BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Do you currently take any vitamin pills or supplements?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Folic Acid

Do you currently take any vitamin pills or supplements?

View results for a demographic group:

Select a different topic:

View results for a different geographical area:

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	14,811	9,140	59.0	58.0-60.1	5,671	41.0	39.9-42.0
GENDER
Male	5,430	2,918	51.7	50.1-53.3	2,512	48.3	46.7-49.9
Female	9,381	6,222	65.8	64.6-67.0	3,159	34.2	33.0-35.4
RACE
White	11,096	7,259	63.2	62.0-64.3	3,837	36.8	35.7-38.0
African American	2,637	1,349	49.9	47.5-52.3	1,288	50.1	47.7-52.5
Asian	88	52	59.3	46.3-71.1	36	40.7	28.9-53.7
Native American	289	148	54.1	46.2-61.8	141	45.9	38.2-53.8
Other Minorities	616	274	38.3	33.5-43.4	342	61.7	56.6-66.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	663	299	39.3	34.5-44.2	364	60.7	55.8-65.5
-English Speaking	277	166	58.0	50.5-65.3	111	42.0	34.7-49.5
-Spanish Speaking	386	133	30.6	25.0-36.7	253	69.4	63.3-75.0
Non-Hispanic	14,130	8,832	60.5	59.4-61.5	5,298	39.5	38.5-40.6
AGE
18-24	828	361	39.4	35.3-43.7	467	60.6	56.3-64.7
25-34	2,360	1,248	49.9	47.3-52.4	1,112	50.1	47.6-52.7
35-44	2,778	1,588	56.2	53.9-58.5	1,190	43.8	41.5-46.1
45-54	2,756	1,756	62.0	59.7-64.3	1,000	38.0	35.7-40.3
55-64	2,531	1,744	66.8	64.3-69.1	787	33.2	30.9-35.7
65-74	1,979	1,364	68.1	65.4-70.7	615	31.9	29.3-34.6
75+	1,508	1,033	68.6	65.6-71.5	475	31.4	28.5-34.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,440	1,135	40.9	38.4-43.4	1,305	59.1	56.6-61.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,344	2,438	53.2	51.3-55.1	1,906	46.8	44.9-48.7
Some Post-H.S.	3,717	2,424	64.1	62.1-66.0	1,293	35.9	34.0-37.9
College Graduate	4,284	3,125	70.6	68.8-72.4	1,159	29.4	27.6-31.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,711	886	47.4	44.1-50.7	825	52.6	49.3-55.9
$15,000- 24,999	2,501	1,376	50.0	47.4-52.6	1,125	50.0	47.4-52.6
$25,000- 34,999	1,716	1,011	54.5	51.5-57.4	705	45.5	42.6-48.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,953	1,255	61.9	59.2-64.5	698	38.1	35.5-40.8
$50,000-74,999	1,779	1,215	66.2	63.4-68.8	564	33.8	31.2-36.6
$75,000+	2,004	1,434	71.2	68.7-73.6	570	28.8	26.4-31.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,773	2,965	60.2	58.4-62.0	1,808	39.8	38.0-41.6
No	9,783	6,047	58.9	57.6-60.1	3,736	41.1	39.9-42.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,907	1,199	62.1	59.4-64.7	708	37.9	35.3-40.6
Non-Veteran	12,736	7,839	58.5	57.4-59.6	4,897	41.5	40.4-42.6
Currently Serving	166	101	58.2	49.2-66.7	65	41.8	33.3-50.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,811

9,140

59.0

58.0-60.1

5,671

41.0

39.9-42.0

GENDER

Male

5,430

2,918

51.7

50.1-53.3

2,512

48.3

46.7-49.9

Female

9,381

6,222

65.8

64.6-67.0

3,159

34.2

33.0-35.4

RACE

White

11,096

7,259

63.2

62.0-64.3

3,837

36.8

35.7-38.0

African American

2,637

1,349

49.9

47.5-52.3

1,288

50.1

47.7-52.5

Asian

59.3

46.3-71.1

40.7

28.9-53.7

Native American

289

148

54.1

46.2-61.8

141

45.9

38.2-53.8

Other Minorities

616

274

38.3

33.5-43.4

342

61.7

56.6-66.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

663

299

39.3

34.5-44.2

364

60.7

55.8-65.5

-English Speaking

277

166

58.0

50.5-65.3

111

42.0

34.7-49.5

-Spanish Speaking

386

133

30.6

25.0-36.7

253

69.4

63.3-75.0

Non-Hispanic

14,130

8,832

60.5

59.4-61.5

5,298

39.5

38.5-40.6

AGE

18-24

828

361

39.4

35.3-43.7

467

60.6

56.3-64.7

25-34

2,360

1,248

49.9

47.3-52.4

1,112

50.1

47.6-52.7

35-44

2,778

1,588

56.2

53.9-58.5

1,190

43.8

41.5-46.1

45-54

2,756

1,756

62.0

59.7-64.3

1,000

38.0

35.7-40.3

55-64

2,531

1,744

66.8

64.3-69.1

787

33.2

30.9-35.7

65-74

1,979

1,364

68.1

65.4-70.7

615

31.9

29.3-34.6

75+

1,508

1,033

68.6

65.6-71.5

475

31.4

28.5-34.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,440

1,135

40.9

38.4-43.4

1,305

59.1

56.6-61.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,344

2,438

53.2

51.3-55.1

1,906

46.8

44.9-48.7

Some Post-H.S.

3,717

2,424

64.1

62.1-66.0

1,293

35.9

34.0-37.9

College Graduate

4,284

3,125

70.6

68.8-72.4

1,159

29.4

27.6-31.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,711

886

47.4

44.1-50.7

825

52.6

49.3-55.9

$15,000- 24,999

2,501

1,376

50.0

47.4-52.6

1,125

50.0

47.4-52.6

$25,000- 34,999

1,716

1,011

54.5

51.5-57.4

705

45.5

42.6-48.5

$35,000- 49,999

1,953

1,255

61.9

59.2-64.5

698

38.1

35.5-40.8

$50,000-74,999

1,779

1,215

66.2

63.4-68.8

564

33.8

31.2-36.6

$75,000+

2,004

1,434

71.2

68.7-73.6

570

28.8

26.4-31.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,773

2,965

60.2

58.4-62.0

1,808

39.8

38.0-41.6

9,783

6,047

58.9

57.6-60.1

3,736

41.1

39.9-42.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,907

1,199

62.1

59.4-64.7

708

37.9

35.3-40.6

Non-Veteran

12,736

7,839

58.5

57.4-59.6

4,897

41.5

40.4-42.6

Currently Serving

166

101

58.2

49.2-66.7

41.8

33.3-50.8

Back to Folic Acid.

^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.

This page was generated on 05APR05.