BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Are any of these a multivitamin?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Folic Acid-WHITE FEMALES

Are any of these a multivitamin?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Not taking vitamins
TOTAL	6,939	4,166	59.8	58.4-61.2	690	9.9	9.0-10.8	2,083	30.3	29.0-31.7
AGE
18-24	308	139	43.7	37.0-50.5	17	7.8	4.5-13.3	152	48.5	41.7-55.4
25-34	954	568	60.6	56.8-64.2	39	5.0	3.5- 7.2	347	34.4	30.9-38.1
35-44	1,222	736	59.6	56.2-63.0	72	7.0	5.2- 9.3	414	33.4	30.2-36.7
45-54	1,300	772	59.2	55.8-62.4	137	9.4	7.8-11.4	391	31.4	28.3-34.7
55-64	1,221	767	62.5	59.1-65.7	157	13.5	11.3-16.1	297	24.0	21.2-27.1
65-74	1,025	648	63.2	59.6-66.8	132	13.4	11.0-16.1	245	23.4	20.4-26.7
75+	877	517	60.7	56.7-64.6	133	14.6	11.9-17.6	227	24.7	21.4-28.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	892	411	44.3	40.3-48.4	109	11.4	9.1-14.2	372	44.2	40.1-48.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,041	1,123	55.4	52.7-58.0	219	10.6	9.1-12.3	699	34.0	31.5-36.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,846	1,137	60.5	57.7-63.3	165	9.2	7.6-11.0	544	30.3	27.7-33.0
College Graduate	2,152	1,489	68.6	66.1-70.9	197	9.3	7.9-10.9	466	22.1	20.0-24.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	729	353	48.9	44.3-53.5	100	12.6	9.9-15.9	276	38.5	34.2-43.1
$15,000- 24,999	1,079	570	50.4	46.7-54.1	117	11.5	9.3-14.2	392	38.1	34.5-41.7
$25,000- 34,999	775	452	55.3	50.9-59.7	79	10.0	7.6-12.9	244	34.7	30.5-39.1
$35,000- 49,999	898	554	60.7	56.8-64.5	80	8.8	6.8-11.2	264	30.5	27.0-34.3
$50,000-74,999	875	584	65.9	61.9-69.6	79	9.0	6.8-11.7	212	25.2	21.8-28.8
$75,000+	1,003	691	69.1	65.5-72.4	80	8.2	6.3-10.5	232	22.8	19.8-26.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,286	1,293	56.7	54.1-59.2	296	12.8	11.2-14.7	697	30.5	28.2-33.0
No	4,566	2,825	61.3	59.6-63.0	388	8.6	7.6- 9.7	1,353	30.1	28.5-31.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	99	71	69.4	57.6-79.1	7	5.1	2.3-11.1	21	25.5	16.4-37.4
Non-Veteran	6,820	4,080	59.6	58.2-61.1	681	9.9	9.1-10.8	2,059	30.5	29.1-31.8
Currently Serving	20	15	80.6	57.0-92.9	2	9.4	2.1-34.1	3	9.9	2.7-30.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Not taking vitamins

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,939

4,166

59.8

58.4-61.2

690

9.9

9.0-10.8

2,083

30.3

29.0-31.7

AGE

18-24

308

139

43.7

37.0-50.5

7.8

4.5-13.3

152

48.5

41.7-55.4

25-34

954

568

60.6

56.8-64.2

5.0

3.5- 7.2

347

34.4

30.9-38.1

35-44

1,222

736

59.6

56.2-63.0

7.0

5.2- 9.3

414

33.4

30.2-36.7

45-54

1,300

772

59.2

55.8-62.4

137

9.4

7.8-11.4

391

31.4

28.3-34.7

55-64

1,221

767

62.5

59.1-65.7

157

13.5

11.3-16.1

297

24.0

21.2-27.1

65-74

1,025

648

63.2

59.6-66.8

132

13.4

11.0-16.1

245

23.4

20.4-26.7

75+

877

517

60.7

56.7-64.6

133

14.6

11.9-17.6

227

24.7

21.4-28.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

892

411

44.3

40.3-48.4

109

11.4

9.1-14.2

372

44.2

40.1-48.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,041

1,123

55.4

52.7-58.0

219

10.6

9.1-12.3

699

34.0

31.5-36.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,846

1,137

60.5

57.7-63.3

165

9.2

7.6-11.0

544

30.3

27.7-33.0

College Graduate

2,152

1,489

68.6

66.1-70.9

197

9.3

7.9-10.9

466

22.1

20.0-24.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

729

353

48.9

44.3-53.5

100

12.6

9.9-15.9

276

38.5

34.2-43.1

$15,000- 24,999

1,079

570

50.4

46.7-54.1

117

11.5

9.3-14.2

392

38.1

34.5-41.7

$25,000- 34,999

775

452

55.3

50.9-59.7

10.0

7.6-12.9

244

34.7

30.5-39.1

$35,000- 49,999

898

554

60.7

56.8-64.5

8.8

6.8-11.2

264

30.5

27.0-34.3

$50,000-74,999

875

584

65.9

61.9-69.6

9.0

6.8-11.7

212

25.2

21.8-28.8

$75,000+

1,003

691

69.1

65.5-72.4

8.2

6.3-10.5

232

22.8

19.8-26.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,286

1,293

56.7

54.1-59.2

296

12.8

11.2-14.7

697

30.5

28.2-33.0

4,566

2,825

61.3

59.6-63.0

388

8.6

7.6- 9.7

1,353

30.1

28.5-31.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

69.4

57.6-79.1

5.1

2.3-11.1

25.5

16.4-37.4

Non-Veteran

6,820

4,080

59.6

58.2-61.1

681

9.9

9.1-10.8

2,059

30.5

29.1-31.8

Currently Serving

80.6

57.0-92.9

9.4

2.1-34.1

9.9

2.7-30.3

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported taking vitamins. 'Not taking vitamins' category is added to the denominator so that the estimates are based on all respondents.

^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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