BRFSS 2004 - Gaston County: (Daily taking multivitamins or vitamin pills/supplements containing folic acid*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,321	7,138	47.2	46.1-48.2	7,183	52.8	51.8-53.9
-Gaston County	360	167	45.2	39.4-51.1	193	54.8	48.9-60.6
GENDER
Male	132	57	43.3	34.4-52.8	75	56.7	47.2-65.6
Female	228	110	46.7	39.5-54.1	118	53.3	45.9-60.5
RACE
White	298	136	44.2	37.9-50.7	162	55.8	49.3-62.1
Other	62	31	49.1	35.6-62.8	31	50.9	37.2-64.4
AGE
18-44	134	60	44.2	35.2-53.6	74	55.8	46.4-64.8
45+	224	107	46.4	39.0-54.0	117	53.6	46.0-61.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	192	76	38.7	31.2-46.7	116	61.3	53.3-68.8
Some College +	167	91	52.5	43.9-60.9	76	47.5	39.1-56.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	215	101	45.4	37.9-53.1	114	54.6	46.9-62.1
$50,000+	75	36	45.3	33.6-57.5	39	54.7	42.5-66.4

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*Data for this table were derived from the folic acid question 'How often do you take this vitamin pill or supplement?' and those respondents not taking multivitamin or folic acid containing pills considered non-daily user.

^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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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	14,321	7,138	47.2	46.1-48.2	7,183	52.8	51.8-53.9
-Gaston County	360	167	45.2	39.4-51.1	193	54.8	48.9-60.6
GENDER
Male	132	57	43.3	34.4-52.8	75	56.7	47.2-65.6
Female	228	110	46.7	39.5-54.1	118	53.3	45.9-60.5
RACE
White	298	136	44.2	37.9-50.7	162	55.8	49.3-62.1
Other	62	31	49.1	35.6-62.8	31	50.9	37.2-64.4
AGE
18-44	134	60	44.2	35.2-53.6	74	55.8	46.4-64.8
45+	224	107	46.4	39.0-54.0	117	53.6	46.0-61.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	192	76	38.7	31.2-46.7	116	61.3	53.3-68.8
Some College +	167	91	52.5	43.9-60.9	76	47.5	39.1-56.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	215	101	45.4	37.9-53.1	114	54.6	46.9-62.1
$50,000+	75	36	45.3	33.6-57.5	39	54.7	42.5-66.4

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston County

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Daily taking multivitamins or vitamin pills/supplements containing folic acid*