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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,637	2,012	54.9	52.9-56.9	1,625	45.1	43.1-47.1
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	91	43	48.8	37.8-59.9	48	51.2	40.1-62.2
Buncombe	79	49	60.5	48.4-71.4	30	39.5	28.6-51.6
Cabarrus	108	61	54.5	44.1-64.5	47	45.5	35.5-55.9
Catawba	88	54	57.8	46.0-68.9	34	42.2	31.1-54.0
Cumberland	130	76	58.1	48.6-67.0	54	41.9	33.0-51.4
Davidson	81	38	38.6	27.6-50.9	43	61.4	49.1-72.4
Durham	122	72	58.0	47.8-67.6	50	42.0	32.4-52.2
Forsyth	110	64	58.2	47.9-67.8	46	41.8	32.2-52.1
Gaston	87	50	58.9	47.1-69.7	37	41.1	30.3-52.9
Guilford	77	41	48.7	36.7-60.9	36	51.3	39.1-63.3
Iredell	95	51	58.3	47.3-68.5	44	41.7	31.5-52.7
Johnston	135	73	56.9	46.6-66.6	62	43.1	33.4-53.4
Mecklenburg	193	113	56.1	48.3-63.7	80	43.9	36.3-51.7
New Hanover	83	43	54.5	42.2-66.2	40	45.5	33.8-57.8
Onslow	117	70	56.2	46.2-65.7	47	43.8	34.3-53.8
Orange	117	76	70.3	60.8-78.2	41	29.7	21.8-39.2
Pitt	101	52	53.5	42.9-63.9	49	46.5	36.1-57.1
Randolph	75	40	49.5	36.8-62.2	35	50.5	37.8-63.2
Robeson	105	44	49.2	37.7-60.7	61	50.8	39.3-62.3
Rowan	98	54	53.6	42.9-64.0	44	46.4	36.0-57.1
Union	133	89	66.2	55.9-75.1	44	33.8	24.9-44.1
Wake	178	113	61.2	52.8-69.0	65	38.8	31.0-47.2
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	74	39	54.9	42.4-66.7	35	45.1	33.3-57.6
Northeast Partnership II	85	38	42.4	31.5-54.2	47	57.6	45.8-68.5
Northeast Partnership I	89	42	47.4	36.1-59.0	47	52.6	41.0-63.9
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	85	33	43.7	32.2-55.9	52	56.3	44.1-67.8
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	125	67	51.8	42.0-61.4	58	48.2	38.6-58.0
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	88	46	50.9	39.9-61.9	42	49.1	38.1-60.1
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	94	52	58.1	46.9-68.4	42	41.9	31.6-53.1
Chatham/Lee/Moore	87	60	67.0	54.9-77.2	27	33.0	22.8-45.1
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	134	77	55.1	45.5-64.3	57	44.9	35.7-54.5
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	84	42	49.9	38.6-61.2	42	50.1	38.8-61.4
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	78	43	55.8	43.9-67.1	35	44.2	32.9-56.1
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	89	43	48.0	36.0-60.2	46	52.0	39.8-64.0
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	122	64	53.5	42.6-64.1	58	46.5	35.9-57.4
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	200	91	44.6	37.1-52.4	109	55.4	47.6-62.9
No	3,437	1,921	55.4	53.4-57.5	1,516	44.6	42.5-46.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,265	652	52.0	48.7-55.2	613	48.0	44.8-51.3
Piedmont	2,027	1,172	56.6	53.9-59.3	855	43.4	40.7-46.1
Western NC	345	188	54.2	47.7-60.5	157	45.8	39.5-52.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	196	110	54.9	46.1-63.3	86	45.1	36.7-53.9
Northwest	648	351	53.4	48.8-58.0	297	46.6	42.0-51.2
Charlotte	585	348	56.4	51.3-61.3	237	43.6	38.7-48.7
Greensboro	442	254	54.7	48.9-60.5	188	45.3	39.5-51.1
Southern Regional	404	223	58.2	52.6-63.6	181	41.8	36.4-47.4
Coastal	168	83	48.5	40.2-56.8	85	51.5	43.2-59.8
Wake	557	331	60.5	55.2-65.5	226	39.5	34.5-44.8
Area L	143	57	41.4	32.7-50.6	86	58.6	49.4-67.3
Eastern	459	240	51.2	45.7-56.7	219	48.8	43.3-54.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,637

