BRFSS 2010 - Western North Carolina**: (How often do you now take a multivitamin?)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	Never
North Carolina	11,311	5,569	42.3	40.9-43.8	607	6.2	5.4- 7.1	278	3.5	2.9- 4.1	4,857	48.0	46.5-49.5
-Western NC	1,836	904	44.3	41.1-47.5	90	5.9	4.2- 8.1	37	2.9	1.9- 4.4	805	46.9	43.7-50.2
GENDER
Male	713	307	37.1	32.5-42.0	29	5.6	3.1-10.2	19	3.9	2.2- 6.7	358	53.3	48.2-58.4
Female	1,123	597	50.7	46.7-54.7	61	6.1	4.4- 8.4	18	2.1	1.2- 3.7	447	41.1	37.2-45.1
RACE
White	1,692	833	44.5	41.3-47.8	89	6.3	4.5- 8.7	34	2.6	1.7- 4.0	736	46.5	43.3-49.8
African American	43	21	42.0	22.5-64.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	22	58.0	35.7-77.5
Other Minorities	89	46	40.5	23.5-60.0	1	2.2	0.3-14.3	2	5.4	1.3-19.9	40	51.9	32.6-70.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	36	20	53.4	30.9-74.5	2	7.7	1.8-27.1	2	12.6	2.7-42.4	12	26.4	11.7-49.1
Non-Hispanic	1,797	882	44.0	40.8-47.2	88	5.8	4.2- 8.1	35	2.6	1.7- 3.9	792	47.6	44.3-50.8
AGE
18-24	41	16	38.9	21.9-59.0	2	13.3	2.6-46.5	2	4.7	1.1-17.6	21	43.2	24.7-63.8
25-34	118	42	38.6	28.5-49.7	4	4.2	1.4-11.6	7	6.0	2.5-13.9	65	51.2	40.4-61.9
35-44	220	66	33.4	26.3-41.2	14	6.4	3.6-11.0	9	4.1	1.9- 8.8	131	56.1	48.3-63.6
45-54	291	120	39.3	32.5-46.4	22	8.2	5.2-12.7	9	3.3	1.5- 7.1	140	49.3	42.1-56.5
55-64	441	230	51.3	45.9-56.7	19	4.2	2.5- 6.9	4	0.8	0.2- 2.5	188	43.7	38.4-49.2
65+	706	420	59.5	55.2-63.6	28	3.6	2.4- 5.4	5	0.8	0.3- 2.1	253	36.1	32.1-40.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	269	101	30.6	24.2-38.0	11	4.4	2.1- 8.7	6	4.6	1.8-11.3	151	60.4	52.4-67.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	553	261	41.2	35.4-47.3	19	4.8	1.8-12.0	6	1.4	0.5- 3.9	267	52.6	46.3-58.8
Some Post-H.S.	483	245	46.6	40.5-52.9	24	5.1	3.1- 8.0	10	3.4	1.4- 7.6	204	44.9	38.9-51.2
College Graduate	528	296	52.6	47.0-58.2	36	8.7	5.9-12.8	15	3.5	1.9- 6.3	181	35.1	29.9-40.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	249	104	37.2	29.6-45.6	12	5.5	2.7-10.7	4	2.1	0.6- 6.4	129	55.2	46.8-63.4
$15,000- 24,999	353	167	42.9	35.6-50.4	17	4.4	2.3- 8.2	6	3.8	1.3-10.1	163	49.0	41.6-56.4
$25,000- 34,999	228	111	38.4	30.5-47.0	8	4.0	1.7- 8.9	3	1.5	0.4- 5.1	106	56.1	47.2-64.6
$35,000- 49,999	244	126	48.0	39.7-56.5	14	5.4	2.8-10.0	3	1.4	0.2- 7.4	101	45.2	36.8-53.9
$50,000-74,999	234	119	47.6	39.4-56.0	13	5.8	3.0-10.9	6	2.0	0.8- 5.3	96	44.5	36.5-52.9
$75,000+	238	129	47.6	39.7-55.6	14	8.2	4.5-14.2	7	3.8	1.7- 8.4	88	40.4	32.7-48.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	792	392	44.2	39.4-49.0	32	4.9	3.1- 7.6	11	2.6	1.3- 5.3	357	48.4	43.5-53.3
No	1,035	508	44.5	40.4-48.8	58	6.5	4.2-10.0	26	3.2	1.9- 5.2	443	45.8	41.5-50.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	263	127	43.5	36.1-51.2	10	3.8	1.9- 7.5	4	1.6	0.6- 4.4	122	51.1	43.2-58.9
Non-Veteran	1,573	777	44.4	41.0-47.9	80	6.2	4.3- 8.7	33	3.1	2.0- 4.8	683	46.3	42.8-49.8

