BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Daily consumption of multivitamins or vitamin pills/supplements containing folic acid-FEMALES, Age 18-44*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Folic Acid

Daily consumption of multivitamins or vitamin pills/supplements containing folic acid-FEMALES, Age 18-44*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,605	1,713	47.1	45.1-49.2	1,892	52.9	50.8-54.9
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	91	38	41.6	31.1-52.9	53	58.4	47.1-68.9
Buncombe	78	47	58.3	46.2-69.5	31	41.7	30.5-53.8
Cabarrus	108	55	48.7	38.6-59.0	53	51.3	41.0-61.4
Catawba	88	43	47.5	36.3-59.0	45	52.5	41.0-63.7
Cumberland	128	67	52.4	43.0-61.7	61	47.6	38.3-57.0
Davidson	81	34	35.2	24.6-47.5	47	64.8	52.5-75.4
Durham	121	57	45.6	36.0-55.5	64	54.4	44.5-64.0
Forsyth	110	51	45.8	36.0-56.0	59	54.2	44.0-64.0
Gaston	86	40	46.5	35.0-58.5	46	53.5	41.5-65.0
Guilford	76	35	42.5	31.0-54.8	41	57.5	45.2-69.0
Iredell	93	47	54.0	43.0-64.6	46	46.0	35.4-57.0
Johnston	133	56	46.5	36.2-57.1	77	53.5	42.9-63.8
Mecklenburg	191	94	47.4	39.7-55.1	97	52.6	44.9-60.3
New Hanover	82	35	45.6	33.7-58.0	47	54.4	42.0-66.3
Onslow	117	62	48.9	39.2-58.6	55	51.1	41.4-60.8
Orange	117	64	59.0	49.0-68.4	53	41.0	31.6-51.0
Pitt	96	41	43.8	33.4-54.8	55	56.2	45.2-66.6
Randolph	75	32	37.2	25.9-50.1	43	62.8	49.9-74.1
Robeson	105	40	46.1	34.7-57.9	65	53.9	42.1-65.3
Rowan	95	45	46.4	35.9-57.3	50	53.6	42.7-64.1
Union	132	78	56.6	46.4-66.4	54	43.4	33.6-53.6
Wake	178	97	51.2	42.9-59.5	81	48.8	40.5-57.1
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	73	32	44.9	32.8-57.6	41	55.1	42.4-67.2
Northeast Partnership II	85	32	35.6	25.3-47.3	53	64.4	52.7-74.7
Northeast Partnership I	89	36	41.2	30.3-53.1	53	58.8	46.9-69.7
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	84	26	35.1	24.3-47.7	58	64.9	52.3-75.7
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	125	55	41.3	32.2-51.0	70	58.7	49.0-67.8
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	86	40	46.9	35.9-58.1	46	53.1	41.9-64.1
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	94	48	54.0	43.0-64.7	46	46.0	35.3-57.0
Chatham/Lee/Moore	86	47	53.9	42.0-65.4	39	46.1	34.6-58.0
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	133	69	50.3	40.8-59.7	64	49.7	40.3-59.2
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	83	39	46.1	35.0-57.7	44	53.9	42.3-65.0
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	75	33	45.2	33.6-57.3	42	54.8	42.7-66.4
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	89	39	45.0	33.2-57.3	50	55.0	42.7-66.8
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	122	59	49.9	39.1-60.6	63	50.1	39.4-60.9
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	200	78	38.2	31.0-45.9	122	61.8	54.1-69.0
No	3,405	1,635	47.6	45.5-49.7	1,770	52.4	50.3-54.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,251	547	44.2	41.0-47.4	704	55.8	52.6-59.0
Piedmont	2,013	997	48.0	45.3-50.8	1,016	52.0	49.2-54.7
Western NC	341	169	50.2	43.7-56.6	172	49.8	43.4-56.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	195	103	51.4	42.8-60.0	92	48.6	40.0-57.2
Northwest	640	297	46.1	41.6-50.8	343	53.9	49.2-58.4
Charlotte	581	300	48.2	43.2-53.2	281	51.8	46.8-56.8
Greensboro	439	216	47.2	41.5-53.0	223	52.8	47.0-58.5
Southern Regional	401	196	51.9	46.3-57.5	205	48.1	42.5-53.7
Coastal	165	68	41.1	33.1-49.6	97	58.9	50.4-66.9
Wake	553	275	50.5	45.2-55.8	278	49.5	44.2-54.8
Area L	143	46	33.4	25.4-42.6	97	66.6	57.4-74.6
Eastern	453	201	42.3	37.0-47.9	252	57.7	52.1-63.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,605

