BRFSS 2004 - Forsyth County: (Taking multivitamins or vitamin pills/supplements containing folic acid*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,438	8,076	53.6	52.5-54.6	6,362	46.4	45.4-47.5
-Forsyth County	427	253	56.4	51.0-61.7	174	43.6	38.3-49.0
GENDER
Male	155	81	49.9	41.4-58.5	74	50.1	41.5-58.6
Female	272	172	62.3	55.8-68.5	100	37.7	31.5-44.2
RACE
White	310	201	62.1	55.7-68.1	109	37.9	31.9-44.3
Other	115	51	41.7	31.9-52.1	64	58.3	47.9-68.1
AGE
18-44	166	90	52.4	43.9-60.7	76	47.6	39.3-56.1
45+	260	162	59.3	52.2-66.0	98	40.7	34.0-47.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	154	77	47.9	39.2-56.8	77	52.1	43.2-60.8
Some College +	273	176	61.3	54.4-67.7	97	38.7	32.3-45.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	221	121	52.8	45.3-60.2	100	47.2	39.8-54.7
$50,000+	134	93	66.3	56.6-74.8	41	33.7	25.2-43.4

*Data for this table were derived from the first three folic acid questions. See the 2004 questionnaire.

^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.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Forsyth County

Folic Acid

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	14,438	8,076	53.6	52.5-54.6	6,362	46.4	45.4-47.5
-Forsyth County	427	253	56.4	51.0-61.7	174	43.6	38.3-49.0
GENDER
Male	155	81	49.9	41.4-58.5	74	50.1	41.5-58.6
Female	272	172	62.3	55.8-68.5	100	37.7	31.5-44.2
RACE
White	310	201	62.1	55.7-68.1	109	37.9	31.9-44.3
Other	115	51	41.7	31.9-52.1	64	58.3	47.9-68.1
AGE
18-44	166	90	52.4	43.9-60.7	76	47.6	39.3-56.1
45+	260	162	59.3	52.2-66.0	98	40.7	34.0-47.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	154	77	47.9	39.2-56.8	77	52.1	43.2-60.8
Some College +	273	176	61.3	54.4-67.7	97	38.7	32.3-45.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	221	121	52.8	45.3-60.2	100	47.2	39.8-54.7
$50,000+	134	93	66.3	56.6-74.8	41	33.7	25.2-43.4