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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,438	8,076	53.6	52.5-54.6	6,362	46.4	45.4-47.5
-Northeastern Partnership	943	461	47.1	43.4-50.8	482	52.9	49.2-56.6
GENDER
Male	331	144	41.9	36.0-48.0	187	58.1	52.0-64.0
Female	612	317	51.6	47.1-56.1	295	48.4	43.9-52.9
RACE
White	550	311	53.6	48.7-58.3	239	46.4	41.7-51.3
African American	351	131	37.4	31.8-43.3	220	62.6	56.7-68.2
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	37	12	20.8	10.2-37.9	25	79.2	62.1-89.8
25-34	119	52	42.1	32.3-52.6	67	57.9	47.4-67.7
35-44	149	58	38.1	29.6-47.5	91	61.9	52.5-70.4
45-54	187	101	54.2	45.9-62.2	86	45.8	37.8-54.1
55-64	190	96	50.7	42.8-58.5	94	49.3	41.5-57.2
65-74	150	78	54.1	45.0-62.9	72	45.9	37.1-55.0
75+	110	63	56.4	45.9-66.3	47	43.6	33.7-54.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	203	80	37.2	29.5-45.7	123	62.8	54.3-70.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	326	145	44.1	38.0-50.3	181	55.9	49.7-62.0
Some Post-H.S.	224	113	47.8	40.3-55.4	111	52.2	44.6-59.7
College Graduate	190	123	62.1	54.0-69.5	67	37.9	30.5-46.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	160	52	27.1	20.4-35.1	108	72.9	64.9-79.6
$15,000- 24,999	185	91	47.2	38.3-56.2	94	52.8	43.8-61.7
$25,000- 34,999	97	48	47.7	36.9-58.8	49	52.3	41.2-63.1
$35,000- 49,999	124	62	47.7	37.8-57.8	62	52.3	42.2-62.2
$50,000-74,999	88	51	57.5	46.0-68.3	37	42.5	31.7-54.0
$75,000+	81	46	54.9	42.8-66.5	35	45.1	33.5-57.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	359	167	44.1	38.0-50.4	192	55.9	49.6-62.0
No	565	287	48.7	44.0-53.5	278	51.3	46.5-56.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	114	66	56.3	46.2-65.9	48	43.7	34.1-53.8
Non-Veteran	822	390	45.1	41.1-49.1	432	54.9	50.9-58.9
Currently Serving	7	5	82.8	44.7-96.6	2	17.2	3.4-55.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,438

8,076

53.6

52.5-54.6

6,362

46.4

45.4-47.5

-Northeastern Partnership

943

461

47.1

43.4-50.8

482

52.9

49.2-56.6

GENDER

Male

331

144

41.9

36.0-48.0

187

58.1

52.0-64.0

Female

612

317

51.6

47.1-56.1

295

48.4

43.9-52.9

RACE

White

550

311

53.6

48.7-58.3

239

46.4

41.7-51.3

African American

351

131

37.4

31.8-43.3

220

62.6

56.7-68.2

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

20.8

10.2-37.9

79.2

62.1-89.8

25-34

119

42.1

32.3-52.6

57.9

47.4-67.7

35-44

149

38.1

29.6-47.5

61.9

52.5-70.4

45-54

187

101

54.2

45.9-62.2

45.8

37.8-54.1

55-64

190

50.7

42.8-58.5

49.3

41.5-57.2

65-74

150

54.1

45.0-62.9

45.9

37.1-55.0

75+

110

56.4

45.9-66.3

43.6

33.7-54.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

203

37.2

29.5-45.7

123

62.8

54.3-70.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

326

145

44.1

38.0-50.3

181

55.9

49.7-62.0

Some Post-H.S.

224

113

47.8

40.3-55.4

111

52.2

44.6-59.7

College Graduate

190

123

62.1

54.0-69.5

37.9

30.5-46.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

160

27.1

20.4-35.1

108

72.9

64.9-79.6

$15,000- 24,999

185

47.2

38.3-56.2

52.8

43.8-61.7

$25,000- 34,999

47.7

36.9-58.8

52.3

41.2-63.1

$35,000- 49,999

124

47.7

37.8-57.8

52.3

42.2-62.2

$50,000-74,999

57.5

46.0-68.3

42.5

31.7-54.0

$75,000+

54.9

42.8-66.5

45.1

33.5-57.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

359

167

44.1

38.0-50.4

192

55.9

49.6-62.0

565

287

48.7

44.0-53.5

278

51.3

46.5-56.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

114

56.3

46.2-65.9

43.7

34.1-53.8

Non-Veteran

822

390

45.1

41.1-49.1

432

54.9

50.9-58.9

Currently Serving

82.8

44.7-96.6

17.2

3.4-55.3

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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.

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