1,713

47.1

45.1-49.2

1,892

52.9

50.8-54.9

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

41.6

31.1-52.9

58.4

47.1-68.9

Buncombe

58.3

46.2-69.5

41.7

30.5-53.8

Cabarrus

108

48.7

38.6-59.0

51.3

41.0-61.4

Catawba

47.5

36.3-59.0

52.5

41.0-63.7

Cumberland

128

52.4

43.0-61.7

47.6

38.3-57.0

Davidson

35.2

24.6-47.5

64.8

52.5-75.4

Durham

121

45.6

36.0-55.5

54.4

44.5-64.0

Forsyth

110

45.8

36.0-56.0

54.2

44.0-64.0

Gaston

46.5

35.0-58.5

53.5

41.5-65.0

Guilford

42.5

31.0-54.8

57.5

45.2-69.0

Iredell

54.0

43.0-64.6

46.0

35.4-57.0

Johnston

133

46.5

36.2-57.1

53.5

42.9-63.8

Mecklenburg

191

47.4

39.7-55.1

52.6

44.9-60.3

New Hanover

45.6

33.7-58.0

54.4

42.0-66.3

Onslow

117

48.9

39.2-58.6

51.1

41.4-60.8

Orange

117

59.0

49.0-68.4

41.0

31.6-51.0

Pitt

43.8

33.4-54.8

56.2

45.2-66.6

Randolph

37.2

25.9-50.1

62.8

49.9-74.1

Robeson

105

46.1

34.7-57.9

53.9

42.1-65.3

Rowan

46.4

35.9-57.3

53.6

42.7-64.1

Union

132

56.6

46.4-66.4

43.4

33.6-53.6

Wake

178

51.2

42.9-59.5

48.8

40.5-57.1

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

44.9

32.8-57.6

55.1

42.4-67.2

Northeast Partnership II

35.6

25.3-47.3

64.4

52.7-74.7

Northeast Partnership I

41.2

30.3-53.1

58.8

46.9-69.7

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

35.1

24.3-47.7

64.9

52.3-75.7

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

125

41.3

32.2-51.0

58.7

49.0-67.8

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

46.9

35.9-58.1

53.1

41.9-64.1

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

54.0

43.0-64.7

46.0

35.3-57.0

Chatham/Lee/Moore

53.9

42.0-65.4

46.1

34.6-58.0

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

133

50.3

40.8-59.7

49.7

40.3-59.2

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

46.1

35.0-57.7

53.9

42.3-65.0

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

45.2

33.6-57.3

54.8

42.7-66.4

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

45.0

33.2-57.3

55.0

42.7-66.8

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

122

49.9

39.1-60.6

50.1

39.4-60.9

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

200

38.2

31.0-45.9

122

61.8

54.1-69.0

3,405

1,635

47.6

45.5-49.7

1,770

52.4

50.3-54.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,251

547

44.2

41.0-47.4

704

55.8

52.6-59.0

Piedmont

2,013

997

48.0

45.3-50.8

1,016

52.0

49.2-54.7

Western NC

341

169

50.2

43.7-56.6

172

49.8

43.4-56.3

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

195

103

51.4

42.8-60.0

48.6

40.0-57.2

Northwest

640

297

46.1

41.6-50.8

343

53.9

49.2-58.4

Charlotte

581

300

48.2

43.2-53.2

281

51.8

46.8-56.8

Greensboro

439

216

47.2

41.5-53.0

223

52.8

47.0-58.5

Southern Regional

401

196

51.9

46.3-57.5

205

48.1

42.5-53.7

Coastal

165

41.1

33.1-49.6

58.9

50.4-66.9

Wake

553

275

50.5

45.2-55.8

278

49.5

44.2-54.8

Area L

143

33.4

25.4-42.6

66.6

57.4-74.6

Eastern

453

201

42.3

37.0-47.9

252

57.7

52.1-63.0

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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?'

^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, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

****Click here to learn about other NC Area Health Education Centers

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