BRFSS 2004 - New Hanover County: (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
-New Hanover County	358	196	54.8	48.8-60.6	162	45.2	39.4-51.2
GENDER
Male	139	76	54.8	45.5-63.8	63	45.2	36.2-54.5
Female	219	120	54.8	47.2-62.1	99	45.2	37.9-52.8
RACE
White	290	167	57.0	50.5-63.3	123	43.0	36.7-49.5
Other	65	26	44.6	30.3-59.8	39	55.4	40.2-69.7
AGE
18-44	133	55	45.5	35.8-55.6	78	54.5	44.4-64.2
45+	224	141	62.0	54.6-68.9	83	38.0	31.1-45.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	115	52	44.3	34.1-55.1	63	55.7	44.9-65.9
Some College +	242	144	60.6	53.4-67.2	98	39.4	32.8-46.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	172	91	51.4	42.8-59.9	81	48.6	40.1-57.2
$50,000+	99	60	60.1	49.4-70.0	39	39.9	30.0-50.6

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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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	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
-New Hanover County	358	196	54.8	48.8-60.6	162	45.2	39.4-51.2
GENDER
Male	139	76	54.8	45.5-63.8	63	45.2	36.2-54.5
Female	219	120	54.8	47.2-62.1	99	45.2	37.9-52.8
RACE
White	290	167	57.0	50.5-63.3	123	43.0	36.7-49.5
Other	65	26	44.6	30.3-59.8	39	55.4	40.2-69.7
AGE
18-44	133	55	45.5	35.8-55.6	78	54.5	44.4-64.2
45+	224	141	62.0	54.6-68.9	83	38.0	31.1-45.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	115	52	44.3	34.1-55.1	63	55.7	44.9-65.9
Some College +	242	144	60.6	53.4-67.2	98	39.4	32.8-46.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	172	91	51.4	42.8-59.9	81	48.6	40.1-57.2
$50,000+	99	60	60.1	49.4-70.0	39	39.9	30.0-50.6

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover County

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Daily taking multivitamins or vitamin pills/supplements containing folic acid*