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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Folic Acid--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
TOTAL	1,410	347	24.1	21.4-27.0	690	49.7	46.4-53.1	373	26.2	23.4-29.1
Have Health Insurance
Yes	1,242	305	24.0	21.2-27.0	611	50.1	46.5-53.7	326	25.9	23.0-29.0
No	164	42	25.8	18.4-35.0	79	49.2	39.9-58.6	43	25.0	17.9-33.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight	21	9	37.1	17.1-62.7	8	43.1	21.7-67.6	4	19.8	7.2-43.8
Recommended Range	510	127	26.1	21.7-31.0	256	49.3	44.0-54.6	127	24.6	20.3-29.5
Overweight	460	118	24.3	19.7-29.6	227	50.4	44.3-56.5	115	25.3	20.7-30.6
Obese	354	81	20.4	15.8-25.8	171	51.1	44.7-57.5	102	28.5	23.1-34.6
Current Smoker
No	1,141	286	24.0	21.1-27.2	557	50.5	46.7-54.2	298	25.5	22.5-28.7
Yes	264	61	24.8	18.8-31.9	130	46.5	39.2-53.9	73	28.7	22.5-35.8
Binge Drinker
No	1,322	332	24.7	21.9-27.7	641	49.5	46.1-53.0	349	25.7	23.0-28.7
Yes	76	13	14.8	8.3-25.1	45	55.4	41.9-68.1	18	29.8	18.7-43.8
Heavy Drinker
No	1,355	332	24.1	21.4-27.0	665	49.9	46.5-53.3	358	26.1	23.3-29.0
Yes	46	13	25.0	12.8-42.9	21	47.4	30.1-65.4	12	27.6	14.6-45.9
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	388	89	21.7	17.2-27.0	177	46.1	40.1-52.2	122	32.2	26.8-38.1
No	1,015	256	24.8	21.6-28.2	511	50.9	46.9-54.8	248	24.4	21.3-27.8
Current Asthma
Yes	133	40	32.3	23.4-42.6	54	41.8	32.1-52.2	39	25.9	18.0-35.8
No	1,268	305	23.3	20.5-26.3	634	50.8	47.3-54.3	329	25.9	23.1-29.0
Diabetes
Yes	189	45	25.3	18.2-33.9	84	46.5	38.0-55.2	60	28.2	21.5-36.1
Yes, During Pregnancy	10	5	48.0	20.0-77.4	3	34.8	11.6-68.6	2	17.1	4.0-50.5
No	1,187	290	23.7	20.9-26.9	593	50.3	46.7-54.0	304	25.9	23.0-29.2
No, Bordeline Diabetes	23	7	25.6	11.1-48.8	10	51.1	28.3-73.4	6	23.3	9.9-45.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,410

347

24.1

21.4-27.0

690

49.7

46.4-53.1

373

26.2

23.4-29.1

Have Health Insurance

Yes

1,242

305

24.0

21.2-27.0

611

50.1

46.5-53.7

326

25.9

23.0-29.0

164

25.8

18.4-35.0

49.2

39.9-58.6

25.0

17.9-33.6

Body Mass Index

Underweight

37.1

17.1-62.7

43.1

21.7-67.6

19.8

7.2-43.8

Recommended Range

510

127

26.1

21.7-31.0

256

49.3

44.0-54.6

127

24.6

20.3-29.5

Overweight

460

118

24.3

19.7-29.6

227

50.4

44.3-56.5

115

25.3

20.7-30.6

Obese

354

20.4

15.8-25.8

171

51.1

44.7-57.5

102

28.5

23.1-34.6

Current Smoker

1,141

286

24.0

21.1-27.2

557

50.5

46.7-54.2

298

25.5

22.5-28.7

Yes

264

24.8

18.8-31.9

130

46.5

39.2-53.9

28.7

22.5-35.8

Binge Drinker

1,322

332

24.7

21.9-27.7

641

49.5

46.1-53.0

349

25.7

23.0-28.7

Yes

14.8

8.3-25.1

55.4

41.9-68.1

29.8

18.7-43.8

Heavy Drinker

1,355

332

24.1

21.4-27.0

665

49.9

46.5-53.3

358

26.1

23.3-29.0

Yes

25.0

12.8-42.9

47.4

30.1-65.4

27.6

14.6-45.9

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

388

21.7

17.2-27.0

177

46.1

40.1-52.2

122

32.2

26.8-38.1

1,015

256

24.8

21.6-28.2

511

50.9

46.9-54.8

248

24.4

21.3-27.8

Current Asthma

Yes

133

32.3

23.4-42.6

41.8

32.1-52.2

25.9

18.0-35.8

1,268

305

23.3

20.5-26.3

634

50.8

47.3-54.3

329

25.9

23.1-29.0

Diabetes

Yes

189

25.3

18.2-33.9

46.5

38.0-55.2

28.2

21.5-36.1

Yes, During Pregnancy

48.0

20.0-77.4

34.8

11.6-68.6

17.1

4.0-50.5

1,187

290

23.7

20.9-26.9

593

50.3

46.7-54.0

304

25.9

23.0-29.2

No, Bordeline Diabetes

25.6

11.1-48.8

51.1

28.3-73.4

23.3

9.9-45.7

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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, 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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