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Table 2 KNOWLEDGE OF AND ATTITUDES ABOUT DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS by frequency of age |
Sum
Total 18-29 30+ 30-49 50-64 65+
Very/somewhat familiar
with supplements* 55% 63% 53% 58% 57% 37%
Know that govt doesn't
regulate supplements* 53% 45% 56% 58% 57% 47%
Use supplements regularly 18% 16% 19% 15% 24% 22%
Good for health/well-being 52% 56% 51% 53% 54% 43%
Supplements can help people
with at least 4 of 6
illnesses 36% 35% 36% 38% 37% 29%
Supplements are inadequately
tested 48% 43% 50% 51% 53% 45%
Many supplements don't do
what ads claim 49% 44% 50% 50% 56% 44%
Extra regulation for
supplements produced
for children 77% 82% 76% 79% 73% 70%
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Note: * Significant difference between responses of age 18-29 vs. age 30+
Source: Source: NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Kennedy School of Government Survey of Americans on Dietary Supplements, February 1999 |