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Table 5 REGULAR USERS OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS (Percent of Each Specific Group Who is A Regular User) |
NATIONAL 18%
By gender:
Men 18%
Women 19%
By age:
18-29 16%
30-49 15%
50-64 24%
65+ 22%
By race/ethnicity:
White (non-Hisp) 20%
Black (non-Hisp) 8%
Hispanic 14%
By HH income:
<$20K 20%
$20-29.9K 20%
$30-49.9K 16%
$50-74.9K 17%
$75K+ 16%
By education:
<HS Grad 16%
HS Grad 17%
Some college 20%
College Grad 22%
By region:
East 20%
MW 15%
South 17%
West 23%
By urban/rural:
Urban 18%
Suburban 19%
Rural 18%
By party ID:
Republican 17%
Democrat 16%
Independent 21%
By think they promote health:
Yes 30%
No 3%
By belief in their health benefits:
High 30%
Med 14%
Lo 8%
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| Source: NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Kennedy School of Government Survey of Americans on Dietary Supplements, February 1999 |