Table 3.

Relative percentage of congruent answers by rationale for supplement use and supplement used (n = 520)

		No time preparing meals				Avoid sickness
		Yes		No		Yes		No
Multivitamin	Yes	84	84.8%	294	69.8%	253	76.4%	125	66.1%
	No	15	15.2%	127	30.2%	78	23.6%	64	33.9%
		99	100.0%	421	100.0%	331	100.0%	189	100.0%
Vitamin C	Yes	71	71.7%	295	70.1%	270	81.6%	96	18.5%
	No	28	28.3%	126	29.9%	61	18.4%	93	17.9%
		99	100.0%	421	100.0%	331	100.0%	189	36.3%
Magnesium	Yes	14	14.1%	43	10.2%	35	10.6%	22	4.2%
	No	85	85.9%	378	89.8%	296	89.4%	167	32.1%
		99	100.0%	421	100.0%	331	100.0%	189	36.3%
Echinacea	Yes	35	35.4%	125	29.7%	134	40.5%	26	13.8%
	No	64	64.6%	296	70.3%	197	59.5%	163	86.2%
		99	100.0%	421	100.0%	331	100.0%	189	100.0%
Iron	Yes	35	35.4%	120	28.5%	116	35.0%	39	20.6%
	No	64	64.6%	301	71.5%	215	65.0%	150	79.4%
		99	100.0%	421	100.0%	331	100.0%	189	100.0%
Ginseng	Yes	15	15.2%	28	6.7%	30	9.1%	13	6.9%
	No	84	84.8%	393	93.3%	301	90.9%	176	93.1%
		99	100.0%	421	100.0%	331	100.0%	189	100.0%

* 100% in each cell indicates a complete congruence.