BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Taking multivitamins or vitamin pills/supplements containing folic acid*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,565	1,165	44.4	42.0-46.9	1,400	55.6	53.1-58.0
GENDER
Male	838	315	37.1	33.2-41.1	523	62.9	58.9-66.8
Female	1,727	850	50.1	47.1-53.0	877	49.9	47.0-52.9
AGE
18-24	166	45	24.9	17.5-34.1	121	75.1	65.9-82.5
25-34	452	178	35.1	30.1-40.5	274	64.9	59.5-69.9
35-44	504	225	46.8	41.4-52.3	279	53.2	47.7-58.6
45-54	501	258	52.5	47.1-57.8	243	47.5	42.2-52.9
55-64	412	214	52.2	46.2-58.1	198	47.8	41.9-53.8
65-74	304	137	43.5	36.6-50.6	167	56.5	49.4-63.4
75+	210	100	49.7	41.6-57.9	110	50.3	42.1-58.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	568	190	32.4	27.8-37.4	378	67.6	62.6-72.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	872	349	38.4	34.5-42.5	523	61.6	57.5-65.5
Some Post-H.S.	636	332	51.7	46.9-56.5	304	48.3	43.5-53.1
College Graduate	483	290	57.6	51.8-63.2	193	42.4	36.8-48.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	502	182	33.6	28.9-38.7	320	66.4	61.3-71.1
$15,000- 24,999	587	260	42.9	37.9-48.1	327	57.1	51.9-62.1
$25,000- 34,999	334	149	42.2	36.1-48.7	185	57.8	51.3-63.9
$35,000- 49,999	294	147	46.9	40.3-53.8	147	53.1	46.2-59.7
$50,000-74,999	182	108	62.8	54.3-70.5	74	37.2	29.5-45.7
$75,000+	141	90	62.8	51.6-72.7	51	37.2	27.3-48.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	908	386	41.2	37.3-45.1	522	58.8	54.9-62.7
No	1,601	763	46.8	43.7-49.9	838	53.2	50.1-56.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	300	142	47.0	40.3-53.9	158	53.0	46.1-59.7
Non-Veteran	2,227	1,007	44.0	41.4-46.6	1,220	56.0	53.4-58.6
Currently Serving	38	16	44.8	27.0-64.2	22	55.2	35.8-73.0

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*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: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	2,565	1,165	44.4	42.0-46.9	1,400	55.6	53.1-58.0
GENDER
Male	838	315	37.1	33.2-41.1	523	62.9	58.9-66.8
Female	1,727	850	50.1	47.1-53.0	877	49.9	47.0-52.9
AGE
18-24	166	45	24.9	17.5-34.1	121	75.1	65.9-82.5
25-34	452	178	35.1	30.1-40.5	274	64.9	59.5-69.9
35-44	504	225	46.8	41.4-52.3	279	53.2	47.7-58.6
45-54	501	258	52.5	47.1-57.8	243	47.5	42.2-52.9
55-64	412	214	52.2	46.2-58.1	198	47.8	41.9-53.8
65-74	304	137	43.5	36.6-50.6	167	56.5	49.4-63.4
75+	210	100	49.7	41.6-57.9	110	50.3	42.1-58.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	568	190	32.4	27.8-37.4	378	67.6	62.6-72.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	872	349	38.4	34.5-42.5	523	61.6	57.5-65.5
Some Post-H.S.	636	332	51.7	46.9-56.5	304	48.3	43.5-53.1
College Graduate	483	290	57.6	51.8-63.2	193	42.4	36.8-48.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	502	182	33.6	28.9-38.7	320	66.4	61.3-71.1
$15,000- 24,999	587	260	42.9	37.9-48.1	327	57.1	51.9-62.1
$25,000- 34,999	334	149	42.2	36.1-48.7	185	57.8	51.3-63.9
$35,000- 49,999	294	147	46.9	40.3-53.8	147	53.1	46.2-59.7
$50,000-74,999	182	108	62.8	54.3-70.5	74	37.2	29.5-45.7
$75,000+	141	90	62.8	51.6-72.7	51	37.2	27.3-48.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	908	386	41.2	37.3-45.1	522	58.8	54.9-62.7
No	1,601	763	46.8	43.7-49.9	838	53.2	50.1-56.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	300	142	47.0	40.3-53.9	158	53.0	46.1-59.7
Non-Veteran	2,227	1,007	44.0	41.4-46.6	1,220	56.0	53.4-58.6
Currently Serving	38	16	44.8	27.0-64.2	22	55.2	35.8-73.0