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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,438	8,076	53.6	52.5-54.6	6,362	46.4	45.4-47.5
-Western NC	1,584	924	54.9	51.9-58.0	660	45.1	42.0-48.1
GENDER
Male	586	280	45.3	40.6-50.2	306	54.7	49.8-59.4
Female	998	644	63.9	60.1-67.5	354	36.1	32.5-39.9
RACE
White	1,407	832	55.4	52.2-58.6	575	44.6	41.4-47.8
African American	70	41	57.7	43.4-70.7	29	42.3	29.3-56.6
Other Minorities	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	86	29	37.1	26.1-49.6	57	62.9	50.4-73.9
25-34	204	92	37.3	29.6-45.7	112	62.7	54.3-70.4
35-44	289	156	52.1	45.2-59.0	133	47.9	41.0-54.8
45-54	300	190	60.2	53.1-67.0	110	39.8	33.0-46.9
55-64	270	169	58.9	51.5-65.9	101	41.1	34.1-48.5
65-74	241	161	67.7	60.1-74.5	80	32.3	25.5-39.9
75+	188	122	62.8	53.8-71.0	66	37.2	29.0-46.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	284	122	38.3	31.6-45.4	162	61.7	54.6-68.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	471	253	52.6	46.9-58.2	218	47.4	41.8-53.1
Some Post-H.S.	416	263	59.0	53.0-64.7	153	41.0	35.3-47.0
College Graduate	409	284	66.1	60.0-71.8	125	33.9	28.2-40.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	201	104	46.2	36.8-55.8	97	53.8	44.2-63.2
$15,000- 24,999	294	155	48.2	41.1-55.3	139	51.8	44.7-58.9
$25,000- 34,999	222	123	52.0	44.1-59.8	99	48.0	40.2-55.9
$35,000- 49,999	217	132	62.6	54.7-69.8	85	37.4	30.2-45.3
$50,000-74,999	181	121	63.5	54.6-71.6	60	36.5	28.4-45.4
$75,000+	143	106	68.6	58.7-77.1	37	31.4	22.9-41.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	563	331	55.9	50.6-61.1	232	44.1	38.9-49.4
No	1,002	583	54.4	50.6-58.2	419	45.6	41.8-49.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	216	127	58.4	50.0-66.3	89	41.6	33.7-50.0
Non-Veteran	1,363	796	54.4	51.1-57.7	567	45.6	42.3-48.9
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

14,438

8,076

53.6

52.5-54.6

6,362

46.4

45.4-47.5

-Western NC

1,584

924

54.9

51.9-58.0

660

45.1

42.0-48.1

GENDER

Male

586

280

45.3

40.6-50.2

306

54.7

49.8-59.4

Female

998

644

63.9

60.1-67.5

354

36.1

32.5-39.9

RACE

White

1,407

832

55.4

52.2-58.6

575

44.6

41.4-47.8

African American

57.7

43.4-70.7

42.3

29.3-56.6

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

37.1

26.1-49.6

62.9

50.4-73.9

25-34

204

37.3

29.6-45.7

112

62.7

54.3-70.4

35-44

289

156

52.1

45.2-59.0

133

47.9

41.0-54.8

45-54

300

190

60.2

53.1-67.0

110

39.8

33.0-46.9

55-64

270

169

58.9

51.5-65.9

101

41.1

34.1-48.5

65-74

241

161

67.7

60.1-74.5

32.3

25.5-39.9

75+

188

122

62.8

53.8-71.0

37.2

29.0-46.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

284

122

38.3

31.6-45.4

162

61.7

54.6-68.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

471

253

52.6

46.9-58.2

218

47.4

41.8-53.1

Some Post-H.S.

416

263

59.0

53.0-64.7

153

41.0

35.3-47.0

College Graduate

409

284

66.1

60.0-71.8

125

33.9

28.2-40.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

201

104

46.2

36.8-55.8

53.8

44.2-63.2

$15,000- 24,999

294

155

48.2

41.1-55.3

139

51.8

44.7-58.9

$25,000- 34,999

222

123

52.0

44.1-59.8

48.0

40.2-55.9

$35,000- 49,999

217

132

62.6

54.7-69.8

37.4

30.2-45.3

$50,000-74,999

181

121

63.5

54.6-71.6

36.5

28.4-45.4

$75,000+

143

106

68.6

58.7-77.1

31.4

22.9-41.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

563

331

55.9

50.6-61.1

232

44.1

38.9-49.4

1,002

583

54.4

50.6-58.2

419

45.6

41.8-49.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

216

127

58.4

50.0-66.3

41.6

33.7-50.0

Non-Veteran

1,363

796

54.4

51.1-57.7

567

45.6

42.3-48.9

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 first three folic acid questions. See the 2004 questionnaire.

^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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