BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Some health experts recommend that women take 400 micrograms of the B vitamin folic acid, for which of the following reasons....*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Make strong bones	Prevent birth defects	Prevent high bp	Other
TOTAL	4,043	667	17.1	15.7-18.7	2,597	61.9	59.9-63.8	143	3.9	3.2- 4.8	636	17.1	15.6-18.6
GENDER
Male	1,270	225	19.0	16.4-21.9	689	53.2	49.7-56.5	76	6.0	4.5- 7.8	280	21.9	19.2-24.8
Female	2,773	442	15.8	14.2-17.6	1,908	68.1	65.8-70.2	67	2.5	1.8- 3.3	356	13.7	12.1-15.4
RACE
White	2,870	391	13.5	12.0-15.1	2,014	69.7	67.5-71.7	97	3.6	2.8- 4.6	368	13.3	11.8-14.9
African American	731	169	22.1	18.4-26.2	358	46.6	42.2-51.1	30	5.1	3.4- 7.6	174	26.2	22.4-30.5
Asian	45	9	19.6	9.1-37.3	29	61.0	41.6-77.4	1	1.7	0.2-11.1	6	17.7	6.6-39.6
Native American	72	18	26.1	15.2-41.0	34	34.3	22.9-47.8	3	4.2	1.3-12.9	17	35.5	21.7-52.1
Other Minorities	297	72	31.1	24.3-38.8	148	41.2	34.4-48.4	11	4.3	1.9- 9.8	66	23.4	17.6-30.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	315	72	29.2	22.6-36.7	172	46.1	39.2-53.2	10	4.2	1.8- 9.6	61	20.5	15.3-26.9
-English Speaking	116	17	13.7	7.8-23.1	83	67.5	55.7-77.3	4	5.8	2.0-15.2	12	13.1	6.6-24.3
-Spanish Speaking	199	55	35.4	26.9-45.0	89	37.5	29.5-46.2	6	3.6	1.0-11.7	49	23.5	17.0-31.6
Non-Hispanic	3,721	594	15.7	14.3-17.3	2,421	63.7	61.7-65.7	133	3.9	3.2- 4.8	573	16.7	15.2-18.3
AGE
18-24	522	83	16.4	12.7-21.0	311	55.8	50.3-61.1	33	7.1	4.7-10.6	95	20.6	16.6-25.4
25-34	1,669	266	17.0	14.7-19.5	1,137	64.7	61.6-67.7	51	3.5	2.4- 5.0	215	14.8	12.6-17.3
35-44	1,810	312	17.6	15.4-20.0	1,126	61.0	58.2-63.9	56	3.2	2.4- 4.4	316	18.1	16.0-20.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	383	105	28.6	23.0-35.1	152	36.8	31.0-43.0	17	3.9	2.2- 6.9	109	30.6	25.0-36.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	966	205	20.7	17.6-24.1	513	52.9	49.0-56.8	48	5.4	3.9- 7.4	200	21.1	18.0-24.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,128	186	15.2	12.8-18.0	723	63.0	59.3-66.5	44	4.9	3.3- 7.2	175	16.9	14.2-19.9
College Graduate	1,559	170	12.5	10.5-14.9	1,204	74.9	72.0-77.5	34	2.3	1.5- 3.4	151	10.3	8.5-12.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	310	75	27.9	21.5-35.4	152	46.5	39.1-54.1	15	4.6	2.4- 8.7	68	21.0	15.9-27.1
$15,000- 24,999	626	142	24.0	19.8-28.8	338	49.1	43.9-54.3	21	4.1	2.2- 7.6	125	22.7	18.4-27.8
$25,000- 34,999	516	109	17.5	14.1-21.5	305	58.6	53.4-63.7	20	4.7	2.9- 7.6	82	19.2	15.2-24.0
$35,000- 49,999	598	76	12.5	9.6-16.1	405	67.4	62.8-71.7	22	4.5	2.8- 7.2	95	15.6	12.5-19.3
$50,000-74,999	611	76	14.6	11.3-18.6	437	68.4	63.6-72.8	20	4.3	2.6- 7.0	78	12.8	9.9-16.3
$75,000+	696	77	11.1	8.6-14.3	524	73.0	68.6-77.0	17	2.3	1.3- 4.1	78	13.6	10.5-17.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	736	154	23.0	19.1-27.5	394	51.2	46.5-55.9	35	5.3	3.3- 8.3	153	20.4	16.9-24.5
No	3,252	503	15.7	14.1-17.3	2,169	64.3	62.2-66.4	106	3.6	2.9- 4.6	474	16.4	14.8-18.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	221	41	20.6	14.4-28.4	130	55.1	46.7-63.1	12	5.7	2.8-11.0	38	18.7	12.8-26.7
Non-Veteran	3,728	613	16.9	15.4-18.6	2,416	62.6	60.6-64.6	126	3.8	3.1- 4.7	573	16.7	15.2-18.3
Currently Serving	93	13	16.3	8.9-27.8	50	49.0	37.3-60.8	5	4.1	1.6-10.1	25	30.6	20.4-43.0

