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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,050 | 4,881 | 53.1 | 51.8-54.4 | 4,169 | 46.9 | 45.6-48.2 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,743 | 3,913 | 57.4 | 55.9-58.8 | 2,830 | 42.6 | 41.2-44.1 |
| African American | 1,707 | 740 | 43.7 | 40.8-46.7 | 967 | 56.3 | 53.3-59.2 |
| Asian | 46 | 26 | 61.2 | 42.3-77.3 | 20 | 38.8 | 22.7-57.7 |
| Native American | 189 | 78 | 47.0 | 37.6-56.6 | 111 | 53.0 | 43.4-62.4 |
| Other Minorities | 312 | 94 | 25.4 | 20.4-31.2 | 218 | 74.6 | 68.8-79.6 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Hispanic | 354 | 116 | 28.8 | 23.6-34.7 | 238 | 71.2 | 65.3-76.4 |
| -English Speaking | 168 | 88 | 53.8 | 44.6-62.8 | 80 | 46.2 | 37.2-55.4 |
| -Spanish Speaking | 186 | 28 | 12.3 | 8.1-18.3 | 158 | 87.7 | 81.7-91.9 |
| Non-Hispanic | 8,685 | 4,760 | 54.4 | 53.1-55.7 | 3,925 | 45.6 | 44.3-46.9 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 483 | 180 | 36.3 | 31.2-41.7 | 303 | 63.7 | 58.3-68.8 |
| 25-34 | 1,453 | 686 | 46.5 | 43.4-49.7 | 767 | 53.5 | 50.3-56.6 |
| 35-44 | 1,669 | 847 | 51.3 | 48.3-54.3 | 822 | 48.7 | 45.7-51.7 |
| 45-54 | 1,675 | 901 | 52.7 | 49.8-55.7 | 774 | 47.3 | 44.3-50.2 |
| 55-64 | 1,491 | 897 | 60.8 | 57.8-63.8 | 594 | 39.2 | 36.2-42.2 |
| 65-74 | 1,225 | 748 | 60.9 | 57.4-64.2 | 477 | 39.1 | 35.8-42.6 |
| 75+ | 1,002 | 594 | 61.0 | 57.2-64.6 | 408 | 39.0 | 35.4-42.8 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,423 | 565 | 38.1 | 35.0-41.2 | 858 | 61.9 | 58.8-65.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,694 | 1,341 | 48.7 | 46.3-51.0 | 1,353 | 51.3 | 49.0-53.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,370 | 1,353 | 56.1 | 53.6-58.6 | 1,017 | 43.9 | 41.4-46.4 |
| College Graduate | 2,550 | 1,615 | 62.2 | 59.8-64.5 | 935 | 37.8 | 35.5-40.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,151 | 504 | 41.5 | 38.0-45.2 | 647 | 58.5 | 54.8-62.0 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 1,624 | 774 | 46.2 | 43.1-49.2 | 850 | 53.8 | 50.8-56.9 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 1,030 | 556 | 51.6 | 47.7-55.4 | 474 | 48.4 | 44.6-52.3 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 1,097 | 614 | 54.4 | 50.8-57.9 | 483 | 45.6 | 42.1-49.2 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 985 | 599 | 59.6 | 55.8-63.3 | 386 | 40.4 | 36.7-44.2 |
| $75,000+ | 1,091 | 697 | 64.4 | 60.9-67.8 | 394 | 35.6 | 32.2-39.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
| Yes | 2,982 | 1,573 | 52.3 | 50.1-54.6 | 1,409 | 47.7 | 45.4-49.9 |
| No | 5,926 | 3,248 | 53.7 | 52.1-55.3 | 2,678 | 46.3 | 44.7-47.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
| Veteran | 161 | 104 | 66.6 | 57.4-74.6 | 57 | 33.4 | 25.4-42.6 |
| Non-Veteran | 8,855 | 4,755 | 52.8 | 51.5-54.1 | 4,100 | 47.2 | 45.9-48.5 |
| Currently Serving | 34 | 22 | 70.8 | 52.1-84.3 | 12 | 29.2 | 15.7-47.9 |
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*Data for this table were derived from the folic acid question 'How often do you take this vitamin pill or supplement?' and those respondents not taking multivitamin or folic acid containing pills considered non-daily user.
^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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