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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,321	7,138	47.2	46.1-48.2	7,183	52.8	51.8-53.9
-Mountain AHEC	911	513	52.3	48.2-56.3	398	47.7	43.7-51.8
GENDER
Male	329	150	42.2	36.0-48.7	179	57.8	51.3-64.0
Female	582	363	61.0	56.0-65.9	219	39.0	34.1-44.0
RACE
White	782	457	54.3	50.0-58.6	325	45.7	41.4-50.0
African American	48	23	46.9	30.9-63.5	25	53.1	36.5-69.1
Other Minorities	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	47	17	37.4	23.0-54.5	30	62.6	45.5-77.0
25-34	123	48	33.4	23.9-44.4	75	66.6	55.6-76.1
35-44	149	82	50.0	40.4-59.5	67	50.0	40.5-59.6
45-54	174	102	53.9	44.5-63.0	72	46.1	37.0-55.5
55-64	156	94	58.2	48.3-67.5	62	41.8	32.5-51.7
65-74	135	82	60.2	49.8-69.8	53	39.8	30.2-50.2
75+	122	84	66.3	54.9-76.0	38	33.7	24.0-45.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	132	51	29.2	21.0-39.0	81	70.8	61.0-79.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	252	124	49.3	41.7-57.0	128	50.7	43.0-58.3
Some Post-H.S.	250	153	57.5	49.8-64.9	97	42.5	35.1-50.2
College Graduate	273	183	62.4	54.8-69.4	90	37.6	30.6-45.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	112	50	30.0	20.9-40.9	62	70.0	59.1-79.1
$15,000- 24,999	159	80	45.8	36.3-55.7	79	54.2	44.3-63.7
$25,000- 34,999	122	63	45.7	35.4-56.4	59	54.3	43.6-64.6
$35,000- 49,999	128	77	63.8	53.6-72.9	51	36.2	27.1-46.4
$50,000-74,999	111	76	65.7	54.2-75.6	35	34.3	24.4-45.8
$75,000+	92	68	70.5	58.1-80.4	24	29.5	19.6-41.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	310	174	51.9	44.8-58.9	136	48.1	41.1-55.2
No	584	333	52.7	47.7-57.7	251	47.3	42.3-52.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	136	77	53.6	43.3-63.6	59	46.4	36.4-56.7
Non-Veteran	771	435	52.2	47.8-56.6	336	47.8	43.4-52.2
Currently Serving	4	1	5.3	0.5-37.6	3	94.7	62.4-99.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,321

7,138

47.2

46.1-48.2

7,183

52.8

51.8-53.9

-Mountain AHEC

911

513

52.3

48.2-56.3

398

47.7

43.7-51.8

GENDER

Male

329

150

42.2

36.0-48.7

179

57.8

51.3-64.0

Female

582

363

61.0

56.0-65.9

219

39.0

34.1-44.0

RACE

White

782

457

54.3

50.0-58.6

325

45.7

41.4-50.0

African American

46.9

30.9-63.5

53.1

36.5-69.1

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

37.4

23.0-54.5

62.6

45.5-77.0

25-34

123

33.4

23.9-44.4

66.6

55.6-76.1

35-44

149

50.0

40.4-59.5

50.0

40.5-59.6

45-54

174

102

53.9

44.5-63.0

46.1

37.0-55.5

55-64

156

58.2

48.3-67.5

41.8

32.5-51.7

65-74

135

60.2

49.8-69.8

39.8

30.2-50.2

75+

122

66.3

54.9-76.0

33.7

24.0-45.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

132

29.2

21.0-39.0

70.8

61.0-79.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

252

124

49.3

41.7-57.0

128

50.7

43.0-58.3

Some Post-H.S.

250

153

57.5

49.8-64.9

42.5

35.1-50.2

College Graduate

273

183

62.4

54.8-69.4

37.6

30.6-45.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

112

30.0

20.9-40.9

70.0

59.1-79.1

$15,000- 24,999

159

45.8

36.3-55.7

54.2

44.3-63.7

$25,000- 34,999

122

45.7

35.4-56.4

54.3

43.6-64.6

$35,000- 49,999

128

63.8

53.6-72.9

36.2

27.1-46.4

$50,000-74,999

111

65.7

54.2-75.6

34.3

24.4-45.8

$75,000+

70.5

58.1-80.4

29.5

19.6-41.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

310

174

51.9

44.8-58.9

136

48.1

41.1-55.2

584

333

52.7

47.7-57.7

251

47.3

42.3-52.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

136

53.6

43.3-63.6

46.4

36.4-56.7

Non-Veteran

771

435

52.2

47.8-56.6

336

47.8

43.4-52.2

Currently Serving

5.3

0.5-37.6

94.7

62.4-99.5

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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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