BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Are any of these a multivitamin?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Folic Acid-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

Are any of these a multivitamin?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Not taking vitamins
TOTAL	1,753	814	47.3	44.4-50.2	147	7.9	6.5- 9.6	792	44.8	41.9-47.7
AGE
18-24	111	26	20.3	13.1-30.1	11	11.1	5.2-22.4	74	68.5	57.0-78.2
25-34	318	138	40.4	34.1-47.0	20	6.4	3.8-10.8	160	53.2	46.5-59.8
35-44	346	157	48.7	42.1-55.3	23	5.4	3.3- 8.7	166	45.9	39.5-52.4
45-54	339	173	54.1	47.5-60.6	29	8.0	5.3-12.0	137	37.8	31.7-44.3
55-64	257	141	59.9	52.6-66.8	22	6.7	4.3-10.4	94	33.3	26.9-40.5
65-74	216	97	43.3	35.1-51.8	29	13.8	9.0-20.5	90	42.9	34.7-51.5
75+	155	74	51.0	41.6-60.4	13	9.3	5.0-16.8	68	39.6	31.1-48.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	367	132	37.6	31.8-43.9	30	7.2	4.9-10.7	205	55.1	48.9-61.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	575	239	41.1	36.2-46.2	52	9.8	7.0-13.4	284	49.2	44.1-54.2
Some Post-H.S.	459	232	50.7	45.0-56.5	32	6.2	4.1- 9.3	195	43.1	37.5-48.9
College Graduate	349	208	59.6	53.0-65.8	33	8.1	5.4-11.9	108	32.3	26.5-38.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	374	137	36.0	30.4-42.1	29	9.0	5.8-13.6	208	55.0	48.8-61.1
$15,000- 24,999	433	197	44.6	38.8-50.5	35	7.6	5.0-11.2	201	47.9	42.0-53.8
$25,000- 34,999	230	106	46.2	38.3-54.2	18	8.6	5.0-14.4	106	45.2	37.4-53.3
$35,000- 49,999	177	92	49.4	40.7-58.2	17	7.8	4.5-13.1	68	42.8	34.2-51.8
$50,000-74,999	92	54	66.1	54.2-76.2	8	6.2	2.7-13.5	30	27.7	18.6-39.2
$75,000+	78	53	74.2	62.6-83.1	6	4.4	1.8-10.2	19	21.4	13.2-32.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	626	275	45.0	40.3-49.8	62	10.1	7.6-13.4	289	44.9	40.2-49.6
No	1,085	526	49.2	45.5-53.0	82	6.9	5.3- 9.0	477	43.8	40.2-47.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	50	25	64.0	47.5-77.8	7	9.7	4.1-21.0	18	26.3	15.0-41.9
Non-Veteran	1,693	783	46.7	43.7-49.6	139	7.9	6.5- 9.6	771	45.5	42.5-48.5
Currently Serving	10	6	69.5	37.4-89.7	1	7.6	1.0-39.9	3	22.8	6.5-55.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Not taking vitamins

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,753

814

47.3

44.4-50.2

147

7.9

6.5- 9.6

792

44.8

41.9-47.7

AGE

18-24

111

20.3

13.1-30.1

11.1

5.2-22.4

68.5

57.0-78.2

25-34

318

138

40.4

34.1-47.0

6.4

3.8-10.8

160

53.2

46.5-59.8

35-44

346

157

48.7

42.1-55.3

5.4

3.3- 8.7

166

45.9

39.5-52.4

45-54

339

173

54.1

47.5-60.6

8.0

5.3-12.0

137

37.8

31.7-44.3

55-64

257

141

59.9

52.6-66.8

6.7

4.3-10.4

33.3

26.9-40.5

65-74

216

43.3

35.1-51.8

13.8

9.0-20.5

42.9

34.7-51.5

75+

155

51.0

41.6-60.4

9.3

5.0-16.8

39.6

31.1-48.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

367

132

37.6

31.8-43.9

7.2

4.9-10.7

205

55.1

48.9-61.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

575

239

41.1

36.2-46.2

9.8

7.0-13.4

284

49.2

44.1-54.2

Some Post-H.S.

459

232

50.7

45.0-56.5

6.2

4.1- 9.3

195

43.1

37.5-48.9

College Graduate

349

208

59.6

53.0-65.8

8.1

5.4-11.9

108

32.3

26.5-38.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

374

137

36.0

30.4-42.1

9.0

5.8-13.6

208

55.0

48.8-61.1

$15,000- 24,999

433

197

44.6

38.8-50.5

7.6

5.0-11.2

201

47.9

42.0-53.8

$25,000- 34,999

230

106

46.2

38.3-54.2

8.6

5.0-14.4

106

45.2

37.4-53.3

$35,000- 49,999

177

49.4

40.7-58.2

7.8

4.5-13.1

42.8

34.2-51.8

$50,000-74,999

66.1

54.2-76.2

6.2

2.7-13.5

27.7

18.6-39.2

$75,000+

74.2

62.6-83.1

4.4

1.8-10.2

21.4

13.2-32.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

626

275

45.0

40.3-49.8

10.1

7.6-13.4

289

44.9

40.2-49.6

1,085

526

49.2

45.5-53.0

6.9

5.3- 9.0

477

43.8

40.2-47.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

64.0

47.5-77.8

9.7

4.1-21.0

26.3

15.0-41.9

Non-Veteran

1,693

783

46.7

43.7-49.6

139

7.9

6.5- 9.6

771

45.5

42.5-48.5

Currently Serving

69.5

37.4-89.7

7.6

1.0-39.9

22.8

6.5-55.7

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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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