BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (Daily taking multivitamins or vitamin pills/supplements containing folic acid*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Folic Acid

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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
-Western NC	1,569	829	49.3	46.2-52.3	740	50.7	47.7-53.8
GENDER
Male	582	247	39.7	35.1-44.5	335	60.3	55.5-64.9
Female	987	582	58.2	54.4-61.9	405	41.8	38.1-45.6
RACE
White	1,395	754	50.5	47.3-53.6	641	49.5	46.4-52.7
African American	69	34	48.3	34.8-62.0	35	51.7	38.0-65.2
Other Minorities	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	86	28	35.0	24.3-47.4	58	65.0	52.6-75.7
25-34	202	81	32.7	25.4-40.8	121	67.3	59.2-74.6
35-44	287	136	45.8	39.0-52.7	151	54.2	47.3-61.0
45-54	296	164	50.4	43.3-57.5	132	49.6	42.5-56.7
55-64	267	153	55.0	47.6-62.2	114	45.0	37.8-52.4
65-74	237	143	61.2	53.4-68.4	94	38.8	31.6-46.6
75+	188	120	61.9	52.9-70.2	68	38.1	29.8-47.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	282	109	32.5	26.3-39.3	173	67.5	60.7-73.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	464	224	47.4	41.8-53.2	240	52.6	46.8-58.2
Some Post-H.S.	413	236	53.5	47.6-59.3	177	46.5	40.7-52.4
College Graduate	406	258	59.8	53.7-65.6	148	40.2	34.4-46.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	198	94	40.7	31.7-50.5	104	59.3	49.5-68.3
$15,000- 24,999	292	136	41.3	34.6-48.3	156	58.7	51.7-65.4
$25,000- 34,999	221	109	46.2	38.6-54.1	112	53.8	45.9-61.4
$35,000- 49,999	215	119	57.0	49.0-64.6	96	43.0	35.4-51.0
$50,000-74,999	178	107	57.7	48.8-66.1	71	42.3	33.9-51.2
$75,000+	143	100	65.8	56.0-74.5	43	34.2	25.5-44.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	559	301	50.4	45.2-55.6	258	49.6	44.4-54.8
No	991	521	48.9	45.1-52.7	470	51.1	47.3-54.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	213	114	53.2	44.8-61.3	99	46.8	38.7-55.2
Non-Veteran	1,351	714	48.7	45.4-52.0	637	51.3	48.0-54.6
Currently Serving	5	1	4.7	0.5-33.4	4	95.3	66.6-99.5

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

-Western NC

1,569

829

49.3

46.2-52.3

740

50.7

47.7-53.8

GENDER

Male

582

247

39.7

35.1-44.5

335

60.3

55.5-64.9

Female

987

582

58.2

54.4-61.9

405

41.8

38.1-45.6

RACE

White

1,395

754

50.5

47.3-53.6

641

49.5

46.4-52.7

African American

48.3

34.8-62.0

51.7

38.0-65.2

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

35.0

24.3-47.4

65.0

52.6-75.7

25-34

202

32.7

25.4-40.8

121

67.3

59.2-74.6

35-44

287

136

45.8

39.0-52.7

151

54.2

47.3-61.0

45-54

296

164

50.4

43.3-57.5

132

49.6

42.5-56.7

55-64

267

153

55.0

47.6-62.2

114

45.0

37.8-52.4

65-74

237

143

61.2

53.4-68.4

38.8

31.6-46.6

75+

188

120

61.9

52.9-70.2

38.1

29.8-47.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

282

109

32.5

26.3-39.3

173

67.5

60.7-73.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

464

224

47.4

41.8-53.2

240

52.6

46.8-58.2

Some Post-H.S.

413

236

53.5

47.6-59.3

177

46.5

40.7-52.4

College Graduate

406

258

59.8

53.7-65.6

148

40.2

34.4-46.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

198

40.7

31.7-50.5

104

59.3

49.5-68.3

$15,000- 24,999

292

136

41.3

34.6-48.3

156

58.7

51.7-65.4

$25,000- 34,999

221

109

46.2

38.6-54.1

112

53.8

45.9-61.4

$35,000- 49,999

215

119

57.0

49.0-64.6

43.0

35.4-51.0

$50,000-74,999

178

107

57.7

48.8-66.1

42.3

33.9-51.2

$75,000+

143

100

65.8

56.0-74.5

34.2

25.5-44.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

559

301

50.4

45.2-55.6

258

49.6

44.4-54.8

991

521

48.9

45.1-52.7

470

51.1

47.3-54.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

213

114

53.2

44.8-61.3

46.8

38.7-55.2

Non-Veteran

1,351

714

48.7

45.4-52.0

637

51.3

48.0-54.6

Currently Serving

4.7

0.5-33.4

95.3

66.6-99.5

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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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