BRFSS 2004 - Gaston 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
-Gaston County	364	190	51.1	45.2-56.9	174	48.9	43.1-54.8
GENDER
Male	133	59	43.9	34.9-53.3	74	56.1	46.7-65.1
Female	231	131	57.0	49.7-64.0	100	43.0	36.0-50.3
RACE
White	302	153	49.4	43.0-55.8	149	50.6	44.2-57.0
Other	62	37	58.0	43.9-71.0	25	42.0	29.0-56.1
AGE
18-44	136	71	51.4	42.2-60.6	65	48.6	39.4-57.8
45+	226	118	50.9	43.4-58.3	108	49.1	41.7-56.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	195	89	44.7	37.0-52.6	106	55.3	47.4-63.0
Some College +	168	100	57.8	49.1-66.0	68	42.2	34.0-50.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	217	111	49.7	42.2-57.3	106	50.3	42.7-57.8
$50,000+	75	43	55.4	43.0-67.1	32	44.6	32.9-57.0

*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: Gaston County

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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
-Gaston County	364	190	51.1	45.2-56.9	174	48.9	43.1-54.8
GENDER
Male	133	59	43.9	34.9-53.3	74	56.1	46.7-65.1
Female	231	131	57.0	49.7-64.0	100	43.0	36.0-50.3
RACE
White	302	153	49.4	43.0-55.8	149	50.6	44.2-57.0
Other	62	37	58.0	43.9-71.0	25	42.0	29.0-56.1
AGE
18-44	136	71	51.4	42.2-60.6	65	48.6	39.4-57.8
45+	226	118	50.9	43.4-58.3	108	49.1	41.7-56.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	195	89	44.7	37.0-52.6	106	55.3	47.4-63.0
Some College +	168	100	57.8	49.1-66.0	68	42.2	34.0-50.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	217	111	49.7	42.2-57.3	106	50.3	42.7-57.8
$50,000+	75	43	55.4	43.0-67.1	32	44.6	32.9-57.0