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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%

Source: NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Kennedy School of Government Survey of Americans on Dietary Supplements, February 1999