Total
Respond.^

Make strong bones

Prevent birth defects

Prevent high bp

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,043

667

17.1

15.7-18.7

2,597

61.9

59.9-63.8

143

3.9

3.2- 4.8

636

17.1

15.6-18.6

GENDER

Male

1,270

225

19.0

16.4-21.9

689

53.2

49.7-56.5

6.0

4.5- 7.8

280

21.9

19.2-24.8

Female

2,773

442

15.8

14.2-17.6

1,908

68.1

65.8-70.2

2.5

1.8- 3.3

356

13.7

12.1-15.4

RACE

White

2,870

391

13.5

12.0-15.1

2,014

69.7

67.5-71.7

3.6

2.8- 4.6

368

13.3

11.8-14.9

African American

731

169

22.1

18.4-26.2

358

46.6

42.2-51.1

5.1

3.4- 7.6

174

26.2

22.4-30.5

Asian

19.6

9.1-37.3

61.0

41.6-77.4

1.7

0.2-11.1

17.7

6.6-39.6

Native American

26.1

15.2-41.0

34.3

22.9-47.8

4.2

1.3-12.9

35.5

21.7-52.1

Other Minorities

297

31.1

24.3-38.8

148

41.2

34.4-48.4

4.3

1.9- 9.8

23.4

17.6-30.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

315

29.2

22.6-36.7

172

46.1

39.2-53.2

4.2

1.8- 9.6

20.5

15.3-26.9

-English Speaking

116

13.7

7.8-23.1

67.5

55.7-77.3

5.8

2.0-15.2

13.1

6.6-24.3

-Spanish Speaking

199

35.4

26.9-45.0

37.5

29.5-46.2

3.6

1.0-11.7

23.5

17.0-31.6

Non-Hispanic

3,721

594

15.7

14.3-17.3

2,421

63.7

61.7-65.7

133

3.9

3.2- 4.8

573

16.7

15.2-18.3

AGE

18-24

522

16.4

12.7-21.0

311

55.8

50.3-61.1

7.1

4.7-10.6

20.6

16.6-25.4

25-34

1,669

266

17.0

14.7-19.5

1,137

64.7

61.6-67.7

3.5

2.4- 5.0

215

14.8

12.6-17.3

35-44

1,810

312

17.6

15.4-20.0

1,126

61.0

58.2-63.9

3.2

2.4- 4.4

316

18.1

16.0-20.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

383

105

28.6

23.0-35.1

152

36.8

31.0-43.0

3.9

2.2- 6.9

109

30.6

25.0-36.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

966

205

20.7

17.6-24.1

513

52.9

49.0-56.8

5.4

3.9- 7.4

200

21.1

18.0-24.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,128

186

15.2

12.8-18.0

723

63.0

59.3-66.5

4.9

3.3- 7.2

175

16.9

14.2-19.9

College Graduate

1,559

170

12.5

10.5-14.9

1,204

74.9

72.0-77.5

2.3

1.5- 3.4

151

10.3

8.5-12.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

310

27.9

21.5-35.4

152

46.5

39.1-54.1

4.6

2.4- 8.7

21.0

15.9-27.1

$15,000- 24,999

626

142

24.0

19.8-28.8

338

49.1

43.9-54.3

4.1

2.2- 7.6

125

22.7

18.4-27.8

$25,000- 34,999

516

109

17.5

14.1-21.5

305

58.6

53.4-63.7

4.7

2.9- 7.6

19.2

15.2-24.0

$35,000- 49,999

598

12.5

9.6-16.1

405

67.4

62.8-71.7

4.5

2.8- 7.2

15.6

12.5-19.3

$50,000-74,999

611

14.6

11.3-18.6

437

68.4

63.6-72.8

4.3

2.6- 7.0

12.8

9.9-16.3

$75,000+

696

11.1

8.6-14.3

524

73.0

68.6-77.0

2.3

1.3- 4.1

13.6

10.5-17.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

736

154

23.0

19.1-27.5

394

51.2

46.5-55.9

5.3

3.3- 8.3

153

20.4

16.9-24.5

3,252

503

15.7

14.1-17.3

2,169

64.3

62.2-66.4

106

3.6

2.9- 4.6

474

16.4

14.8-18.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

221

20.6

14.4-28.4

130

55.1

46.7-63.1

5.7

2.8-11.0

18.7

12.8-26.7

Non-Veteran

3,728

613

16.9

15.4-18.6

2,416

62.6

60.6-64.6

126

3.8

3.1- 4.7

573

16.7

15.2-18.3

Currently Serving

16.3

8.9-27.8

49.0

37.3-60.8

4.1

1.6-10.1

30.6

20.4-43.0

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being between ages 18 and 44.

^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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