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-WHITES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
TOTAL	1,093	283	25.2	22.2-28.5	534	50.3	46.6-54.1	276	24.4	21.5-27.6
GENDER
Male	359	87	23.2	18.5-28.7	181	51.5	45.2-57.8	91	25.3	20.3-30.9
Female	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	34	7	15.7	6.2-34.4	15	45.3	26.4-65.6	12	39.1	21.5-60.0
25-34	83	22	24.4	15.4-36.4	47	62.3	49.7-73.4	14	13.3	7.6-22.3
35-44	116	30	22.7	15.2-32.6	58	59.0	48.0-69.1	28	18.3	11.9-27.0
45-54	199	47	21.6	15.6-29.1	111	55.1	46.6-63.3	41	23.4	16.8-31.6
55-64	242	74	31.5	24.7-39.3	116	46.5	38.5-54.7	52	22.0	16.2-29.0
65-74	215	60	28.4	21.7-36.2	97	45.2	37.2-53.5	58	26.4	20.0-34.1
75+	200	42	21.4	15.2-29.2	88	41.7	33.6-50.4	70	36.9	29.1-45.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	174	31	17.2	11.0-25.8	83	51.3	41.8-60.7	60	31.5	23.8-40.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	323	75	22.3	17.3-28.2	156	48.5	41.8-55.3	92	29.2	23.5-35.6
Some Post-H.S.	258	74	26.8	20.8-33.8	124	51.1	43.5-58.7	60	22.0	16.6-28.6
College Graduate	337	102	29.8	24.2-36.0	171	51.1	44.3-57.8	64	19.1	14.5-24.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	137	32	22.4	14.9-32.2	57	43.8	33.4-54.7	48	33.8	24.8-44.2
$15,000- 24,999	168	39	23.6	16.4-32.6	80	49.8	40.0-59.6	49	26.6	19.2-35.6
$25,000- 34,999	124	38	35.2	25.4-46.4	55	39.5	29.8-50.1	31	25.3	17.5-35.0
$35,000- 49,999	151	35	23.0	16.0-31.8	77	50.5	40.9-60.0	39	26.6	18.8-36.0
$50,000-74,999	132	36	27.5	19.3-37.6	74	59.1	48.8-68.8	22	13.4	8.5-20.3
$75,000+	134	34	20.6	13.9-29.3	73	58.0	47.4-68.0	27	21.4	14.1-31.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	453	116	25.2	20.6-30.4	210	47.7	42.0-53.5	127	27.1	22.5-32.2
No	626	164	25.1	21.3-29.4	321	52.7	47.8-57.6	141	22.2	18.4-26.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	150	41	24.1	17.2-32.6	66	44.7	35.4-54.3	43	31.2	23.2-40.6
Non-Veteran	935	242	25.7	22.4-29.3	461	51.0	47.0-55.1	232	23.3	20.2-26.7
Currently Serving	8	0	0.0	. - .	7	87.1	43.8-98.3	1	12.9	1.7-56.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,093

283

25.2

22.2-28.5

534

50.3

46.6-54.1

276

24.4

21.5-27.6

GENDER

Male

359

23.2

18.5-28.7

181

51.5

45.2-57.8

25.3

20.3-30.9

Female

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

15.7

6.2-34.4

45.3

26.4-65.6

39.1

21.5-60.0

25-34

24.4

15.4-36.4

62.3

49.7-73.4

13.3

7.6-22.3

35-44

116

22.7

15.2-32.6

59.0

48.0-69.1

18.3

11.9-27.0

45-54

199

21.6

15.6-29.1

111

55.1

46.6-63.3

23.4

16.8-31.6

55-64

242

31.5

24.7-39.3

116

46.5

38.5-54.7

22.0

16.2-29.0

65-74

215

28.4

21.7-36.2

45.2

37.2-53.5

26.4

20.0-34.1

75+

200

21.4

15.2-29.2

41.7

33.6-50.4

36.9

29.1-45.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

174

17.2

11.0-25.8

51.3

41.8-60.7

31.5

23.8-40.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

323

22.3

17.3-28.2

156

48.5

41.8-55.3

29.2

23.5-35.6

Some Post-H.S.

258

26.8

20.8-33.8

124

51.1

43.5-58.7

22.0

16.6-28.6

College Graduate

337

102

29.8

24.2-36.0

171

51.1

44.3-57.8

19.1

14.5-24.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

137

22.4

14.9-32.2

43.8

33.4-54.7

33.8

24.8-44.2

$15,000- 24,999

168

23.6

16.4-32.6

49.8

40.0-59.6

26.6

19.2-35.6

$25,000- 34,999

124

35.2

25.4-46.4

39.5

29.8-50.1

25.3

17.5-35.0

$35,000- 49,999

151

23.0

16.0-31.8

50.5

40.9-60.0

26.6

18.8-36.0

$50,000-74,999

132

27.5

19.3-37.6

59.1

48.8-68.8

13.4

8.5-20.3

$75,000+

134

20.6

13.9-29.3

58.0

47.4-68.0

21.4

14.1-31.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

453

116

25.2

20.6-30.4

210

47.7

42.0-53.5

127

27.1

22.5-32.2

626

164

25.1

21.3-29.4

321

52.7

47.8-57.6

141

22.2

18.4-26.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

150

24.1

17.2-32.6

44.7

35.4-54.3

31.2

23.2-40.6

Non-Veteran

935

242

25.7

22.4-29.3

461

51.0

47.0-55.1

232

23.3

20.2-26.7

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

87.1

43.8-98.3

12.9

1.7-56.2

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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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