2,012

54.9

52.9-56.9

1,625

45.1

43.1-47.1

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

48.8

37.8-59.9

51.2

40.1-62.2

Buncombe

60.5

48.4-71.4

39.5

28.6-51.6

Cabarrus

108

54.5

44.1-64.5

45.5

35.5-55.9

Catawba

57.8

46.0-68.9

42.2

31.1-54.0

Cumberland

130

58.1

48.6-67.0

41.9

33.0-51.4

Davidson

38.6

27.6-50.9

61.4

49.1-72.4

Durham

122

58.0

47.8-67.6

42.0

32.4-52.2

Forsyth

110

58.2

47.9-67.8

41.8

32.2-52.1

Gaston

58.9

47.1-69.7

41.1

30.3-52.9

Guilford

48.7

36.7-60.9

51.3

39.1-63.3

Iredell

58.3

47.3-68.5

41.7

31.5-52.7

Johnston

135

56.9

46.6-66.6

43.1

33.4-53.4

Mecklenburg

193

113

56.1

48.3-63.7

43.9

36.3-51.7

New Hanover

54.5

42.2-66.2

45.5

33.8-57.8

Onslow

117

56.2

46.2-65.7

43.8

34.3-53.8

Orange

117

70.3

60.8-78.2

29.7

21.8-39.2

Pitt

101

53.5

42.9-63.9

46.5

36.1-57.1

Randolph

49.5

36.8-62.2

50.5

37.8-63.2

Robeson

105

49.2

37.7-60.7

50.8

39.3-62.3

Rowan

53.6

42.9-64.0

46.4

36.0-57.1

Union

133

66.2

55.9-75.1

33.8

24.9-44.1

Wake

178

113

61.2

52.8-69.0

38.8

31.0-47.2

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

54.9

42.4-66.7

45.1

33.3-57.6

Northeast Partnership II

42.4

31.5-54.2

57.6

45.8-68.5

Northeast Partnership I

47.4

36.1-59.0

52.6

41.0-63.9

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

43.7

32.2-55.9

56.3

44.1-67.8

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

125

51.8

42.0-61.4

48.2

38.6-58.0

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

50.9

39.9-61.9

49.1

38.1-60.1

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

58.1

46.9-68.4

41.9

31.6-53.1

Chatham/Lee/Moore

67.0

54.9-77.2

33.0

22.8-45.1

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

134

55.1

45.5-64.3

44.9

35.7-54.5

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

49.9

38.6-61.2

50.1

38.8-61.4

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

55.8

43.9-67.1

44.2

32.9-56.1

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

48.0

36.0-60.2

52.0

39.8-64.0

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

122

53.5

42.6-64.1

46.5

35.9-57.4

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

200

44.6

37.1-52.4

109

55.4

47.6-62.9

3,437

1,921

55.4

53.4-57.5

1,516

44.6

42.5-46.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,265

652

52.0

48.7-55.2

613

48.0

44.8-51.3

Piedmont

2,027

1,172

56.6

53.9-59.3

855

43.4

40.7-46.1

Western NC

345

188

54.2

47.7-60.5

157

45.8

39.5-52.3

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

196

110

54.9

46.1-63.3

45.1

36.7-53.9

Northwest

648

351

53.4

48.8-58.0

297

46.6

42.0-51.2

Charlotte

585

348

56.4

51.3-61.3

237

43.6

38.7-48.7

Greensboro

442

254

54.7

48.9-60.5

188

45.3

39.5-51.1

Southern Regional

404

223

58.2

52.6-63.6

181

41.8

36.4-47.4

Coastal

168

48.5

40.2-56.8

51.5

43.2-59.8

Wake

557

331

60.5

55.2-65.5

226

39.5

34.5-44.8

Area L

143

41.4

32.7-50.6

58.6

49.4-67.3

Eastern

459

240

51.2

45.7-56.7

219

48.8

43.3-54.3

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*Data for this table were derived from the first three folic acid questions.

^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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