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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	14,438	8,076	53.6	52.5-54.6	6,362	46.4	45.4-47.5
GENDER
Male	5,304	2,567	46.7	45.0-48.4	2,737	53.3	51.6-55.0
Female	9,134	5,509	59.9	58.7-61.2	3,625	40.1	38.8-41.3
RACE
White	10,821	6,450	57.5	56.3-58.7	4,371	42.5	41.3-43.7
African American	2,565	1,165	44.4	42.0-46.9	1,400	55.6	53.1-58.0
Asian	86	46	53.8	40.6-66.4	40	46.2	33.6-59.4
Native American	278	116	45.1	37.2-53.3	162	54.9	46.7-62.8
Other Minorities	604	249	35.8	31.0-40.8	355	64.2	59.2-69.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	651	272	36.5	31.8-41.5	379	63.5	58.5-68.2
-English Speaking	269	146	52.5	44.8-60.0	123	47.5	40.0-55.2
-Spanish Speaking	382	126	29.4	23.9-35.5	256	70.6	64.5-76.1
Non-Hispanic	13,769	7,796	54.8	53.8-55.9	5,973	45.2	44.1-46.2
AGE
18-24	808	315	34.8	30.9-39.0	493	65.2	61.0-69.1
25-34	2,337	1,156	46.3	43.8-48.9	1,181	53.7	51.1-56.2
35-44	2,733	1,458	52.1	49.8-54.5	1,275	47.9	45.5-50.2
45-54	2,699	1,558	56.7	54.3-59.0	1,141	43.3	41.0-45.7
55-64	2,465	1,537	60.4	57.9-62.9	928	39.6	37.1-42.1
65-74	1,897	1,162	60.4	57.6-63.2	735	39.6	36.8-42.4
75+	1,429	852	60.6	57.4-63.8	577	39.4	36.2-42.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,343	915	34.6	32.2-37.1	1,428	65.4	62.9-67.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,219	2,103	47.3	45.4-49.2	2,116	52.7	50.8-54.6
Some Post-H.S.	3,640	2,197	59.3	57.2-61.3	1,443	40.7	38.7-42.8
College Graduate	4,210	2,843	65.2	63.3-67.0	1,367	34.8	33.0-36.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,638	729	40.3	37.1-43.6	909	59.7	56.4-62.9
$15,000- 24,999	2,429	1,185	44.2	41.7-46.8	1,244	55.8	53.2-58.3
$25,000- 34,999	1,674	895	49.7	46.8-52.7	779	50.3	47.3-53.2
$35,000- 49,999	1,909	1,114	56.3	53.6-59.0	795	43.7	41.0-46.4
$50,000-74,999	1,753	1,108	61.3	58.4-64.0	645	38.7	36.0-41.6
$75,000+	1,975	1,323	66.2	63.5-68.7	652	33.8	31.3-36.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,599	2,517	53.2	51.4-55.1	2,082	46.8	44.9-48.6
No	9,593	5,447	54.0	52.7-55.2	4,146	46.0	44.8-47.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,854	1,064	57.0	54.2-59.8	790	43.0	40.2-45.8
Non-Veteran	12,417	6,924	53.0	51.8-54.1	5,493	47.0	45.9-48.2
Currently Serving	165	87	51.5	42.6-60.3	78	48.5	39.7-57.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,438

8,076

53.6

52.5-54.6

6,362

46.4

45.4-47.5

GENDER

Male

5,304

2,567

46.7

45.0-48.4

2,737

53.3

51.6-55.0

Female

9,134

5,509

59.9

58.7-61.2

3,625

40.1

38.8-41.3

RACE

White

10,821

6,450

57.5

56.3-58.7

4,371

42.5

41.3-43.7

African American

2,565

1,165

44.4

42.0-46.9

1,400

55.6

53.1-58.0

Asian

53.8

40.6-66.4

46.2

33.6-59.4

Native American

278

116

45.1

37.2-53.3

162

54.9

46.7-62.8

Other Minorities

604

249

35.8

31.0-40.8

355

64.2

59.2-69.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

651

272

36.5

31.8-41.5

379

63.5

58.5-68.2

-English Speaking

269

146

52.5

44.8-60.0

123

47.5

40.0-55.2

-Spanish Speaking

382

126

29.4

23.9-35.5

256

70.6

64.5-76.1

Non-Hispanic

13,769

7,796

54.8

53.8-55.9

5,973

45.2

44.1-46.2

AGE

18-24

808

315

34.8

30.9-39.0

493

65.2

61.0-69.1

25-34

2,337

1,156

46.3

43.8-48.9

1,181

53.7

51.1-56.2

35-44

2,733

1,458

52.1

49.8-54.5

1,275

47.9

45.5-50.2

45-54

2,699

1,558

56.7

54.3-59.0

1,141

43.3

41.0-45.7

55-64

2,465

1,537

60.4

57.9-62.9

928

39.6

37.1-42.1

65-74

1,897

1,162

60.4

57.6-63.2

735

39.6

36.8-42.4

75+

1,429

852

60.6

57.4-63.8

577

39.4

36.2-42.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,343

915

34.6

32.2-37.1

1,428

65.4

62.9-67.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,219

2,103

47.3

45.4-49.2

2,116

52.7

50.8-54.6

Some Post-H.S.

3,640

2,197

59.3

57.2-61.3

1,443

40.7

38.7-42.8

College Graduate

4,210

2,843

65.2

63.3-67.0

1,367

34.8

33.0-36.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,638

729

40.3

37.1-43.6

909

59.7

56.4-62.9

$15,000- 24,999

2,429

1,185

44.2

41.7-46.8

1,244

55.8

53.2-58.3

$25,000- 34,999

1,674

895

49.7

46.8-52.7

779

50.3

47.3-53.2

$35,000- 49,999

1,909

1,114

56.3

53.6-59.0

795

43.7

41.0-46.4

$50,000-74,999

1,753

1,108

61.3

58.4-64.0

645

38.7

36.0-41.6

$75,000+

1,975

1,323

66.2

63.5-68.7

652

33.8

31.3-36.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,599

2,517

53.2

51.4-55.1

2,082

46.8

44.9-48.6

9,593

5,447

54.0

52.7-55.2

4,146

46.0

44.8-47.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,854

1,064

57.0

54.2-59.8

790

43.0

40.2-45.8

Non-Veteran

12,417

6,924

53.0

51.8-54.1

5,493

47.0

45.9-48.2

Currently Serving

165

51.5

42.6-60.3

48.5

39.7-57.4

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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.

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