BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Do any of the vitamin pills or supplements you take contain folic acid?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Folic Acid

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
North Carolina	1,410	347	24.1	21.4-27.0	690	49.7	46.4-53.1	373	26.2	23.4-29.1
-Eastern NC	461	102	23.2	18.7-28.3	223	46.8	41.3-52.3	136	30.1	25.3-35.4
GENDER
Male	135	23	19.8	12.6-29.8	70	48.1	38.4-58.0	42	32.0	23.7-41.7
Female	326	79	25.2	19.9-31.3	153	45.9	39.5-52.5	94	28.9	23.3-35.2
RACE
White	308	75	24.9	19.5-31.4	151	48.5	41.7-55.3	82	26.6	21.0-33.0
African American	111	23	23.0	14.3-34.9	48	40.3	29.9-51.6	40	36.7	26.7-48.0
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	22	7	34.0	14.4-61.1	9	29.5	12.9-54.4	6	36.5	15.4-64.4
25-34	39	14	39.6	23.9-57.8	17	31.0	18.4-47.4	8	29.4	15.5-48.5
35-44	61	10	17.1	8.1-32.6	32	52.0	36.9-66.7	19	31.0	19.0-46.1
45-54	86	19	22.0	13.0-34.8	40	43.2	31.5-55.7	27	34.8	23.6-47.9
55-64	92	21	23.4	14.1-36.2	50	56.2	43.8-68.0	21	20.4	12.7-31.0
65-74	97	18	18.1	10.7-29.0	41	46.5	34.9-58.5	38	35.3	25.3-46.8
75+	63	13	22.2	12.7-35.9	33	50.9	36.9-64.9	17	26.9	15.8-41.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	82	11	13.8	6.2-28.0	36	42.6	30.1-56.0	35	43.7	31.3-56.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	159	26	16.2	10.3-24.6	80	48.4	39.0-58.0	53	35.3	26.7-45.1
Some Post-H.S.	102	26	29.8	19.7-42.3	48	45.4	34.1-57.2	28	24.8	16.5-35.6
College Graduate	117	38	33.5	24.4-44.1	59	49.0	38.8-59.3	20	17.4	10.9-26.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	73	13	16.0	8.4-28.4	27	44.4	30.5-59.2	33	39.6	27.2-53.5
$15,000- 24,999	86	17	24.7	14.0-39.8	43	41.2	29.0-54.7	26	34.0	22.2-48.3
$25,000- 34,999	54	13	25.4	14.3-41.0	24	39.3	26.1-54.2	17	35.3	22.3-50.9
$35,000- 49,999	61	11	14.6	7.2-27.4	33	52.3	37.2-67.0	17	33.1	20.0-49.4
$50,000-74,999	43	17	38.0	23.1-55.5	19	43.4	27.7-60.6	7	18.6	8.8-35.2
$75,000+	43	11	25.0	13.5-41.5	29	68.0	51.1-81.1	3	7.1	2.1-21.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	192	38	19.8	13.7-27.8	86	44.3	36.0-52.9	68	35.9	28.2-44.4
No	263	62	24.9	19.0-32.0	136	49.1	41.8-56.4	65	26.0	20.0-33.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	58	10	19.4	9.4-35.9	35	56.1	40.8-70.3	13	24.5	14.0-39.4
Non-Veteran	393	92	24.4	19.5-30.0	179	44.1	38.3-50.2	122	31.5	26.2-37.3
Currently Serving	10	0	0.0	. - .	9	83.6	39.0-97.6	1	16.4	2.4-61.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,410

347

24.1

21.4-27.0

690

49.7

46.4-53.1

373

26.2

23.4-29.1

-Eastern NC

461

102

23.2

18.7-28.3

223

46.8

41.3-52.3

136

30.1

25.3-35.4

GENDER

Male

135

19.8

12.6-29.8

48.1

38.4-58.0

32.0

23.7-41.7

Female

326

25.2

19.9-31.3

153

45.9

39.5-52.5

28.9

23.3-35.2

RACE

White

308

24.9

19.5-31.4

151

48.5

41.7-55.3

26.6

21.0-33.0

African American

111

23.0

14.3-34.9

40.3

29.9-51.6

36.7

26.7-48.0

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

34.0

14.4-61.1

29.5

12.9-54.4

36.5

15.4-64.4

25-34

39.6

23.9-57.8

31.0

18.4-47.4

29.4

15.5-48.5

35-44

17.1

8.1-32.6

52.0

36.9-66.7

31.0

19.0-46.1

45-54

22.0

13.0-34.8

43.2

31.5-55.7

34.8

23.6-47.9

55-64

23.4

14.1-36.2

56.2

43.8-68.0

20.4

12.7-31.0

65-74

18.1

10.7-29.0

46.5

34.9-58.5

35.3

25.3-46.8

75+

22.2

12.7-35.9

50.9

36.9-64.9

26.9

15.8-41.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

13.8

6.2-28.0

42.6

30.1-56.0

43.7

31.3-56.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

159

16.2

10.3-24.6

48.4

39.0-58.0

35.3

26.7-45.1

Some Post-H.S.

102

29.8

19.7-42.3

45.4

34.1-57.2

24.8

16.5-35.6

College Graduate

117

33.5

24.4-44.1

49.0

38.8-59.3

17.4

10.9-26.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

16.0

8.4-28.4

44.4

30.5-59.2

39.6

27.2-53.5

$15,000- 24,999

24.7

14.0-39.8

41.2

29.0-54.7

34.0

22.2-48.3

$25,000- 34,999

25.4

14.3-41.0

39.3

26.1-54.2

35.3

22.3-50.9

$35,000- 49,999

14.6

7.2-27.4

52.3

37.2-67.0

33.1

20.0-49.4

$50,000-74,999

38.0

23.1-55.5

43.4

27.7-60.6

18.6

8.8-35.2

$75,000+

25.0

13.5-41.5

68.0

51.1-81.1

7.1

2.1-21.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

192

19.8

13.7-27.8

44.3

36.0-52.9

35.9

28.2-44.4

263

24.9

19.0-32.0

136

49.1

41.8-56.4

26.0

20.0-33.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

19.4

9.4-35.9

56.1

40.8-70.3

24.5

14.0-39.4

Non-Veteran

393

24.4

19.5-30.0

179

44.1

38.3-50.2

122

31.5

26.2-37.3

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

83.6

39.0-97.6

16.4

2.4-61.0

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported taking vitamins but not multivitamins. Due to large number of responses, data for Don't know/Not sure category are also presented.

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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