BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Currently taking multivitamins or vitamin pills/supplements containing folic acid-FEMALES, Age 18-44*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Folic Acid

Currently taking multivitamins or vitamin pills/supplements containing folic acid-FEMALES, Age 18-44*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,637	2,012	54.9	52.9-56.9	1,625	45.1	43.1-47.1
RACE
White	2,460	1,487	60.4	58.0-62.7	973	39.6	37.3-42.0
African American	772	339	43.7	39.4-48.2	433	56.3	51.8-60.6
Asian	37	23	68.8	48.1-84.0	14	31.2	16.0-51.9
Native American	79	30	43.5	30.1-57.8	49	56.5	42.2-69.9
Other Minorities	264	117	40.4	33.6-47.5	147	59.6	52.5-66.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	267	120	41.7	34.8-49.0	147	58.3	51.0-65.2
-English Speaking	101	61	66.0	54.5-75.9	40	34.0	24.1-45.5
-Spanish Speaking	166	59	30.4	23.1-38.9	107	69.6	61.1-76.9
Non-Hispanic	3,368	1,891	56.1	54.0-58.2	1,477	43.9	41.8-46.0
AGE
18-24	486	211	42.1	36.8-47.6	275	57.9	52.4-63.2
25-34	1,466	809	55.0	51.9-58.1	657	45.0	41.9-48.1
35-44	1,685	992	59.1	56.1-62.0	693	40.9	38.0-43.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	382	130	32.7	27.5-38.5	252	67.3	61.5-72.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	954	447	46.6	42.8-50.5	507	53.4	49.5-57.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,045	600	57.7	53.9-61.4	445	42.3	38.6-46.1
College Graduate	1,254	834	66.2	62.9-69.4	420	33.8	30.6-37.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	342	139	41.2	34.7-48.2	203	58.8	51.8-65.3
$15,000- 24,999	626	264	41.2	36.5-46.1	362	58.8	53.9-63.5
$25,000- 34,999	494	263	51.9	46.5-57.2	231	48.1	42.8-53.5
$35,000- 49,999	530	332	62.5	57.5-67.2	198	37.5	32.8-42.5
$50,000-74,999	472	314	66.9	61.5-71.9	158	33.1	28.1-38.5
$75,000+	524	362	68.0	62.9-72.7	162	32.0	27.3-37.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	674	355	54.7	50.0-59.3	319	45.3	40.7-50.0
No	2,899	1,631	55.3	53.1-57.5	1,268	44.7	42.5-46.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	91	59	67.4	55.3-77.5	32	32.6	22.5-44.7
Non-Veteran	3,517	1,933	54.5	52.4-56.5	1,584	45.5	43.5-47.6
Currently Serving	29	20	77.6	58.9-89.3	9	22.4	10.7-41.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,637

2,012

54.9

52.9-56.9

1,625

45.1

43.1-47.1

RACE

White

2,460

1,487

60.4

58.0-62.7

973

39.6

37.3-42.0

African American

772

339

43.7

39.4-48.2

433

56.3

51.8-60.6

Asian

68.8

48.1-84.0

31.2

16.0-51.9

Native American

43.5

30.1-57.8

56.5

42.2-69.9

Other Minorities

264

117

40.4

33.6-47.5

147

59.6

52.5-66.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

267

120

41.7

34.8-49.0

147

58.3

51.0-65.2

-English Speaking

101

66.0

54.5-75.9

34.0

24.1-45.5

-Spanish Speaking

166

30.4

23.1-38.9

107

69.6

61.1-76.9

Non-Hispanic

3,368

1,891

56.1

54.0-58.2

1,477

43.9

41.8-46.0

AGE

18-24

486

211

42.1

36.8-47.6

275

57.9

52.4-63.2

25-34

1,466

809

55.0

51.9-58.1

657

45.0

41.9-48.1

35-44

1,685

992

59.1

56.1-62.0

693

40.9

38.0-43.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

382

130

32.7

27.5-38.5

252

67.3

61.5-72.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

954

447

46.6

42.8-50.5

507

53.4

49.5-57.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,045

600

57.7

53.9-61.4

445

42.3

38.6-46.1

College Graduate

1,254

834

66.2

62.9-69.4

420

33.8

30.6-37.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

342

139

41.2

34.7-48.2

203

58.8

51.8-65.3

$15,000- 24,999

626

264

41.2

36.5-46.1

362

58.8

53.9-63.5

$25,000- 34,999

494

263

51.9

46.5-57.2

231

48.1

42.8-53.5

$35,000- 49,999

530

332

62.5

57.5-67.2

198

37.5

32.8-42.5

$50,000-74,999

472

314

66.9

61.5-71.9

158

33.1

28.1-38.5

$75,000+

524

362

68.0

62.9-72.7

162

32.0

27.3-37.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

674

355

54.7

50.0-59.3

319

45.3

40.7-50.0

2,899

1,631

55.3

53.1-57.5

1,268

44.7

42.5-46.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

67.4

55.3-77.5

32.6

22.5-44.7

Non-Veteran

3,517

1,933

54.5

52.4-56.5

1,584

45.5

43.5-47.6

Currently Serving

77.6

58.9-89.3

22.4

10.7-41.1

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*Data for this table were derived from the first three folic acid questions.

^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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