BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (Are any of these a multivitamin?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Folic Acid

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Not taking vitamins
North Carolina	14,698	7,729	50.6	49.5-51.6	1,298	8.2	7.6- 8.7	5,671	41.3	40.2-42.3
-Mountain AHEC	927	533	54.2	50.2-58.2	73	7.3	5.5- 9.7	321	38.5	34.5-42.5
GENDER
Male	334	158	44.0	37.7-50.4	24	7.0	4.5-10.9	152	49.0	42.6-55.5
Female	593	375	63.1	58.2-67.8	49	7.6	5.3-10.7	169	29.3	24.9-34.1
RACE
White	794	475	56.2	51.9-60.4	63	7.6	5.6-10.2	256	36.2	32.1-40.5
African American	49	26	51.4	35.0-67.5	2	5.1	1.0-21.7	21	43.5	28.0-60.4
Other Minorities	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	48	15	33.2	19.7-50.2	5	9.2	3.3-23.3	28	57.6	40.9-72.6
25-34	122	50	35.5	25.6-46.8	6	5.6	2.1-14.4	66	58.9	47.3-69.6
35-44	152	88	53.4	43.8-62.7	9	6.6	2.7-15.0	55	40.1	31.2-49.7
45-54	178	108	60.0	50.6-68.6	13	5.7	3.0-10.8	57	34.3	26.0-43.7
55-64	158	95	55.3	45.6-64.7	18	11.5	6.8-18.9	45	33.1	24.4-43.2
65-74	141	88	64.1	53.9-73.2	13	6.7	3.4-12.9	40	29.2	20.7-39.4
75+	123	84	65.9	54.6-75.6	9	6.7	3.0-14.5	30	27.4	18.5-38.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	137	53	30.2	22.0-40.0	13	10.0	5.1-18.5	71	59.8	49.2-69.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	258	125	50.4	42.8-58.0	22	7.0	4.3-11.3	111	42.6	35.3-50.2
Some Post-H.S.	252	161	59.2	51.5-66.5	17	7.4	4.0-13.3	74	33.4	26.6-40.9
College Graduate	276	192	66.3	58.8-73.2	21	6.2	3.7-10.1	63	27.5	20.9-35.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	117	51	33.2	23.6-44.4	9	6.5	2.6-15.4	57	60.3	48.5-71.1
$15,000- 24,999	161	85	49.3	39.6-59.2	14	8.5	4.3-16.3	62	42.1	32.6-52.3
$25,000- 34,999	124	62	43.5	33.5-54.1	10	8.3	4.0-16.4	52	48.2	37.6-58.9
$35,000- 49,999	128	80	65.6	55.4-74.6	13	9.0	4.8-16.5	35	25.3	17.6-35.0
$50,000-74,999	114	78	66.5	55.2-76.2	6	5.2	1.5-16.4	30	28.4	19.5-39.2
$75,000+	93	72	73.0	60.6-82.6	3	2.4	0.8- 7.5	18	24.6	15.2-37.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	317	180	54.6	47.5-61.5	32	8.7	5.7-13.0	105	36.7	30.0-44.0
No	593	344	54.0	49.0-59.0	41	6.9	4.7-10.0	208	39.1	34.2-44.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	139	85	58.2	47.8-67.9	9	4.5	1.9-10.2	45	37.3	27.8-47.8
Non-Veteran	784	447	53.6	49.2-58.0	64	7.9	5.9-10.7	273	38.5	34.2-42.9
Currently Serving	4	1	5.3	0.5-37.6	0	0.0	. - .	3	94.7	62.4-99.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Not taking vitamins

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,698

7,729

50.6

49.5-51.6

1,298

8.2

7.6- 8.7

5,671

41.3

40.2-42.3

-Mountain AHEC

927

533

54.2

50.2-58.2

7.3

5.5- 9.7

321

38.5

34.5-42.5

GENDER

Male

334

158

44.0

37.7-50.4

7.0

4.5-10.9

152

49.0

42.6-55.5

Female

593

375

63.1

58.2-67.8

7.6

5.3-10.7

169

29.3

24.9-34.1

RACE

White

794

475

56.2

51.9-60.4

7.6

5.6-10.2

256

36.2

32.1-40.5

African American

51.4

35.0-67.5

5.1

1.0-21.7

43.5

28.0-60.4

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

33.2

19.7-50.2

9.2

3.3-23.3

57.6

40.9-72.6

25-34

122

35.5

25.6-46.8

5.6

2.1-14.4

58.9

47.3-69.6

35-44

152

53.4

43.8-62.7

6.6

2.7-15.0

40.1

31.2-49.7

45-54

178

108

60.0

50.6-68.6

5.7

3.0-10.8

34.3

26.0-43.7

55-64

158

55.3

45.6-64.7

11.5

6.8-18.9

33.1

24.4-43.2

65-74

141

64.1

53.9-73.2

6.7

3.4-12.9

29.2

20.7-39.4

75+

123

65.9

54.6-75.6

6.7

3.0-14.5

27.4

18.5-38.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

137

30.2

22.0-40.0

10.0

5.1-18.5

59.8

49.2-69.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

258

125

50.4

42.8-58.0

7.0

4.3-11.3

111

42.6

35.3-50.2

Some Post-H.S.

252

161

59.2

51.5-66.5

7.4

4.0-13.3

33.4

26.6-40.9

College Graduate

276

192

66.3

58.8-73.2

6.2

3.7-10.1

27.5

20.9-35.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

117

33.2

23.6-44.4

6.5

2.6-15.4

60.3

48.5-71.1

$15,000- 24,999

161

49.3

39.6-59.2

8.5

4.3-16.3

42.1

32.6-52.3

$25,000- 34,999

124

43.5

33.5-54.1

8.3

4.0-16.4

48.2

37.6-58.9

$35,000- 49,999

128

65.6

55.4-74.6

9.0

4.8-16.5

25.3

17.6-35.0

$50,000-74,999

114

66.5

55.2-76.2

5.2

1.5-16.4

28.4

19.5-39.2

$75,000+

73.0

60.6-82.6

2.4

0.8- 7.5

24.6

15.2-37.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

317

180

54.6

47.5-61.5

8.7

5.7-13.0

105

36.7

30.0-44.0

593

344

54.0

49.0-59.0

6.9

4.7-10.0

208

39.1

34.2-44.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

139

58.2

47.8-67.9

4.5

1.9-10.2

37.3

27.8-47.8

Non-Veteran

784

447

53.6

49.2-58.0

7.9

5.9-10.7

273

38.5

34.2-42.9

Currently Serving

5.3

0.5-37.6

0.0

. - .

94.7

62.4-99.5

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported taking vitamins. 'Not taking vitamins' category is added to the denominator so that the estimates are based on all respondents.

^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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