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

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,538	1,020	38.9	36.5-41.3	1,518	61.1	58.7-63.5
GENDER
Male	831	280	32.5	28.9-36.5	551	67.5	63.5-71.1
Female	1,707	740	43.7	40.8-46.7	967	56.3	53.3-59.2
AGE
18-24	164	38	20.6	13.8-29.4	126	79.4	70.6-86.2
25-34	448	155	30.7	25.9-35.9	293	69.3	64.1-74.1
35-44	499	197	40.6	35.3-46.1	302	59.4	53.9-64.7
45-54	496	222	44.6	39.3-50.1	274	55.4	49.9-60.7
55-64	409	193	48.0	42.0-54.0	216	52.0	46.0-58.0
65-74	298	119	37.1	30.5-44.3	179	62.9	55.7-69.5
75+	208	90	45.8	37.7-54.1	118	54.2	45.9-62.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	560	158	26.4	22.1-31.1	402	73.6	68.9-77.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	866	315	34.7	30.9-38.7	551	65.3	61.3-69.1
Some Post-H.S.	629	286	44.7	39.9-49.5	343	55.3	50.5-60.1
College Graduate	477	259	51.2	45.4-57.0	218	48.8	43.0-54.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	496	163	29.7	25.2-34.6	333	70.3	65.4-74.8
$15,000- 24,999	581	224	36.5	31.8-41.6	357	63.5	58.4-68.2
$25,000- 34,999	331	134	36.7	30.9-42.9	197	63.3	57.1-69.1
$35,000- 49,999	292	129	41.7	35.2-48.5	163	58.3	51.5-64.8
$50,000-74,999	180	96	57.1	48.4-65.4	84	42.9	34.6-51.6
$75,000+	139	79	54.0	43.3-64.4	60	46.0	35.6-56.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	900	339	36.6	32.9-40.5	561	63.4	59.5-67.1
No	1,583	666	40.6	37.6-43.7	917	59.4	56.3-62.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	297	129	44.1	37.4-51.1	168	55.9	48.9-62.6
Non-Veteran	2,203	876	37.9	35.4-40.5	1,327	62.1	59.5-64.6
Currently Serving	38	15	43.6	25.8-63.1	23	56.4	36.9-74.2

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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.

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	2,538	1,020	38.9	36.5-41.3	1,518	61.1	58.7-63.5
GENDER
Male	831	280	32.5	28.9-36.5	551	67.5	63.5-71.1
Female	1,707	740	43.7	40.8-46.7	967	56.3	53.3-59.2
AGE
18-24	164	38	20.6	13.8-29.4	126	79.4	70.6-86.2
25-34	448	155	30.7	25.9-35.9	293	69.3	64.1-74.1
35-44	499	197	40.6	35.3-46.1	302	59.4	53.9-64.7
45-54	496	222	44.6	39.3-50.1	274	55.4	49.9-60.7
55-64	409	193	48.0	42.0-54.0	216	52.0	46.0-58.0
65-74	298	119	37.1	30.5-44.3	179	62.9	55.7-69.5
75+	208	90	45.8	37.7-54.1	118	54.2	45.9-62.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	560	158	26.4	22.1-31.1	402	73.6	68.9-77.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	866	315	34.7	30.9-38.7	551	65.3	61.3-69.1
Some Post-H.S.	629	286	44.7	39.9-49.5	343	55.3	50.5-60.1
College Graduate	477	259	51.2	45.4-57.0	218	48.8	43.0-54.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	496	163	29.7	25.2-34.6	333	70.3	65.4-74.8
$15,000- 24,999	581	224	36.5	31.8-41.6	357	63.5	58.4-68.2
$25,000- 34,999	331	134	36.7	30.9-42.9	197	63.3	57.1-69.1
$35,000- 49,999	292	129	41.7	35.2-48.5	163	58.3	51.5-64.8
$50,000-74,999	180	96	57.1	48.4-65.4	84	42.9	34.6-51.6
$75,000+	139	79	54.0	43.3-64.4	60	46.0	35.6-56.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	900	339	36.6	32.9-40.5	561	63.4	59.5-67.1
No	1,583	666	40.6	37.6-43.7	917	59.4	56.3-62.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	297	129	44.1	37.4-51.1	168	55.9	48.9-62.6
Non-Veteran	2,203	876	37.9	35.4-40.5	1,327	62.1	59.5-64.6
Currently Serving	38	15	43.6	25.8-63.1	23	56.4	36.9-74.2