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

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,637	2,012	54.9	52.9-56.9	1,625	45.1	43.1-47.1
Have Health Insurance
Yes	2,922	1,707	58.5	56.3-60.7	1,215	41.5	39.3-43.7
No	711	304	41.1	36.7-45.6	407	58.9	54.4-63.3
Body Mass Index
Underweight	86	41	49.8	36.2-63.5	45	50.2	36.5-63.8
Recommended Range	1,486	900	60.4	57.2-63.4	586	39.6	36.6-42.8
Overweight	916	516	55.3	51.3-59.2	400	44.7	40.8-48.7
Obese	883	424	47.3	43.3-51.4	459	52.7	48.6-56.7
Current Smoker
No	2,749	1,592	57.1	54.8-59.4	1,157	42.9	40.6-45.2
Yes	882	417	47.3	43.3-51.3	465	52.7	48.7-56.7
Binge Drinker
No	3,398	1,889	55.2	53.1-57.2	1,509	44.8	42.8-46.9
Yes	217	111	50.5	42.4-58.7	106	49.5	41.3-57.6
Heavy Drinker
No	3,514	1,949	55.0	52.9-57.0	1,565	45.0	43.0-47.1
Yes	101	51	53.3	41.6-64.6	50	46.7	35.4-58.4
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	375	155	42.2	36.1-48.5	220	57.8	51.5-63.9
No	3,256	1,855	56.4	54.3-58.5	1,401	43.6	41.5-45.7
Current Asthma
Yes	323	184	58.7	52.0-65.2	139	41.3	34.8-48.0
No	3,302	1,827	54.7	52.6-56.8	1,475	45.3	43.2-47.4
Diabetes
Yes	108	57	54.3	42.9-65.3	51	45.7	34.7-57.1
Yes, During Pregnancy	104	57	53.5	42.2-64.5	47	46.5	35.5-57.8
No	3,395	1,882	55.0	52.9-57.1	1,513	45.0	42.9-47.1
No, Bordeline Diabetes	30	16	52.0	32.7-70.6	14	48.0	29.4-67.3

*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, 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.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

Currently taking multivitamins or vitamin pills/supplements containing folic acid-FEMALES, Age 18-44*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	3,637	2,012	54.9	52.9-56.9	1,625	45.1	43.1-47.1
Have Health Insurance
Yes	2,922	1,707	58.5	56.3-60.7	1,215	41.5	39.3-43.7
No	711	304	41.1	36.7-45.6	407	58.9	54.4-63.3
Body Mass Index
Underweight	86	41	49.8	36.2-63.5	45	50.2	36.5-63.8
Recommended Range	1,486	900	60.4	57.2-63.4	586	39.6	36.6-42.8
Overweight	916	516	55.3	51.3-59.2	400	44.7	40.8-48.7
Obese	883	424	47.3	43.3-51.4	459	52.7	48.6-56.7
Current Smoker
No	2,749	1,592	57.1	54.8-59.4	1,157	42.9	40.6-45.2
Yes	882	417	47.3	43.3-51.3	465	52.7	48.7-56.7
Binge Drinker
No	3,398	1,889	55.2	53.1-57.2	1,509	44.8	42.8-46.9
Yes	217	111	50.5	42.4-58.7	106	49.5	41.3-57.6
Heavy Drinker
No	3,514	1,949	55.0	52.9-57.0	1,565	45.0	43.0-47.1
Yes	101	51	53.3	41.6-64.6	50	46.7	35.4-58.4
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	375	155	42.2	36.1-48.5	220	57.8	51.5-63.9
No	3,256	1,855	56.4	54.3-58.5	1,401	43.6	41.5-45.7
Current Asthma
Yes	323	184	58.7	52.0-65.2	139	41.3	34.8-48.0
No	3,302	1,827	54.7	52.6-56.8	1,475	45.3	43.2-47.4
Diabetes
Yes	108	57	54.3	42.9-65.3	51	45.7	34.7-57.1
Yes, During Pregnancy	104	57	53.5	42.2-64.5	47	46.5	35.5-57.8
No	3,395	1,882	55.0	52.9-57.1	1,513	45.0	42.9-47.1
No, Bordeline Diabetes	30	16	52.0	32.7-70.6	14	48.0	29.4-67.3