BRFSS 2004 - NE Partnership II (Beaufort/Camden/Chowan/Edgecombe/Martin/Pasq./Perq./Tyrrell/Wash.): (Daily taking multivitamins or vitamin pills/supplements containing folic acid*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,321	7,138	47.2	46.1-48.2	7,183	52.8	51.8-53.9
-NE Partnership II	452	207	42.8	37.7-48.0	245	57.2	52.0-62.3
GENDER
Male	148	56	34.9	27.2-43.6	92	65.1	56.4-72.8
Female	304	151	49.0	42.8-55.3	153	51.0	44.7-57.2
RACE
White	294	154	48.5	42.1-54.9	140	51.5	45.1-57.9
Other	157	52	33.7	25.8-42.7	105	66.3	57.3-74.2
AGE
18-44	133	44	28.2	20.7-37.1	89	71.8	62.9-79.3
45+	318	162	50.9	44.8-57.0	156	49.1	43.0-55.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	247	105	40.2	33.5-47.2	142	59.8	52.8-66.5
Some College +	205	102	45.9	38.3-53.6	103	54.1	46.4-61.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	273	122	42.9	36.4-49.7	151	57.1	50.3-63.6
$50,000+	86	39	43.9	33.1-55.3	47	56.1	44.7-66.9

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*Data for this table were derived from the folic acid question 'How often do you take this vitamin pill or supplement?' and those respondents not taking multivitamin or folic acid containing pills considered non-daily user.

^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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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	14,321	7,138	47.2	46.1-48.2	7,183	52.8	51.8-53.9
-NE Partnership II	452	207	42.8	37.7-48.0	245	57.2	52.0-62.3
GENDER
Male	148	56	34.9	27.2-43.6	92	65.1	56.4-72.8
Female	304	151	49.0	42.8-55.3	153	51.0	44.7-57.2
RACE
White	294	154	48.5	42.1-54.9	140	51.5	45.1-57.9
Other	157	52	33.7	25.8-42.7	105	66.3	57.3-74.2
AGE
18-44	133	44	28.2	20.7-37.1	89	71.8	62.9-79.3
45+	318	162	50.9	44.8-57.0	156	49.1	43.0-55.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	247	105	40.2	33.5-47.2	142	59.8	52.8-66.5
Some College +	205	102	45.9	38.3-53.6	103	54.1	46.4-61.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	273	122	42.9	36.4-49.7	151	57.1	50.3-63.6
$50,000+	86	39	43.9	33.1-55.3	47	56.1	44.7-66.9

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: NE Partnership II (Beaufort/Camden/Chowan/Edgecombe/Martin/Pasq./Perq./Tyrrell/Wash.)

Folic Acid

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