Total
Respond.^

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,311

5,569

42.3

40.9-43.8

607

6.2

5.4- 7.1

278

3.5

2.9- 4.1

4,857

48.0

46.5-49.5

-Western NC

1,836

904

44.3

41.1-47.5

5.9

4.2- 8.1

2.9

1.9- 4.4

805

46.9

43.7-50.2

GENDER

Male

713

307

37.1

32.5-42.0

5.6

3.1-10.2

3.9

2.2- 6.7

358

53.3

48.2-58.4

Female

1,123

597

50.7

46.7-54.7

6.1

4.4- 8.4

2.1

1.2- 3.7

447

41.1

37.2-45.1

RACE

White

1,692

833

44.5

41.3-47.8

6.3

4.5- 8.7

2.6

1.7- 4.0

736

46.5

43.3-49.8

African American

42.0

22.5-64.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

58.0

35.7-77.5

Other Minorities

40.5

23.5-60.0

2.2

0.3-14.3

5.4

1.3-19.9

51.9

32.6-70.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

53.4

30.9-74.5

7.7

1.8-27.1

12.6

2.7-42.4

26.4

11.7-49.1

Non-Hispanic

1,797

882

44.0

40.8-47.2

5.8

4.2- 8.1

2.6

1.7- 3.9

792

47.6

44.3-50.8

AGE

18-24

38.9

21.9-59.0

13.3

2.6-46.5

4.7

1.1-17.6

43.2

24.7-63.8

25-34

118

38.6

28.5-49.7

4.2

1.4-11.6

6.0

2.5-13.9

51.2

40.4-61.9

35-44

220

33.4

26.3-41.2

6.4

3.6-11.0

4.1

1.9- 8.8

131

56.1

48.3-63.6

45-54

291

120

39.3

32.5-46.4

8.2

5.2-12.7

3.3

1.5- 7.1

140

49.3

42.1-56.5

55-64

441

230

51.3

45.9-56.7

4.2

2.5- 6.9

0.8

0.2- 2.5

188

43.7

38.4-49.2

65+

706

420

59.5

55.2-63.6

3.6

2.4- 5.4

0.8

0.3- 2.1

253

36.1

32.1-40.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

269

101

30.6

24.2-38.0

4.4

2.1- 8.7

4.6

1.8-11.3

151

60.4

52.4-67.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

553

261

41.2

35.4-47.3

4.8

1.8-12.0

1.4

0.5- 3.9

267

52.6

46.3-58.8

Some Post-H.S.

483

245

46.6

40.5-52.9

5.1

3.1- 8.0

3.4

1.4- 7.6

204

44.9

38.9-51.2

College Graduate

528

296

52.6

47.0-58.2

8.7

5.9-12.8

3.5

1.9- 6.3

181

35.1

29.9-40.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

249

104

37.2

29.6-45.6

5.5

2.7-10.7

2.1

0.6- 6.4

129

55.2

46.8-63.4

$15,000- 24,999

353

167

42.9

35.6-50.4

4.4

2.3- 8.2

3.8

1.3-10.1

163

49.0

41.6-56.4

$25,000- 34,999

228

111

38.4

30.5-47.0

4.0

1.7- 8.9

1.5

0.4- 5.1

106

56.1

47.2-64.6

$35,000- 49,999

244

126

48.0

39.7-56.5

5.4

2.8-10.0

1.4

0.2- 7.4

101

45.2

36.8-53.9

$50,000-74,999

234

119

47.6

39.4-56.0

5.8

3.0-10.9

2.0

0.8- 5.3

44.5

36.5-52.9

$75,000+

238

129

47.6

39.7-55.6

8.2

4.5-14.2

3.8

1.7- 8.4

40.4

32.7-48.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

792

392

44.2

39.4-49.0

4.9

3.1- 7.6

2.6

1.3- 5.3

357

48.4

43.5-53.3

1,035

508

44.5

40.4-48.8

6.5

4.2-10.0

3.2

1.9- 5.2

443

45.8

41.5-50.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

263

127

43.5

36.1-51.2

3.8

1.9- 7.5

1.6

0.6- 4.4

122

51.1

43.2-58.9

Non-Veteran

1,573

777

44.4

41.0-47.9

6.2

4.3- 8.7

3.1

2.0- 4.8

683

46.3

42.8-49.8

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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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