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

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,637	2,012	54.9	52.9-56.9	1,625	45.1	43.1-47.1
-Piedmont NC	2,027	1,172	56.6	53.9-59.3	855	43.4	40.7-46.1
RACE
White	1,408	876	62.2	59.0-65.3	532	37.8	34.7-41.0
African American	399	191	47.1	41.0-53.3	208	52.9	46.7-59.0
Other Minorities	29	16	65.8	43.1-83.0	13	34.2	17.0-56.9
AGE
18-24	240	102	39.2	31.8-47.1	138	60.8	52.9-68.2
25-34	825	487	57.9	53.6-62.0	338	42.1	38.0-46.4
35-44	962	583	60.7	56.8-64.5	379	39.3	35.5-43.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	222	80	32.7	26.0-40.2	142	67.3	59.8-74.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	501	237	44.8	39.5-50.3	264	55.2	49.7-60.5
Some Post-H.S.	519	315	61.7	56.3-66.7	204	38.3	33.3-43.7
College Graduate	784	540	67.5	63.3-71.5	244	32.5	28.5-36.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	164	75	47.6	37.9-57.5	89	52.4	42.5-62.1
$15,000- 24,999	305	126	40.1	33.5-47.2	179	59.9	52.8-66.5
$25,000- 34,999	266	153	53.1	45.6-60.4	113	46.9	39.6-54.4
$35,000- 49,999	285	189	66.0	59.1-72.3	96	34.0	27.7-40.9
$50,000-74,999	287	189	67.4	60.7-73.5	98	32.6	26.5-39.3
$75,000+	346	241	68.6	62.4-74.2	105	31.4	25.8-37.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	354	183	54.1	47.4-60.6	171	45.9	39.4-52.6
No	1,638	975	57.6	54.6-60.6	663	42.4	39.4-45.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	27	15	65.8	42.8-83.2	12	34.2	16.8-57.2
Non-Veteran	1,999	1,156	56.5	53.7-59.2	843	43.5	40.8-46.3
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

*Data for this table were derived from the first three folic acid questions.

^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.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

Folic Acid

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	3,637	2,012	54.9	52.9-56.9	1,625	45.1	43.1-47.1
-Piedmont NC	2,027	1,172	56.6	53.9-59.3	855	43.4	40.7-46.1
RACE
White	1,408	876	62.2	59.0-65.3	532	37.8	34.7-41.0
African American	399	191	47.1	41.0-53.3	208	52.9	46.7-59.0
Other Minorities	29	16	65.8	43.1-83.0	13	34.2	17.0-56.9
AGE
18-24	240	102	39.2	31.8-47.1	138	60.8	52.9-68.2
25-34	825	487	57.9	53.6-62.0	338	42.1	38.0-46.4
35-44	962	583	60.7	56.8-64.5	379	39.3	35.5-43.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	222	80	32.7	26.0-40.2	142	67.3	59.8-74.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	501	237	44.8	39.5-50.3	264	55.2	49.7-60.5
Some Post-H.S.	519	315	61.7	56.3-66.7	204	38.3	33.3-43.7
College Graduate	784	540	67.5	63.3-71.5	244	32.5	28.5-36.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	164	75	47.6	37.9-57.5	89	52.4	42.5-62.1
$15,000- 24,999	305	126	40.1	33.5-47.2	179	59.9	52.8-66.5
$25,000- 34,999	266	153	53.1	45.6-60.4	113	46.9	39.6-54.4
$35,000- 49,999	285	189	66.0	59.1-72.3	96	34.0	27.7-40.9
$50,000-74,999	287	189	67.4	60.7-73.5	98	32.6	26.5-39.3
$75,000+	346	241	68.6	62.4-74.2	105	31.4	25.8-37.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	354	183	54.1	47.4-60.6	171	45.9	39.4-52.6
No	1,638	975	57.6	54.6-60.6	663	42.4	39.4-45.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	27	15	65.8	42.8-83.2	12	34.2	16.8-57.2
Non-Veteran	1,999	1,156	56.5	53.7-59.2	843	43.5	40.8-46.3
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .