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Table 6 Percent of Each Specific Group WHO BELIEVE DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS ARE GOOD FOR PEOPLE'S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING |
NATIONAL 52%
By gender:
Men 51%
Women 53%
By age:
18-29 56%
30-49 53%
50-64 54%
65+ 43%
By race/ethnicity:
White (non-Hisp) 53%
Black (non-Hisp) 40%
Hispanic 57%
By HH income:
<$20K 54%
$20-29.9K 56%
$30-49.9K 53%
$50-74.9K 58%
$75K+ 45%
By education:
<HS Grad 46%
HS Grad 50%
Some college 59%
College Grad 53%
By region:
East 54%
MW 51%
South 49%
West 56%
By urban/rural:
Urban 49%
Suburban 52%
Rural 56%
By party ID:
Republican 54%
Democrat 48%
Independent 54%
By use of supplements:
Regular 85%
Sometimes 76%
Hardly ever/Never 38%
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Source: NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Kennedy School of Government Survey of Americans on Dietary Supplements, February 1999 |