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

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	838	315	37.1	33.2-41.1	523	62.9	58.9-66.8
AGE
18-24	55	13	23.5	12.4-40.1	42	76.5	59.9-87.6
25-34	135	32	23.7	16.5-32.7	103	76.3	67.3-83.5
35-44	160	64	42.0	33.1-51.5	96	58.0	48.5-66.9
45-54	168	79	46.5	37.8-55.4	89	53.5	44.6-62.2
55-64	160	66	42.0	33.1-51.4	94	58.0	48.6-66.9
65-74	99	36	37.8	27.0-49.9	63	62.2	50.1-73.0
75+	56	25	46.0	31.8-61.0	31	54.0	39.0-68.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	209	56	25.7	19.3-33.4	153	74.3	66.6-80.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	309	99	31.8	26.0-38.2	210	68.2	61.8-74.0
Some Post-H.S.	180	90	49.4	40.8-58.0	90	50.6	42.0-59.2
College Graduate	137	69	48.3	37.9-58.9	68	51.7	41.1-62.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	136	39	25.0	17.6-34.2	97	75.0	65.8-82.4
$15,000- 24,999	161	55	35.5	27.0-45.0	106	64.5	55.0-73.0
$25,000- 34,999	107	38	31.9	23.1-42.1	69	68.1	57.9-76.9
$35,000- 49,999	119	52	42.1	32.3-52.5	67	57.9	47.5-67.7
$50,000-74,999	91	49	57.4	45.5-68.5	42	42.6	31.5-54.5
$75,000+	62	33	50.8	35.3-66.1	29	49.2	33.9-64.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	292	98	32.4	26.5-38.9	194	67.6	61.1-73.5
No	531	214	39.9	35.0-45.1	317	60.1	54.9-65.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	250	113	43.8	36.6-51.2	137	56.2	48.8-63.4
Non-Veteran	560	192	34.2	29.6-39.1	368	65.8	60.9-70.4
Currently Serving	28	10	41.1	21.9-63.5	18	58.9	36.5-78.1

*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

Folic Acid-AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	838	315	37.1	33.2-41.1	523	62.9	58.9-66.8
AGE
18-24	55	13	23.5	12.4-40.1	42	76.5	59.9-87.6
25-34	135	32	23.7	16.5-32.7	103	76.3	67.3-83.5
35-44	160	64	42.0	33.1-51.5	96	58.0	48.5-66.9
45-54	168	79	46.5	37.8-55.4	89	53.5	44.6-62.2
55-64	160	66	42.0	33.1-51.4	94	58.0	48.6-66.9
65-74	99	36	37.8	27.0-49.9	63	62.2	50.1-73.0
75+	56	25	46.0	31.8-61.0	31	54.0	39.0-68.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	209	56	25.7	19.3-33.4	153	74.3	66.6-80.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	309	99	31.8	26.0-38.2	210	68.2	61.8-74.0
Some Post-H.S.	180	90	49.4	40.8-58.0	90	50.6	42.0-59.2
College Graduate	137	69	48.3	37.9-58.9	68	51.7	41.1-62.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	136	39	25.0	17.6-34.2	97	75.0	65.8-82.4
$15,000- 24,999	161	55	35.5	27.0-45.0	106	64.5	55.0-73.0
$25,000- 34,999	107	38	31.9	23.1-42.1	69	68.1	57.9-76.9
$35,000- 49,999	119	52	42.1	32.3-52.5	67	57.9	47.5-67.7
$50,000-74,999	91	49	57.4	45.5-68.5	42	42.6	31.5-54.5
$75,000+	62	33	50.8	35.3-66.1	29	49.2	33.9-64.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	292	98	32.4	26.5-38.9	194	67.6	61.1-73.5
No	531	214	39.9	35.0-45.1	317	60.1	54.9-65.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	250	113	43.8	36.6-51.2	137	56.2	48.8-63.4
Non-Veteran	560	192	34.2	29.6-39.1	368	65.8	60.9-70.4
Currently Serving	28	10	41.1	21.9-63.5	18	58.9	36.5-78.1