BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Taking multivitamins or vitamin pills/supplements containing folic acid*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	4,023	2,088	50.7	48.8-52.6	1,935	49.3	47.4-51.2
AGE
18-24	196	74	35.8	28.3-44.1	122	64.2	55.9-71.7
25-34	598	272	42.4	37.8-47.2	326	57.6	52.8-62.2
35-44	786	365	46.5	42.4-50.7	421	53.5	49.3-57.6
45-54	780	422	53.1	48.8-57.3	358	46.9	42.7-51.2
55-64	763	456	57.8	53.3-62.2	307	42.2	37.8-46.7
65-74	546	309	56.8	51.8-61.7	237	43.2	38.3-48.2
75+	345	186	57.1	50.8-63.2	159	42.9	36.8-49.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	499	164	30.4	25.8-35.4	335	69.6	64.6-74.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,103	471	40.6	37.2-44.2	632	59.4	55.8-62.8
Some Post-H.S.	991	548	56.2	52.5-59.9	443	43.8	40.1-47.5
College Graduate	1,424	900	61.3	58.2-64.4	524	38.7	35.6-41.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	282	111	35.8	29.2-43.1	171	64.2	56.9-70.8
$15,000- 24,999	471	204	39.4	34.3-44.9	267	60.6	55.1-65.7
$25,000- 34,999	482	227	44.6	39.4-49.9	255	55.4	50.1-60.6
$35,000- 49,999	642	341	52.7	48.1-57.4	301	47.3	42.6-51.9
$50,000-74,999	638	358	54.8	50.2-59.3	280	45.2	40.7-49.8
$75,000+	780	483	62.6	58.5-66.6	297	37.4	33.4-41.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,190	624	52.3	48.8-55.8	566	47.7	44.2-51.2
No	2,756	1,428	50.2	47.9-52.4	1,328	49.8	47.6-52.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,398	814	58.4	55.3-61.5	584	41.6	38.5-44.7
Non-Veteran	2,538	1,227	46.8	44.4-49.1	1,311	53.2	50.9-55.6
Currently Serving	85	46	53.1	41.0-64.8	39	46.9	35.2-59.0

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*Data for this table were derived from the first three folic acid questions. See the 2004 questionnaire.

^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

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	4,023	2,088	50.7	48.8-52.6	1,935	49.3	47.4-51.2
AGE
18-24	196	74	35.8	28.3-44.1	122	64.2	55.9-71.7
25-34	598	272	42.4	37.8-47.2	326	57.6	52.8-62.2
35-44	786	365	46.5	42.4-50.7	421	53.5	49.3-57.6
45-54	780	422	53.1	48.8-57.3	358	46.9	42.7-51.2
55-64	763	456	57.8	53.3-62.2	307	42.2	37.8-46.7
65-74	546	309	56.8	51.8-61.7	237	43.2	38.3-48.2
75+	345	186	57.1	50.8-63.2	159	42.9	36.8-49.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	499	164	30.4	25.8-35.4	335	69.6	64.6-74.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,103	471	40.6	37.2-44.2	632	59.4	55.8-62.8
Some Post-H.S.	991	548	56.2	52.5-59.9	443	43.8	40.1-47.5
College Graduate	1,424	900	61.3	58.2-64.4	524	38.7	35.6-41.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	282	111	35.8	29.2-43.1	171	64.2	56.9-70.8
$15,000- 24,999	471	204	39.4	34.3-44.9	267	60.6	55.1-65.7
$25,000- 34,999	482	227	44.6	39.4-49.9	255	55.4	50.1-60.6
$35,000- 49,999	642	341	52.7	48.1-57.4	301	47.3	42.6-51.9
$50,000-74,999	638	358	54.8	50.2-59.3	280	45.2	40.7-49.8
$75,000+	780	483	62.6	58.5-66.6	297	37.4	33.4-41.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,190	624	52.3	48.8-55.8	566	47.7	44.2-51.2
No	2,756	1,428	50.2	47.9-52.4	1,328	49.8	47.6-52.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,398	814	58.4	55.3-61.5	584	41.6	38.5-44.7
Non-Veteran	2,538	1,227	46.8	44.4-49.1	1,311	53.2	50.9-55.6
Currently Serving	85	46	53.1	41.0-64.8	39	46.9	35.2-59.0