BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do any of the vitamin pills or supplements you take contain folic acid?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
North Carolina	1,410	347	24.1	21.4-27.0	690	49.7	46.4-53.1	373	26.2	23.4-29.1
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	29	7	25.6	11.9-46.7	15	46.5	27.8-66.3	7	27.9	12.6-50.9
Buncombe	32	14	39.6	23.6-58.1	13	41.2	24.7-59.9	5	19.2	8.1-39.1
Cabarrus	30	6	20.3	8.7-40.6	21	65.1	43.0-82.2	3	14.5	4.2-39.9
Catawba	28	10	29.4	14.4-50.8	15	55.3	33.8-75.0	3	15.3	4.4-41.4
Cumberland	39	6	14.0	5.7-30.5	19	53.1	36.4-69.1	14	32.9	19.6-49.7
Davidson	43	7	10.6	4.7-22.5	19	53.5	36.0-70.2	17	35.8	21.3-53.5
Durham	41	11	23.9	12.9-39.9	19	44.5	28.6-61.7	11	31.6	16.9-51.2
Forsyth	44	10	19.4	9.9-34.5	21	54.9	38.7-70.1	13	25.7	14.3-41.7
Gaston	28	5	16.9	6.6-37.0	17	62.7	41.1-80.2	6	20.4	8.2-42.2
Guilford	53	16	28.6	16.9-44.1	27	48.0	33.1-63.3	10	23.4	12.3-40.1
Iredell	44	13	25.4	14.3-41.1	18	44.4	29.1-60.8	13	30.2	17.4-47.0
Johnston	43	9	12.3	5.8-24.3	23	60.6	41.6-76.9	11	27.0	13.9-46.0
Mecklenburg	68	18	29.1	18.3-42.9	32	46.6	33.8-59.8	18	24.3	15.2-36.7
New Hanover	26	9	46.1	25.4-68.2	9	25.8	12.3-46.2	8	28.2	13.6-49.4
Onslow	29	7	22.1	10.2-41.4	16	57.7	37.9-75.3	6	20.3	9.0-39.7
Orange	38	8	22.9	11.6-40.2	22	52.0	35.2-68.4	8	25.1	12.6-43.6
Pitt	31	5	14.8	5.8-33.2	19	66.5	47.3-81.4	7	18.6	8.3-36.6
Randolph	46	5	9.0	3.5-21.0	27	62.3	45.9-76.2	14	28.8	16.7-44.9
Robeson	38	6	19.2	8.4-38.1	23	60.4	42.2-76.1	9	20.5	9.9-37.5
Rowan	52	12	26.5	14.7-42.9	26	45.1	30.7-60.4	14	28.4	16.3-44.6
Union	41	14	34.8	19.5-54.0	18	46.6	28.8-65.3	9	18.6	8.9-34.9
Wake	46	10	17.8	8.9-32.3	26	66.2	49.8-79.5	10	16.0	7.9-29.6
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	42	14	31.4	18.2-48.5	19	42.3	27.0-59.2	9	26.4	13.7-44.6
Northeast Partnership II	49	8	17.1	8.4-31.6	22	42.9	28.4-58.8	19	40.0	25.6-56.5
Northeast Partnership I	43	11	24.6	13.7-40.2	18	42.8	27.8-59.3	14	32.5	19.1-49.7
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	35	7	33.5	16.7-55.8	20	48.6	30.0-67.6	8	17.9	8.5-34.0
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	43	12	26.5	14.0-44.5	17	37.1	22.2-54.9	14	36.4	21.5-54.3
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	37	6	14.7	6.3-30.8	18	51.0	33.4-68.3	13	34.3	19.6-52.8
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	34	9	20.1	9.9-36.5	16	54.2	36.5-70.9	9	25.6	13.2-43.9
Chatham/Lee/Moore	37	11	30.8	16.6-49.8	15	43.7	26.8-62.2	11	25.5	13.6-42.7
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	60	15	21.5	12.6-34.1	24	38.7	26.2-52.8	21	39.9	26.9-54.5
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	29	3	15.0	4.4-40.3	17	53.1	33.1-72.1	9	31.9	16.6-52.5
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	33	12	38.6	22.1-58.1	13	30.3	16.7-48.6	8	31.1	14.7-54.1
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	49	13	20.7	11.6-34.1	24	53.9	38.2-68.7	12	25.5	13.9-42.0
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	50	18	30.5	17.6-47.3	22	50.5	33.6-67.4	10	19.0	9.1-35.4
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	102	22	22.9	15.0-33.3	45	42.5	32.2-53.6	35	34.5	24.8-45.8
No	1,308	325	24.2	21.4-27.2	645	50.2	46.7-53.6	338	25.7	22.9-28.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	461	102	23.2	18.7-28.3	223	46.8	41.3-52.3	136	30.1	25.3-35.4
Piedmont	805	197	23.2	19.8-27.0	401	51.6	47.2-56.1	207	25.2	21.6-29.0
Western NC	144	48	29.8	21.8-39.1	66	48.0	38.1-58.1	30	22.2	15.0-31.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	80	32	34.5	23.2-47.8	33	45.6	32.2-59.5	15	19.9	11.3-32.8
Northwest	287	69	20.8	16.0-26.4	139	52.1	45.1-58.9	79	27.2	21.5-33.8
Charlotte	210	57	27.5	20.7-35.7	105	48.8	40.5-57.1	48	23.7	17.4-31.4
Greensboro	205	49	24.5	17.8-32.8	106	47.5	39.0-56.1	50	28.0	20.7-36.6
Southern Regional	144	31	20.5	14.1-28.9	66	45.2	36.0-54.8	47	34.3	25.8-43.8
Coastal	60	15	30.1	17.6-46.5	26	41.5	28.0-56.4	19	28.4	17.5-42.6
Wake	181	37	17.4	11.6-25.3	95	59.8	49.9-68.9	49	22.8	16.2-31.1
Area L	63	12	26.4	14.4-43.5	31	46.5	32.2-61.3	20	27.1	16.5-41.2
Eastern	173	43	24.4	17.6-32.9	86	49.2	40.2-58.3	44	26.4	19.0-35.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,410

