1.9- 4.7	705	53.6	49.7-57.4
Coastal	731	388	46.4	41.5-51.4	40	8.9	5.4-14.3	16	2.0	1.0- 3.7	287	42.7	37.7-47.9
Wake	1,637	756	39.0	35.6-42.5	107	6.7	5.3- 8.6	58	4.5	3.1- 6.5	716	49.8	46.0-53.5
Area L	441	187	35.1	29.8-40.7	27	7.1	4.5-11.2	10	2.0	0.9- 4.3	217	55.8	49.7-61.6
Eastern	2,079	959	39.7	36.6-42.9	102	5.8	4.3- 7.9	56	3.5	2.4- 5.2	962	50.9	47.6-54.3

Total
Respond.^

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,051

6,956

39.8

38.6-41.0

929

7.2

6.6- 7.8

397

3.4

3.0- 4.0

6,769

49.6

48.3-50.9

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

365

190

41.5

34.6-48.8

7.1

3.4-14.1

1.3

0.5- 3.4

149

50.1

42.2-57.9

Buncombe

337

192

54.6

47.8-61.3

12.8

8.6-18.7

4.7

2.3- 9.5

27.8

22.5-33.8

Cabarrus

351

172

44.1

37.0-51.5

5.5

3.0-10.1

5.1

2.1-12.0

154

45.2

37.9-52.7

Catawba

434

192

38.6

33.0-44.4

8.8

5.5-13.8

3.9

1.8- 8.2

198

48.7

42.5-54.8

Cumberland

450

218

43.4

37.2-49.8

5.8

3.9- 8.5

3.7

1.8- 7.4

188

47.1

40.5-53.8

Davidson

386

166

39.8

33.3-46.8

3.4

2.0- 5.5

3.2

1.5- 6.8

191

53.6

46.7-60.3

Durham

374

177

38.4

31.4-45.8

9.4

5.6-15.5

5.1

2.9- 8.7

148

47.1

39.6-54.8

Forsyth

387

178

40.8

34.8-47.2

7.4

4.3-12.4

4.6

2.6- 8.1

168

47.2

40.7-53.7

Gaston

386

160

34.6

28.6-41.2

4.8

2.5- 9.1

1.7

0.9- 3.4

199

58.8

51.9-65.4

Guilford

406

197

41.8

35.1-48.9

6.5

4.0-10.5

4.9

2.9- 8.4

169

46.7

39.6-54.0

Iredell

412

183

40.7

34.9-46.8

6.2

3.7-10.2

4.3

2.5- 7.2

190

48.8

42.7-55.0

Johnston

450

205

38.4

32.5-44.7

4.3

2.8- 6.8

1.8

0.9- 3.5

209

55.4

49.0-61.7

Mecklenburg

637

332

46.3

41.4-51.2

8.7

6.3-11.9

4.4

2.5- 7.8

235

40.6

35.8-45.7

New Hanover

355

194

47.9

40.6-55.2

12.2

7.2-20.0

2.9

1.2- 6.9

124

37.1

29.8-44.9

Onslow

391

198

43.9

37.7-50.2

7.6

4.0-14.0

2.6

1.2- 5.6

165

46.0

39.6-52.4

Orange

362

156

35.6

29.6-42.2

11.6

7.6-17.3

3.6

1.7- 7.3

162

49.2

41.9-56.5

Pitt

375

163

39.3

32.7-46.2

5.8

3.0-10.8

2.4

1.0- 5.7

185

52.6

45.4-59.6

Randolph

383

166

33.7

28.0-40.0

8.2

5.1-13.0

2.7

0.9- 7.2

187

55.4

48.5-62.1

Robeson

367

127

25.7

20.2-32.1

5.4

3.5- 8.4

1.6

0.7- 3.7

206

67.2

60.2-73.6

Rowan

422

176

32.9

27.5-38.8

7.4

4.6-11.6

4.0

1.3-11.4

211

55.7

49.0-62.2

Union

397

177

36.8

30.5-43.7

8.2

5.2-12.7

4.5

2.1- 9.5

180

50.4

43.4-57.4

Wake

557

274

44.0

38.8-49.2

7.0

4.9- 9.8

4.6

2.9- 7.4

223

44.4

39.1-49.9

Wayne

433

185

35.8

29.5-42.8

3.1

1.8- 5.2

4.9

2.8- 8.4

213

56.2

48.9-63.3

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

5,025

2,282

38.6

36.7-40.5

283

6.4

5.4- 7.7

128

2.9

2.3- 3.8

2,332

52.0

49.9-54.1

Piedmont

7,236

3,335

39.7

38.0-41.4

467

7.3

6.4- 8.2

212

3.9

3.2- 4.7

3,222

49.2

47.4-51.0

Western NC

2,790

1,339

42.6

40.0-45.2

179

8.4

7.0-10.1

2.7

1.9- 3.9

1,215

46.3

43.7-48.9

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,835

914

43.7

40.7-46.8

118

8.9

7.1-11.2

3.0

1.9- 4.5

765

44.4

41.3-47.5

Northwest

3,156

1,386

39.2

36.7-41.7

190

6.8

5.6- 8.3

3.2

2.4- 4.2

1,493

50.9

48.3-53.4

Charlotte

1,990

932

41.0

38.1-44.0

129

7.9

6.4- 9.7

3.6

2.5- 5.2

873

47.5

44.4-50.6

Greensboro

1,725

817

39.0

35.3-42.7

117

7.2

5.6- 9.2

3.6

2.4- 5.5

751

50.2

46.3-54.2

Southern Regional

1,457

617

36.6

33.2-40.2

6.8

5.2- 8.8

3.0

1.9- 4.7

705

53.6

49.7-57.4

Coastal

731

388

46.4

41.5-51.4

8.9

5.4-14.3

2.0

1.0- 3.7

287

42.7

37.7-47.9

Wake

1,637

756

39.0

35.6-42.5

107

6.7

5.3- 8.6

4.5

3.1- 6.5

716

49.8

46.0-53.5

Area L

441

187

35.1

29.8-40.7

7.1

4.5-11.2

2.0

0.9- 4.3

217

55.8

49.7-61.6

Eastern

2,079

959

39.7

36.6-42.9

102

5.8

4.3- 7.9

3.5

2.4- 5.2

962

50.9

47.6-54.3

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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