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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Folic Acid-AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES

Are any of these a multivitamin?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Not taking vitamins
TOTAL	854	305	35.1	31.4-39.1	53	6.8	4.9- 9.6	496	58.0	54.0-62.0
AGE
18-24	56	13	23.3	12.3-39.7	2	2.2	0.5- 8.7	41	74.5	58.2-85.9
25-34	136	31	22.5	15.6-31.4	5	3.1	1.2- 7.5	100	74.4	65.4-81.7
35-44	169	62	37.5	29.2-46.7	12	8.2	4.4-14.9	95	54.2	45.2-63.1
45-54	170	77	45.2	36.6-54.1	9	4.8	2.2-10.1	84	50.0	41.2-58.8
55-64	162	63	39.1	30.5-48.4	14	11.2	6.2-19.2	85	49.7	40.6-58.9
65-74	100	34	36.2	25.6-48.3	8	6.2	2.9-13.0	58	57.6	45.6-68.7
75+	57	25	45.2	31.1-60.0	2	3.1	0.7-12.0	30	51.7	37.2-66.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	213	54	24.3	18.1-31.7	15	6.8	3.7-12.1	144	68.9	61.1-75.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	316	96	30.5	24.9-36.9	18	4.7	2.9- 7.6	202	64.7	58.3-70.6
Some Post-H.S.	182	88	46.0	37.7-54.6	7	6.1	2.7-13.1	87	47.9	39.4-56.4
College Graduate	140	66	46.0	35.9-56.5	13	12.3	5.8-24.3	61	41.7	32.1-52.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	141	37	22.3	15.5-31.0	16	12.4	7.1-20.9	88	65.3	55.5-73.9
$15,000- 24,999	162	54	33.7	25.4-43.1	5	3.5	1.2- 9.8	103	62.8	53.3-71.4
$25,000- 34,999	109	36	30.5	21.9-40.6	6	4.7	1.9-11.1	67	64.8	54.5-73.9
$35,000- 49,999	120	51	41.3	31.6-51.7	5	3.1	1.3- 7.5	64	55.6	45.2-65.5
$50,000-74,999	93	48	55.7	43.9-66.9	6	5.5	2.3-12.7	39	38.8	28.2-50.5
$75,000+	64	33	48.6	33.8-63.6	5	16.1	5.6-38.2	26	35.3	22.9-50.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	299	94	30.5	24.8-36.8	23	8.2	5.1-12.9	182	61.3	54.7-67.6
No	540	208	37.9	33.1-43.0	30	6.4	4.0-10.1	302	55.7	50.5-60.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	255	110	40.5	33.7-47.8	14	6.8	3.7-12.1	131	52.7	45.3-59.9
Non-Veteran	571	185	32.7	28.2-37.5	36	6.8	4.4-10.4	350	60.5	55.5-65.3
Currently Serving	28	10	41.1	21.9-63.5	3	7.6	2.3-22.2	15	51.2	30.5-71.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Not taking vitamins

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

854

305

35.1

31.4-39.1

6.8

4.9- 9.6

496

58.0

54.0-62.0

AGE

18-24

23.3

12.3-39.7

2.2

0.5- 8.7

74.5

58.2-85.9

25-34

136

22.5

15.6-31.4

3.1

1.2- 7.5

100

74.4

65.4-81.7

35-44

169

37.5

29.2-46.7

8.2

4.4-14.9

54.2

45.2-63.1

45-54

170

45.2

36.6-54.1

4.8

2.2-10.1

50.0

41.2-58.8

55-64

162

39.1

30.5-48.4

11.2

6.2-19.2

49.7

40.6-58.9

65-74

100

36.2

25.6-48.3

6.2

2.9-13.0

57.6

45.6-68.7

75+

45.2

31.1-60.0

3.1

0.7-12.0

51.7

37.2-66.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

213

24.3

18.1-31.7

6.8

3.7-12.1

144

68.9

61.1-75.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

316

30.5

24.9-36.9

4.7

2.9- 7.6

202

64.7

58.3-70.6

Some Post-H.S.

182

46.0

37.7-54.6

6.1

2.7-13.1

47.9

39.4-56.4

College Graduate

140

46.0

35.9-56.5

12.3

5.8-24.3

41.7

32.1-52.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

141

22.3

15.5-31.0

12.4

7.1-20.9

65.3

55.5-73.9

$15,000- 24,999

162

33.7

25.4-43.1

3.5

1.2- 9.8

103

62.8

53.3-71.4

$25,000- 34,999

109

30.5

21.9-40.6

4.7

1.9-11.1

64.8

54.5-73.9

$35,000- 49,999

120

41.3

31.6-51.7

3.1

1.3- 7.5

55.6

45.2-65.5

$50,000-74,999

55.7

43.9-66.9

5.5

2.3-12.7

38.8

28.2-50.5

$75,000+

48.6

33.8-63.6

16.1

5.6-38.2

35.3

22.9-50.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

299

30.5

24.8-36.8

8.2

5.1-12.9

182

61.3

54.7-67.6

540

208

37.9

33.1-43.0

6.4

4.0-10.1

302

55.7

50.5-60.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

255

110

40.5

33.7-47.8

6.8

3.7-12.1

131

52.7

45.3-59.9

Non-Veteran

571

185

32.7

28.2-37.5

6.8

4.4-10.4

350

60.5

55.5-65.3

Currently Serving

41.1

21.9-63.5

7.6

2.3-22.2

51.2

30.5-71.5

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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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