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Table 7 PERCENT OF EACH SPECIFIC GROUP WHO BELIEVE DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS CAN HELP PEOPLE WITH AT LEAST 4 OF 6 ILLNESSES |
NATIONAL 36%
By gender:
Men 33%
Women 37%
By age:
18-29 35%
30-49 38%
50-64 37%
65+ 29%
By race/ethnicity:
White (non-Hisp) 36%
Black (non-Hisp) 36%
Hispanic 33%
By HH income:
<$20K 34%
$20-29.9K 37%
$30-49.9K 41%
$50-74.9K 35%
$75K+ 34%
By education:
<HS Grad 30%
HS Grad 36%
Some college 38%
College Grad 37%
By region:
East 38%
MW 37%
South 34%
West 34%
By urban/rural:
Urban 39%
Suburban 33%
Rural 37%
By party ID:
Republican 37%
Democrat 32%
Independent 36%
By use of supplements:
Regular 57%
Sometimes 47%
Hardly ever/Never 27%
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Source: NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Kennedy School of Government Survey of Americans on Dietary Supplements, February 1999 |