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-WHITE FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
TOTAL	734	196	26.7	23.0-30.8	353	49.5	45.0-54.0	185	23.8	20.3-27.7
AGE
18-24	19	5	14.7	5.5-33.9	7	43.2	19.8-70.0	7	42.1	19.5-68.6
25-34	44	18	39.5	24.4-57.0	18	44.8	28.4-62.4	8	15.7	7.5-29.9
35-44	76	21	26.9	16.4-40.8	35	52.2	38.0-66.1	20	20.9	12.3-33.3
45-54	140	36	22.4	15.6-31.0	75	56.5	46.8-65.8	29	21.1	14.4-29.9
55-64	161	43	27.4	20.0-36.3	90	56.3	47.0-65.1	28	16.4	10.7-24.2
65-74	141	43	33.4	24.5-43.5	57	39.1	30.1-48.9	41	27.5	19.8-36.9
75+	150	29	19.2	12.7-28.0	70	44.0	34.5-53.9	51	36.8	27.9-46.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	120	23	19.3	11.6-30.4	53	46.0	35.1-57.3	44	34.7	25.2-45.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	236	58	25.2	19.1-32.5	116	49.2	41.5-56.9	62	25.6	19.5-32.9
Some Post-H.S.	175	58	31.2	23.5-40.0	79	49.5	40.1-58.9	38	19.3	13.5-27.0
College Graduate	203	57	27.8	21.0-35.8	105	51.5	43.1-59.7	41	20.7	14.8-28.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	107	26	24.3	15.7-35.7	47	47.6	35.8-59.6	34	28.1	19.0-39.4
$15,000- 24,999	127	31	27.4	18.7-38.2	57	42.1	32.0-52.9	39	30.6	21.5-41.5
$25,000- 34,999	82	27	34.9	23.1-48.8	37	44.4	31.6-57.9	18	20.8	12.4-32.7
$35,000- 49,999	85	18	20.9	12.7-32.5	41	50.7	38.4-62.9	26	28.4	18.9-40.4
$50,000-74,999	81	20	22.6	13.7-35.0	49	65.4	52.3-76.5	12	12.0	6.6-20.8
$75,000+	80	21	21.8	13.4-33.5	45	55.0	41.9-67.5	14	23.1	13.4-36.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	320	82	25.4	19.9-31.8	146	46.8	40.0-53.6	92	27.9	22.3-34.2
No	406	113	27.8	22.9-33.4	206	52.1	46.1-58.1	87	20.0	15.8-25.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	7	3	41.5	12.2-78.4	2	17.4	3.7-53.3	2	41.1	11.4-79.1
Non-Veteran	725	193	26.6	22.9-30.8	349	49.6	45.0-54.1	183	23.8	20.3-27.7
Currently Serving	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

734

196

26.7

23.0-30.8

353

49.5

45.0-54.0

185

23.8

20.3-27.7

AGE

18-24

14.7

5.5-33.9

43.2

19.8-70.0

42.1

19.5-68.6

25-34

39.5

24.4-57.0

44.8

28.4-62.4

15.7

7.5-29.9

35-44

26.9

16.4-40.8

52.2

38.0-66.1

20.9

12.3-33.3

45-54

140

22.4

15.6-31.0

56.5

46.8-65.8

21.1

14.4-29.9

55-64

161

27.4

20.0-36.3

56.3

47.0-65.1

16.4

10.7-24.2

65-74

141

33.4

24.5-43.5

39.1

30.1-48.9

27.5

19.8-36.9

75+

150

19.2

12.7-28.0

44.0

34.5-53.9

36.8

27.9-46.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

120

19.3

11.6-30.4

46.0

35.1-57.3

34.7

25.2-45.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

236

25.2

19.1-32.5

116

49.2

41.5-56.9

25.6

19.5-32.9

Some Post-H.S.

175

31.2

23.5-40.0

49.5

40.1-58.9

19.3

13.5-27.0

College Graduate

203

27.8

21.0-35.8

105

51.5

43.1-59.7

20.7

14.8-28.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

107

24.3

15.7-35.7

47.6

35.8-59.6

28.1

19.0-39.4

$15,000- 24,999

127

27.4

18.7-38.2

42.1

32.0-52.9

30.6

21.5-41.5

$25,000- 34,999

34.9

23.1-48.8

44.4

31.6-57.9

20.8

12.4-32.7

$35,000- 49,999

20.9

12.7-32.5

50.7

38.4-62.9

28.4

18.9-40.4

$50,000-74,999

22.6

13.7-35.0

65.4

52.3-76.5

12.0

6.6-20.8

$75,000+

21.8

13.4-33.5

55.0

41.9-67.5

23.1

13.4-36.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

320

25.4

19.9-31.8

146

46.8

40.0-53.6

27.9

22.3-34.2

406

113

27.8

22.9-33.4

206

52.1

46.1-58.1

20.0

15.8-25.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

41.5

12.2-78.4

17.4

3.7-53.3

41.1

11.4-79.1

Non-Veteran

725

193

26.6

22.9-30.8

349

49.6

45.0-54.1

183

23.8

20.3-27.7

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.

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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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