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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,321	7,138	47.2	46.1-48.2	7,183	52.8	51.8-53.9
-Northeastern Partnership	935	411	41.3	37.7-45.0	524	58.7	55.0-62.3
GENDER
Male	326	124	35.4	29.9-41.4	202	64.6	58.6-70.1
Female	609	287	46.5	42.0-51.0	322	53.5	49.0-58.0
RACE
White	547	285	48.8	44.0-53.6	262	51.2	46.4-56.0
African American	347	114	32.6	27.3-38.5	233	67.4	61.5-72.7
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	37	11	17.2	8.2-32.6	26	82.8	67.4-91.8
25-34	117	42	33.1	24.3-43.2	75	66.9	56.8-75.7
35-44	149	49	33.0	24.9-42.4	100	67.0	57.6-75.1
45-54	185	89	46.9	38.9-55.1	96	53.1	44.9-61.1
55-64	189	87	45.7	38.0-53.6	102	54.3	46.4-62.0
65-74	149	71	48.7	39.7-57.7	78	51.3	42.3-60.3
75+	108	61	55.8	45.2-65.8	47	44.2	34.2-54.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	200	68	29.1	22.4-36.8	132	70.9	63.2-77.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	326	136	40.7	34.8-46.9	190	59.3	53.1-65.2
Some Post-H.S.	220	99	42.5	35.2-50.2	121	57.5	49.8-64.8
College Graduate	189	108	54.5	46.4-62.3	81	45.5	37.7-53.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	159	49	25.2	18.7-33.0	110	74.8	67.0-81.3
$15,000- 24,999	183	77	37.4	29.5-46.1	106	62.6	53.9-70.5
$25,000- 34,999	95	45	45.0	34.2-56.3	50	55.0	43.7-65.8
$35,000- 49,999	124	56	44.4	34.7-54.6	68	55.6	45.4-65.3
$50,000-74,999	87	41	47.1	35.9-58.5	46	52.9	41.5-64.1
$75,000+	81	43	51.7	39.7-63.4	38	48.3	36.6-60.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	356	153	40.4	34.5-46.7	203	59.6	53.3-65.5
No	560	251	41.7	37.1-46.4	309	58.3	53.6-62.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	112	58	49.3	39.3-59.3	54	50.7	40.7-60.7
Non-Veteran	817	349	39.6	35.8-43.6	468	60.4	56.4-64.2
Currently Serving	6	4	79.9	38.4-96.2	2	20.1	3.8-61.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,321

7,138

47.2

46.1-48.2

7,183

52.8

51.8-53.9

-Northeastern Partnership

935

411

41.3

37.7-45.0

524

58.7

55.0-62.3

GENDER

Male

326

124

35.4

29.9-41.4

202

64.6

58.6-70.1

Female

609

287

46.5

42.0-51.0

322

53.5

49.0-58.0

RACE

White

547

285

48.8

44.0-53.6

262

51.2

46.4-56.0

African American

347

114

32.6

27.3-38.5

233

67.4

61.5-72.7

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

17.2

8.2-32.6

82.8

67.4-91.8

25-34

117

33.1

24.3-43.2

66.9

56.8-75.7

35-44

149

33.0

24.9-42.4

100

67.0

57.6-75.1

45-54

185

46.9

38.9-55.1

53.1

44.9-61.1

55-64

189

45.7

38.0-53.6

102

54.3

46.4-62.0

65-74

149

48.7

39.7-57.7

51.3

42.3-60.3

75+

108

55.8

45.2-65.8

44.2

34.2-54.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

200

29.1

22.4-36.8

132

70.9

63.2-77.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

326

136

40.7

34.8-46.9

190

59.3

53.1-65.2

Some Post-H.S.

220

42.5

35.2-50.2

121

57.5

49.8-64.8

College Graduate

189

108

54.5

46.4-62.3

45.5

37.7-53.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

159

25.2

18.7-33.0

110

74.8

67.0-81.3

$15,000- 24,999

183

37.4

29.5-46.1

106

62.6

53.9-70.5

$25,000- 34,999

45.0

34.2-56.3

55.0

43.7-65.8

$35,000- 49,999

124

44.4

34.7-54.6

55.6

45.4-65.3

$50,000-74,999

47.1

35.9-58.5

52.9

41.5-64.1

$75,000+

51.7

39.7-63.4

48.3

36.6-60.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

356

153

40.4

34.5-46.7

203

59.6

53.3-65.5

560

251

41.7

37.1-46.4

309

58.3

53.6-62.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

112

49.3

39.3-59.3

50.7

40.7-60.7

Non-Veteran

817

349

39.6

35.8-43.6

468

60.4

56.4-64.2

Currently Serving

79.9

38.4-96.2

20.1

3.8-61.6

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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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