BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (Some health experts recommend that women take 400 micrograms of the B vitamin folic acid, for which of the following reasons....*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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	Total Respond.^	Make strong bones	Prevent birth defects	Prevent high bp	Other
North Carolina	4,043	667	17.1	15.7-18.7	2,597	61.9	59.9-63.8	143	3.9	3.2- 4.8	636	17.1	15.6-18.6
-Mountain AHEC	226	26	11.1	6.9-17.3	170	73.3	65.2-80.2	8	4.6	2.2- 9.5	22	11.0	6.4-18.2
GENDER
Male	69	10	14.0	6.8-26.6	45	63.1	48.2-75.9	5	6.8	2.6-16.3	9	16.1	7.2-32.1
Female	157	16	9.2	4.9-16.4	125	80.3	71.5-86.8	3	3.1	0.9-10.3	13	7.5	3.9-13.7
RACE
White	191	23	11.8	7.2-18.5	150	77.6	69.5-84.0	6	4.1	1.8- 9.3	12	6.5	3.3-12.5
African American	14	0	0.0	. - .	9	62.1	30.7-85.8	1	14.2	2.0-56.9	4	23.7	7.9-53.0
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	1	34.7	3.2-89.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	65.3	10.5-96.8
AGE
18-24	34	5	16.2	5.9-37.2	24	69.7	48.5-84.9	0	0.0	. - .	5	14.1	4.7-35.1
25-34	83	10	11.0	4.8-23.0	61	73.4	58.1-84.6	3	4.6	1.3-15.2	9	11.0	3.9-27.3
35-44	108	11	9.4	4.6-18.1	84	74.4	62.9-83.3	5	6.4	2.5-15.4	8	9.8	4.5-20.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	20	5	28.4	10.7-56.9	9	37.3	16.5-64.1	1	1.5	0.2-10.2	5	32.8	11.4-64.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	58	6	9.5	3.6-22.7	42	72.5	57.0-83.9	2	5.7	1.4-20.2	8	12.4	5.4-26.0
Some Post-H.S.	67	9	11.3	5.0-23.5	49	75.2	60.6-85.7	2	4.1	1.0-16.1	7	9.4	3.5-22.9
College Graduate	80	6	5.8	1.9-16.4	69	85.8	73.4-93.0	3	5.3	1.5-16.7	2	3.1	0.8-11.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	22	3	28.0	9.1-60.3	15	59.7	32.0-82.3	0	0.0	. - .	4	12.3	3.7-33.6
$15,000- 24,999	47	6	13.1	5.5-28.4	33	63.1	43.4-79.2	0	0.0	. - .	8	23.8	10.1-46.3
$25,000- 34,999	34	6	8.9	2.7-25.1	21	62.5	41.9-79.4	3	12.1	3.5-34.4	4	16.5	6.1-37.7
$35,000- 49,999	38	3	2.7	0.7- 9.8	30	85.1	67.1-94.1	2	8.7	2.1-30.4	3	3.5	0.9-12.8
$50,000-74,999	31	2	10.3	2.6-33.0	26	79.0	57.0-91.5	3	10.6	3.1-30.8	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	29	2	8.8	2.1-29.8	25	80.7	57.7-92.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	10.5	2.5-34.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	43	3	9.2	2.8-26.5	32	60.9	39.6-78.7	2	4.7	1.0-19.2	6	25.2	9.9-50.7
No	181	22	11.1	6.5-18.3	137	76.4	67.9-83.2	6	4.6	1.9-10.5	16	7.9	4.3-14.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	14	1	1.9	0.2-13.4	9	53.7	21.8-82.8	2	14.6	2.8-49.9	2	29.9	6.4-72.8
Non-Veteran	209	25	12.0	7.5-18.8	158	74.6	66.4-81.3	6	3.8	1.6- 8.8	20	9.6	5.5-16.0
Currently Serving	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Make strong bones

Prevent birth defects

Prevent high bp

Other

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,043

667

17.1

15.7-18.7

2,597

61.9

59.9-63.8

143

3.9

3.2- 4.8

636

17.1

15.6-18.6

-Mountain AHEC

226

11.1

6.9-17.3

170

73.3

65.2-80.2

4.6

2.2- 9.5

11.0

6.4-18.2

GENDER

Male

14.0

6.8-26.6

63.1

48.2-75.9

6.8

2.6-16.3

16.1

7.2-32.1

Female

157

9.2

4.9-16.4

125

80.3

71.5-86.8

3.1

0.9-10.3

7.5

3.9-13.7

RACE

White

191

11.8

7.2-18.5

150

77.6

69.5-84.0

4.1

1.8- 9.3

6.5

3.3-12.5

African American

0.0

. - .

62.1

30.7-85.8

14.2

2.0-56.9

23.7

7.9-53.0

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

34.7

3.2-89.5

0.0

. - .

65.3

10.5-96.8

AGE

18-24

16.2

5.9-37.2

69.7

48.5-84.9

0.0

. - .

14.1

4.7-35.1

25-34

11.0

4.8-23.0

73.4

58.1-84.6

4.6

1.3-15.2

11.0

3.9-27.3

35-44

108

9.4

4.6-18.1

74.4

62.9-83.3

6.4

2.5-15.4

9.8

4.5-20.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

28.4

10.7-56.9

37.3

16.5-64.1

1.5

0.2-10.2

32.8

11.4-64.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

9.5

3.6-22.7

72.5

57.0-83.9

5.7

1.4-20.2

12.4

5.4-26.0

Some Post-H.S.

11.3

5.0-23.5

75.2

60.6-85.7

4.1

1.0-16.1

9.4

3.5-22.9

College Graduate

5.8

1.9-16.4

85.8

73.4-93.0

5.3

1.5-16.7

3.1

0.8-11.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

28.0

9.1-60.3

59.7

32.0-82.3

0.0

. - .

12.3

3.7-33.6

$15,000- 24,999

13.1

5.5-28.4

63.1

43.4-79.2

0.0

. - .

23.8

10.1-46.3

$25,000- 34,999

8.9

2.7-25.1

62.5

41.9-79.4

12.1

3.5-34.4

16.5

6.1-37.7

$35,000- 49,999

2.7

0.7- 9.8

85.1

67.1-94.1

8.7

2.1-30.4

3.5

0.9-12.8

$50,000-74,999

10.3

2.6-33.0

79.0

57.0-91.5

10.6

3.1-30.8

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

8.8

2.1-29.8

80.7

57.7-92.8

0.0

. - .

10.5

2.5-34.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

9.2

2.8-26.5

60.9

39.6-78.7

4.7

1.0-19.2

25.2

9.9-50.7

181

11.1

6.5-18.3

137

76.4

67.9-83.2

4.6

1.9-10.5

7.9

4.3-14.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1.9

0.2-13.4

53.7

21.8-82.8

14.6

2.8-49.9

29.9

6.4-72.8

Non-Veteran

209

12.0

7.5-18.8

158

74.6

66.4-81.3

3.8

1.6- 8.8

9.6

5.5-16.0

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being between ages 18 and 44.

^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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