BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina: (Do you currently take any vitamin pills or supplements?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Folic Acid

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	15,331	8,940	52.3	51.2-53.4	6,391	47.7	46.6-48.8
GENDER
Male	5,594	2,851	44.7	42.8-46.5	2,743	55.3	53.5-57.2
Female	9,737	6,089	59.5	58.2-60.8	3,648	40.5	39.2-41.8
RACE
White	11,600	7,219	57.2	55.9-58.5	4,381	42.8	41.5-44.1
African American	2,509	1,211	44.0	41.4-46.6	1,298	56.0	53.4-58.6
Asian	105	54	47.8	35.0-60.9	51	52.2	39.1-65.0
Native American	293	153	48.7	40.6-57.0	140	51.3	43.0-59.4
Other Minorities	764	262	29.3	25.3-33.8	502	70.7	66.2-74.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	799	286	30.2	26.2-34.6	513	69.8	65.4-73.8
-English Speaking	304	168	51.5	43.9-59.1	136	48.5	40.9-56.1
-Spanish Speaking	494	118	22.6	18.1-27.7	376	77.4	72.3-81.9
Non-Hispanic	14,502	8,639	54.6	53.5-55.8	5,863	45.4	44.2-46.5
AGE
18-24	613	231	35.4	30.8-40.3	382	64.6	59.7-69.2
25-34	1,824	811	41.3	38.5-44.1	1,013	58.7	55.9-61.5
35-44	2,633	1,316	48.4	46.1-50.8	1,317	51.6	49.2-53.9
45-54	3,022	1,753	57.4	55.1-59.6	1,269	42.6	40.4-44.9
55-64	3,058	1,990	63.1	61.0-65.3	1,068	36.9	34.7-39.0
65-74	2,324	1,555	67.4	65.1-69.7	769	32.6	30.3-34.9
75+	1,749	1,210	68.2	65.4-70.8	539	31.8	29.2-34.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,331	1,048	35.3	32.6-38.2	1,283	64.7	61.8-67.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,627	2,455	46.5	44.4-48.6	2,172	53.5	51.4-55.6
Some Post-H.S.	3,805	2,346	56.4	54.0-58.7	1,459	43.6	41.3-46.0
College Graduate	4,532	3,070	63.7	61.8-65.5	1,462	36.3	34.5-38.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,738	883	42.9	39.4-46.6	855	57.1	53.4-60.6
$15,000- 24,999	2,534	1,335	41.6	38.8-44.3	1,199	58.4	55.7-61.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,848	1,054	51.0	47.8-54.3	794	49.0	45.7-52.2
$35,000- 49,999	2,172	1,342	57.6	54.7-60.5	830	42.4	39.5-45.3
$50,000-74,999	1,997	1,207	56.1	53.1-59.1	790	43.9	40.9-46.9
$75,000+	2,807	1,817	62.0	59.6-64.3	990	38.0	35.7-40.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,542	3,294	54.6	52.6-56.5	2,248	45.4	43.5-47.4
No	9,503	5,505	51.4	50.0-52.9	3,998	48.6	47.1-50.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,237	1,363	58.8	56.1-61.5	874	41.2	38.5-43.9
Non-Veteran	13,082	7,568	51.2	50.0-52.5	5,514	48.8	47.5-50.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,331

8,940

52.3

51.2-53.4

6,391

47.7

46.6-48.8

GENDER

Male

5,594

2,851

44.7

42.8-46.5

2,743

55.3

53.5-57.2

Female

9,737

6,089

59.5

58.2-60.8

3,648

40.5

39.2-41.8

RACE

White

11,600

7,219

57.2

55.9-58.5

4,381

42.8

41.5-44.1

African American

2,509

1,211

44.0

41.4-46.6

1,298

56.0

53.4-58.6

Asian

105

47.8

35.0-60.9

52.2

39.1-65.0

Native American

293

153

48.7

40.6-57.0

140

51.3

43.0-59.4

Other Minorities

764

262

29.3

25.3-33.8

502

70.7

66.2-74.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

799

286

30.2

26.2-34.6

513

69.8

65.4-73.8

-English Speaking

304

168

51.5

43.9-59.1

136

48.5

40.9-56.1

-Spanish Speaking

494

118

22.6

18.1-27.7

376

77.4

72.3-81.9

Non-Hispanic

14,502

8,639

54.6

53.5-55.8

5,863

45.4

44.2-46.5

AGE

18-24

613

231

35.4

30.8-40.3

382

64.6

59.7-69.2

25-34

1,824

811

41.3

38.5-44.1

1,013

58.7

55.9-61.5

35-44

2,633

1,316

48.4

46.1-50.8

1,317

51.6

49.2-53.9

45-54

3,022

1,753

57.4

55.1-59.6

1,269

42.6

40.4-44.9

55-64

3,058

1,990

63.1

61.0-65.3

1,068

36.9

34.7-39.0

65-74

2,324

1,555

67.4

65.1-69.7

769

32.6

30.3-34.9

75+

1,749

1,210

68.2

65.4-70.8

539

31.8

29.2-34.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,331

1,048

35.3

32.6-38.2

1,283

64.7

61.8-67.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,627

2,455

46.5

44.4-48.6

2,172

53.5

51.4-55.6

Some Post-H.S.

3,805

2,346

56.4

54.0-58.7

1,459

43.6

41.3-46.0

College Graduate

4,532

3,070

63.7

61.8-65.5

1,462

36.3

34.5-38.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,738

883

42.9

39.4-46.6

855

57.1

53.4-60.6

$15,000- 24,999

2,534

1,335

41.6

38.8-44.3

1,199

58.4

55.7-61.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,848

1,054

51.0

47.8-54.3

794

49.0

45.7-52.2

$35,000- 49,999

2,172

1,342

57.6

54.7-60.5

830

42.4

39.5-45.3

$50,000-74,999

1,997

1,207

56.1

53.1-59.1

790

43.9

40.9-46.9

$75,000+

2,807

1,817

62.0

59.6-64.3

990

38.0

35.7-40.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,542

3,294

54.6

52.6-56.5

2,248

45.4

43.5-47.4

9,503

5,505

51.4

50.0-52.9

3,998

48.6

47.1-50.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,237

1,363

58.8

56.1-61.5

874

41.2

38.5-43.9

Non-Veteran

13,082

7,568

51.2

50.0-52.5

5,514

48.8

47.5-50.0

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^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.

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