347

24.1

21.4-27.0

690

49.7

46.4-53.1

373

26.2

23.4-29.1

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

25.6

11.9-46.7

46.5

27.8-66.3

27.9

12.6-50.9

Buncombe

39.6

23.6-58.1

41.2

24.7-59.9

19.2

8.1-39.1

Cabarrus

20.3

8.7-40.6

65.1

43.0-82.2

14.5

4.2-39.9

Catawba

29.4

14.4-50.8

55.3

33.8-75.0

15.3

4.4-41.4

Cumberland

14.0

5.7-30.5

53.1

36.4-69.1

32.9

19.6-49.7

Davidson

10.6

4.7-22.5

53.5

36.0-70.2

35.8

21.3-53.5

Durham

23.9

12.9-39.9

44.5

28.6-61.7

31.6

16.9-51.2

Forsyth

19.4

9.9-34.5

54.9

38.7-70.1

25.7

14.3-41.7

Gaston

16.9

6.6-37.0

62.7

41.1-80.2

20.4

8.2-42.2

Guilford

28.6

16.9-44.1

48.0

33.1-63.3

23.4

12.3-40.1

Iredell

25.4

14.3-41.1

44.4

29.1-60.8

30.2

17.4-47.0

Johnston

12.3

5.8-24.3

60.6

41.6-76.9

27.0

13.9-46.0

Mecklenburg

29.1

18.3-42.9

46.6

33.8-59.8

24.3

15.2-36.7

New Hanover

46.1

25.4-68.2

25.8

12.3-46.2

28.2

13.6-49.4

Onslow

22.1

10.2-41.4

57.7

37.9-75.3

20.3

9.0-39.7

Orange

22.9

11.6-40.2

52.0

35.2-68.4

25.1

12.6-43.6

Pitt

14.8

5.8-33.2

66.5

47.3-81.4

18.6

8.3-36.6

Randolph

9.0

3.5-21.0

62.3

45.9-76.2

28.8

16.7-44.9

Robeson

19.2

8.4-38.1

60.4

42.2-76.1

20.5

9.9-37.5

Rowan

26.5

14.7-42.9

45.1

30.7-60.4

28.4

16.3-44.6

Union

34.8

19.5-54.0

46.6

28.8-65.3

18.6

8.9-34.9

Wake

17.8

8.9-32.3

66.2

49.8-79.5

16.0

7.9-29.6

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

31.4

18.2-48.5

42.3

27.0-59.2

26.4

13.7-44.6

Northeast Partnership II

17.1

8.4-31.6

42.9

28.4-58.8

40.0

25.6-56.5

Northeast Partnership I

24.6

13.7-40.2

42.8

27.8-59.3

32.5

19.1-49.7

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

33.5

16.7-55.8

48.6

30.0-67.6

17.9

8.5-34.0

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

26.5

14.0-44.5

37.1

22.2-54.9

36.4

21.5-54.3

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

14.7

6.3-30.8

51.0

33.4-68.3

34.3

19.6-52.8

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

20.1

9.9-36.5

54.2

36.5-70.9

25.6

13.2-43.9

Chatham/Lee/Moore

30.8

16.6-49.8

43.7

26.8-62.2

25.5

13.6-42.7

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

21.5

12.6-34.1

38.7

26.2-52.8

39.9

26.9-54.5

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

15.0

4.4-40.3

53.1

33.1-72.1

31.9

16.6-52.5

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

38.6

22.1-58.1

30.3

16.7-48.6

31.1

14.7-54.1

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

20.7

11.6-34.1

53.9

38.2-68.7

25.5

13.9-42.0

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

30.5

17.6-47.3

50.5

33.6-67.4

19.0

9.1-35.4

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

102

22.9

15.0-33.3

42.5

32.2-53.6

34.5

24.8-45.8

1,308

325

24.2

21.4-27.2

645

50.2

46.7-53.6

338

25.7

22.9-28.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

461

102

23.2

18.7-28.3

223

46.8

41.3-52.3

136

30.1

25.3-35.4

Piedmont

805

197

23.2

19.8-27.0

401

51.6

47.2-56.1

207

25.2

21.6-29.0

Western NC

144

29.8

21.8-39.1

48.0

38.1-58.1

22.2

15.0-31.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

34.5

23.2-47.8

45.6

32.2-59.5

19.9

11.3-32.8

Northwest

287

20.8

16.0-26.4

139

52.1

45.1-58.9

27.2

21.5-33.8

Charlotte

210

27.5

20.7-35.7

105

48.8

40.5-57.1

23.7

17.4-31.4

Greensboro

205

24.5

17.8-32.8

106

47.5

39.0-56.1

28.0

20.7-36.6

Southern Regional

144

20.5

14.1-28.9

45.2

36.0-54.8

34.3

25.8-43.8

Coastal

30.1

17.6-46.5

41.5

28.0-56.4

28.4

17.5-42.6

Wake

181

17.4

11.6-25.3

59.8

49.9-68.9

22.8

16.2-31.1

Area L

26.4

14.4-43.5

46.5

32.2-61.3

27.1

16.5-41.2

Eastern

173

24.4

17.6-32.9

49.2

40.2-58.3

26.4

19.0-35.4

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported taking vitamins but not multivitamins. Due to large number of responses, data for Don't know/Not sure category are also presented.

^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.

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