BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (Daily consumption of multivitamins or vitamin pills/supplements containing folic acid-FEMALES, Age 18-44*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,605	1,713	47.1	45.1-49.2	1,892	52.9	50.8-54.9
-Piedmont NC	2,013	997	48.0	45.3-50.8	1,016	52.0	49.2-54.7
RACE
White	1,400	766	54.2	50.9-57.4	634	45.8	42.6-49.1
African American	394	163	41.0	34.9-47.3	231	59.0	52.7-65.1
Other Minorities	28	13	53.5	30.0-75.6	15	46.5	24.4-70.0
AGE
18-24	238	85	32.4	25.5-40.3	153	67.6	59.7-74.5
25-34	819	411	48.0	43.8-52.2	408	52.0	47.8-56.2
35-44	956	501	52.7	48.8-56.7	455	47.3	43.3-51.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	221	56	22.6	16.9-29.4	165	77.4	70.6-83.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	496	204	38.2	33.1-43.5	292	61.8	56.5-66.9
Some Post-H.S.	514	271	54.2	48.8-59.6	243	45.8	40.4-51.2
College Graduate	781	466	57.5	53.1-61.8	315	42.5	38.2-46.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	163	60	37.4	28.2-47.6	103	62.6	52.4-71.8
$15,000- 24,999	303	101	32.9	26.5-39.9	202	67.1	60.1-73.5
$25,000- 34,999	264	134	47.3	40.1-54.7	130	52.7	45.3-59.9
$35,000- 49,999	281	155	53.3	46.3-60.2	126	46.7	39.8-53.7
$50,000-74,999	287	163	55.4	48.3-62.2	124	44.6	37.8-51.7
$75,000+	344	213	61.4	55.1-67.4	131	38.6	32.6-44.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	350	158	46.8	40.2-53.5	192	53.2	46.5-59.8
No	1,628	828	48.7	45.7-51.7	800	51.3	48.3-54.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	27	14	62.7	39.6-81.2	13	37.3	18.8-60.4
Non-Veteran	1,985	983	47.8	45.1-50.6	1,002	52.2	49.4-54.9
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .

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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?'

^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	3,605	1,713	47.1	45.1-49.2	1,892	52.9	50.8-54.9
-Piedmont NC	2,013	997	48.0	45.3-50.8	1,016	52.0	49.2-54.7
RACE
White	1,400	766	54.2	50.9-57.4	634	45.8	42.6-49.1
African American	394	163	41.0	34.9-47.3	231	59.0	52.7-65.1
Other Minorities	28	13	53.5	30.0-75.6	15	46.5	24.4-70.0
AGE
18-24	238	85	32.4	25.5-40.3	153	67.6	59.7-74.5
25-34	819	411	48.0	43.8-52.2	408	52.0	47.8-56.2
35-44	956	501	52.7	48.8-56.7	455	47.3	43.3-51.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	221	56	22.6	16.9-29.4	165	77.4	70.6-83.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	496	204	38.2	33.1-43.5	292	61.8	56.5-66.9
Some Post-H.S.	514	271	54.2	48.8-59.6	243	45.8	40.4-51.2
College Graduate	781	466	57.5	53.1-61.8	315	42.5	38.2-46.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	163	60	37.4	28.2-47.6	103	62.6	52.4-71.8
$15,000- 24,999	303	101	32.9	26.5-39.9	202	67.1	60.1-73.5
$25,000- 34,999	264	134	47.3	40.1-54.7	130	52.7	45.3-59.9
$35,000- 49,999	281	155	53.3	46.3-60.2	126	46.7	39.8-53.7
$50,000-74,999	287	163	55.4	48.3-62.2	124	44.6	37.8-51.7
$75,000+	344	213	61.4	55.1-67.4	131	38.6	32.6-44.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	350	158	46.8	40.2-53.5	192	53.2	46.5-59.8
No	1,628	828	48.7	45.7-51.7	800	51.3	48.3-54.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	27	14	62.7	39.6-81.2	13	37.3	18.8-60.4
Non-Veteran	1,985	983	47.8	45.1-50.6	1,002	52.2	49.4-54.9
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

Folic Acid

Daily consumption of multivitamins or vitamin pills/supplements containing folic acid-FEMALES, Age 18-44*