BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do any of the vitamin pills or supplements you take contain folic acid?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
North Carolina	1,580	387	25.8	22.7-29.2	711	44.7	41.0-48.4	482	29.5	26.2-33.1
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	32	8	24.3	10.6-46.4	13	45.4	23.7-68.9	11	30.4	14.2-53.5
Buncombe	38	12	32.6	18.0-51.5	15	45.5	27.4-65.0	11	21.9	11.4-37.9
Cabarrus	47	19	41.2	25.5-58.9	20	48.4	31.3-65.9	8	10.4	4.9-20.8
Catawba	51	8	24.4	9.6-49.5	22	36.2	21.9-53.5	21	39.4	24.4-56.6
Cumberland	39	10	25.8	12.4-46.0	14	49.2	28.6-70.1	15	25.0	13.4-41.8
Davidson	52	15	23.2	13.0-37.9	26	58.9	43.2-73.0	11	18.0	9.3-31.9
Durham	23	4	35.5	10.3-72.4	15	44.8	20.0-72.5	4	19.7	6.2-47.5
Forsyth	45	13	31.3	18.1-48.4	20	44.1	28.9-60.6	12	24.5	13.5-40.3
Gaston	39	10	29.4	14.8-50.0	16	37.9	21.8-57.1	13	32.7	15.8-55.7
Guilford	44	9	22.4	11.1-40.1	17	45.2	28.3-63.2	18	32.4	19.4-48.9
Iredell	39	12	31.0	16.3-50.8	16	40.5	24.7-58.6	11	28.4	14.1-49.0
Johnston	48	13	34.5	19.1-54.2	23	47.7	31.4-64.5	12	17.7	9.1-31.7
Mecklenburg	82	22	20.4	11.7-33.0	39	49.4	31.7-67.2	21	30.3	14.4-52.8
New Hanover	31	11	49.0	26.2-72.1	12	31.3	15.6-53.0	8	19.7	8.8-38.5
Onslow	35	7	30.2	11.9-58.2	12	34.4	17.9-55.9	16	35.3	19.3-55.5
Orange	25	6	26.4	11.7-49.2	11	33.2	17.0-54.7	8	40.4	20.3-64.3
Pitt	29	5	14.1	5.2-32.8	16	52.2	28.8-74.7	8	33.7	14.1-61.2
Randolph	35	5	28.6	8.0-64.8	16	38.9	18.3-64.4	14	32.5	15.7-55.4
Robeson	56	13	18.9	10.3-32.1	28	52.5	37.4-67.2	15	28.6	17.3-43.5
Rowan	44	13	31.6	17.4-50.5	20	40.8	25.3-58.4	11	27.6	14.4-46.3
Union	36	10	28.9	15.0-48.3	17	51.7	33.4-69.6	9	19.4	9.7-35.0
Wake	63	10	16.3	7.8-31.1	35	57.3	40.6-72.4	18	26.4	15.0-42.1
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	45	15	32.9	18.5-51.4	15	30.2	16.9-47.7	15	36.9	20.0-57.8
Northeast Partnership II***	54	14	27.6	13.7-47.9	26	40.5	26.1-56.7	14	31.8	17.6-50.6
Northeast Partnership I***	45	9	17.1	7.7-33.5	18	31.2	16.4-51.2	18	51.8	29.7-73.1
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	48	7	13.3	5.8-27.7	24	53.4	36.4-69.7	17	33.3	19.8-50.3
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	40	11	28.2	14.4-47.9	14	35.2	17.6-58.1	15	36.5	20.5-56.2
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	62	15	27.6	16.2-43.1	27	45.4	31.9-59.5	20	27.0	17.1-39.8
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	29	6	23.7	10.4-45.5	16	46.2	27.4-66.1	7	30.1	14.0-53.3
Chatham/Lee/Moore	45	10	23.7	11.6-42.3	21	47.5	30.3-65.3	14	28.8	14.8-48.5
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	60	10	14.4	6.8-28.0	31	44.7	27.9-62.9	19	40.9	22.9-61.7
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	38	6	13.5	5.3-30.2	14	36.6	19.7-57.5	18	49.9	29.0-70.9
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	56	13	25.8	14.3-42.0	27	50.0	35.3-64.6	16	24.2	14.5-37.6
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	59	15	25.8	14.0-42.7	25	42.2	27.9-58.0	19	32.0	18.8-48.9
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	66	21	41.2	23.8-61.1	30	40.6	25.6-57.6	15	18.2	9.6-31.6
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***
Yes	108	27	25.9	16.1-39.0	47	37.0	26.4-49.0	34	37.1	24.7-51.5
No	1,472	360	25.8	22.5-29.4	664	45.1	41.3-49.0	448	29.1	25.6-32.7
NC REGIONS**
Eastern NC	528	130	26.9	21.9-32.5	226	41.2	35.4-47.2	172	31.9	26.6-37.8
Piedmont	853	203	23.1	19.3-27.3	397	46.8	41.6-52.1	253	30.1	25.3-35.3
Western NC	199	54	33.1	23.5-44.5	88	43.4	34.2-53.0	57	23.5	16.8-31.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)
Mountain AHEC***	104	33	38.8	25.0-54.7	45	42.0	29.5-55.6	26	19.2	11.9-29.5
Northwest	352	87	25.5	19.6-32.5	157	43.7	36.8-50.9	108	30.8	24.0-38.5
Charlotte	249	72	25.6	19.1-33.4	111	48.0	38.0-58.3	66	26.4	17.0-38.5
Greensboro	169	35	23.3	15.3-33.8	70	39.9	30.1-50.7	64	36.7	27.6-46.9
Southern Regional	165	34	18.8	12.0-28.2	78	50.9	39.3-62.4	53	30.3	20.9-41.7
Coastal	93	27	33.6	22.3-47.1	38	37.2	26.6-49.2	28	29.2	19.5-41.2
Wake	193	38	20.9	13.3-31.3	107	54.0	42.7-64.8	48	25.1	17.1-35.2
Area L	74	16	21.4	10.5-38.5	31	37.4	23.7-53.4	27	41.3	25.8-58.7
Eastern	181	45	28.7	20.6-38.4	74	36.0	27.7-45.2	62	35.3	26.1-45.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,580

