BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Some health experts recommend that women take 400 micrograms of the B vitamin folic acid, for which of the following reasons....*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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	Total Respond.^	Make strong bones	Prevent birth defects	Prevent high bp	Other
North Carolina	4,043	667	17.1	15.7-18.7	2,597	61.9	59.9-63.8	143	3.9	3.2- 4.8	636	17.1	15.6-18.6
-Northeastern Partnership	199	38	18.4	13.1-25.4	102	48.9	40.9-56.8	11	7.8	4.1-14.5	48	24.9	18.4-32.7
GENDER
Male	59	9	14.6	7.2-27.2	29	48.0	34.3-62.0	5	11.9	4.9-26.1	16	25.5	14.9-40.2
Female	140	29	21.3	14.5-30.0	73	49.5	40.4-58.6	6	4.9	2.0-11.6	32	24.4	17.2-33.4
RACE
White	101	12	14.7	8.1-25.2	66	59.9	48.1-70.7	3	3.4	1.0-11.4	20	22.0	13.3-34.0
African American	76	20	24.6	15.5-36.7	28	37.6	26.5-50.2	7	13.3	6.1-26.6	21	24.4	15.6-36.0
AGE
18-24	19	6	29.5	12.0-56.2	8	35.0	16.0-60.4	3	21.9	5.8-56.2	2	13.6	2.7-46.8
25-34	87	12	13.7	7.4-24.0	53	56.1	43.6-67.8	3	6.1	2.0-17.2	19	24.2	14.6-37.4
35-44	92	20	20.7	12.8-31.7	40	44.7	33.5-56.5	5	6.4	2.4-15.6	27	28.2	19.2-39.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	21	5	20.3	7.5-44.5	7	40.0	19.0-65.5	0	0.0	. - .	9	39.7	19.6-63.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	71	14	17.7	9.6-30.2	29	35.4	24.2-48.5	8	17.7	8.7-32.7	20	29.2	17.7-44.0
Some Post-H.S.	65	12	16.4	8.9-28.3	38	59.6	45.8-72.1	1	0.6	0.1- 4.5	14	23.4	13.5-37.3
College Graduate	42	7	21.8	10.4-40.0	28	61.0	43.4-76.1	2	6.6	1.3-26.6	5	10.7	4.0-25.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	29	8	25.8	12.0-47.0	10	42.6	22.7-65.2	4	15.7	5.0-39.4	7	15.9	7.1-31.9
$15,000- 24,999	32	8	18.9	8.2-37.7	11	29.7	15.4-49.5	3	19.8	6.2-47.9	10	31.6	16.0-52.9
$25,000- 34,999	24	4	11.8	3.5-33.2	11	49.2	28.2-70.5	0	0.0	. - .	9	39.0	20.5-61.3
$35,000- 49,999	37	2	5.9	1.5-20.8	23	59.5	41.7-75.2	3	10.7	3.3-30.0	9	23.9	12.2-41.5
$50,000-74,999	25	4	22.3	8.7-46.4	21	77.7	53.6-91.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	19	3	12.3	3.7-33.7	11	58.7	34.1-79.6	0	0.0	. - .	5	29.0	11.4-56.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	47	10	21.3	11.2-36.8	22	54.3	38.6-69.2	3	5.2	1.6-16.0	12	19.1	10.4-32.5
No	149	28	18.0	11.9-26.1	78	47.2	38.1-56.4	8	8.7	4.2-17.1	35	26.2	18.5-35.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	16	1	6.8	1.0-35.9	12	74.1	47.1-90.1	0	0.0	. - .	3	19.1	6.1-46.3
Non-Veteran	179	36	18.9	13.3-26.1	87	45.9	37.6-54.4	11	9.0	4.7-16.4	45	26.3	19.2-34.8
Currently Serving	4	1	45.6	8.0-89.0	3	54.4	11.0-92.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Make strong bones

Prevent birth defects

Prevent high bp

Other

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,043

667

17.1

15.7-18.7

2,597

61.9

59.9-63.8

143

3.9

3.2- 4.8

636

17.1

15.6-18.6

-Northeastern Partnership

199

18.4

13.1-25.4

102

48.9

40.9-56.8

7.8

4.1-14.5

24.9

18.4-32.7

GENDER

Male

14.6

7.2-27.2

48.0

34.3-62.0

11.9

4.9-26.1

25.5

14.9-40.2

Female

140

21.3

14.5-30.0

49.5

40.4-58.6

4.9

2.0-11.6

24.4

17.2-33.4

RACE

White

101

14.7

8.1-25.2

59.9

48.1-70.7

3.4

1.0-11.4

22.0

13.3-34.0

African American

24.6

15.5-36.7

37.6

26.5-50.2

13.3

6.1-26.6

24.4

15.6-36.0

AGE

18-24

29.5

12.0-56.2

35.0

16.0-60.4

21.9

5.8-56.2

13.6

2.7-46.8

25-34

13.7

7.4-24.0

56.1

43.6-67.8

6.1

2.0-17.2

24.2

14.6-37.4

35-44

20.7

12.8-31.7

44.7

33.5-56.5

6.4

2.4-15.6

28.2

19.2-39.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

20.3

7.5-44.5

40.0

19.0-65.5

0.0

. - .

39.7

19.6-63.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

17.7

9.6-30.2

35.4

24.2-48.5

17.7

8.7-32.7

29.2

17.7-44.0

Some Post-H.S.

16.4

8.9-28.3

59.6

45.8-72.1

0.6

0.1- 4.5

23.4

13.5-37.3

College Graduate

21.8

10.4-40.0

61.0

43.4-76.1

6.6

1.3-26.6

10.7

4.0-25.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

25.8

12.0-47.0

42.6

22.7-65.2

15.7

5.0-39.4

15.9

7.1-31.9

$15,000- 24,999

18.9

8.2-37.7

29.7

15.4-49.5

19.8

6.2-47.9

31.6

16.0-52.9

$25,000- 34,999

11.8

3.5-33.2

49.2

28.2-70.5

0.0

. - .

39.0

20.5-61.3

$35,000- 49,999

5.9

1.5-20.8

59.5

41.7-75.2

10.7

3.3-30.0

23.9

12.2-41.5

$50,000-74,999

22.3

8.7-46.4

77.7

53.6-91.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

12.3

3.7-33.7

58.7

34.1-79.6

0.0

. - .

29.0

11.4-56.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

21.3

11.2-36.8

54.3

38.6-69.2

5.2

1.6-16.0

19.1

10.4-32.5

149

18.0

11.9-26.1

47.2

38.1-56.4

8.7

4.2-17.1

26.2

18.5-35.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

6.8

1.0-35.9

74.1

47.1-90.1

0.0

. - .

19.1

6.1-46.3

Non-Veteran

179

18.9

13.3-26.1

45.9

37.6-54.4

9.0

4.7-16.4

26.3

19.2-34.8

Currently Serving

45.6

8.0-89.0

54.4

11.0-92.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being between ages 18 and 44.

^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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