387

25.8

22.7-29.2

711

44.7

41.0-48.4

482

29.5

26.2-33.1

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

24.3

10.6-46.4

45.4

23.7-68.9

30.4

14.2-53.5

Buncombe

32.6

18.0-51.5

45.5

27.4-65.0

21.9

11.4-37.9

Cabarrus

41.2

25.5-58.9

48.4

31.3-65.9

10.4

4.9-20.8

Catawba

24.4

9.6-49.5

36.2

21.9-53.5

39.4

24.4-56.6

Cumberland

25.8

12.4-46.0

49.2

28.6-70.1

25.0

13.4-41.8

Davidson

23.2

13.0-37.9

58.9

43.2-73.0

18.0

9.3-31.9

Durham

35.5

10.3-72.4

44.8

20.0-72.5

19.7

6.2-47.5

Forsyth

31.3

18.1-48.4

44.1

28.9-60.6

24.5

13.5-40.3

Gaston

29.4

14.8-50.0

37.9

21.8-57.1

32.7

15.8-55.7

Guilford

22.4

11.1-40.1

45.2

28.3-63.2

32.4

19.4-48.9

Iredell

31.0

16.3-50.8

40.5

24.7-58.6

28.4

14.1-49.0

Johnston

34.5

19.1-54.2

47.7

31.4-64.5

17.7

9.1-31.7

Mecklenburg

20.4

11.7-33.0

49.4

31.7-67.2

30.3

14.4-52.8

New Hanover

49.0

26.2-72.1

31.3

15.6-53.0

19.7

8.8-38.5

Onslow

30.2

11.9-58.2

34.4

17.9-55.9

35.3

19.3-55.5

Orange

26.4

11.7-49.2

33.2

17.0-54.7

40.4

20.3-64.3

Pitt

14.1

5.2-32.8

52.2

28.8-74.7

33.7

14.1-61.2

Randolph

28.6

8.0-64.8

38.9

18.3-64.4

32.5

15.7-55.4

Robeson

18.9

10.3-32.1

52.5

37.4-67.2

28.6

17.3-43.5

Rowan

31.6

17.4-50.5

40.8

25.3-58.4

27.6

14.4-46.3

Union

28.9

15.0-48.3

51.7

33.4-69.6

19.4

9.7-35.0

Wake

16.3

7.8-31.1

57.3

40.6-72.4

26.4

15.0-42.1

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

32.9

18.5-51.4

30.2

16.9-47.7

36.9

20.0-57.8

Northeast Partnership II***

27.6

13.7-47.9

40.5

26.1-56.7

31.8

17.6-50.6

Northeast Partnership I***

17.1

7.7-33.5

31.2

16.4-51.2

51.8

29.7-73.1

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

13.3

5.8-27.7

53.4

36.4-69.7

33.3

19.8-50.3

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

28.2

14.4-47.9

35.2

17.6-58.1

36.5

20.5-56.2

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

27.6

16.2-43.1

45.4

31.9-59.5

27.0

17.1-39.8

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

23.7

10.4-45.5

46.2

27.4-66.1

30.1

14.0-53.3

Chatham/Lee/Moore

23.7

11.6-42.3

47.5

30.3-65.3

28.8

14.8-48.5

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

14.4

6.8-28.0

44.7

27.9-62.9

40.9

22.9-61.7

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

13.5

5.3-30.2

36.6

19.7-57.5

49.9

29.0-70.9

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

25.8

14.3-42.0

50.0

35.3-64.6

24.2

14.5-37.6

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

25.8

14.0-42.7

42.2

27.9-58.0

32.0

18.8-48.9

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

41.2

23.8-61.1

40.6

25.6-57.6

18.2

9.6-31.6

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***

Yes

108

25.9

16.1-39.0

37.0

26.4-49.0

37.1

24.7-51.5

1,472

360

25.8

22.5-29.4

664

45.1

41.3-49.0

448

29.1

25.6-32.7

NC REGIONS**

Eastern NC

528

130

26.9

21.9-32.5

226

41.2

35.4-47.2

172

31.9

26.6-37.8

Piedmont

853

203

23.1

19.3-27.3

397

46.8

41.6-52.1

253

30.1

25.3-35.3

Western NC

199

33.1

23.5-44.5

43.4

34.2-53.0

23.5

16.8-31.8

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)

Mountain AHEC***

104

38.8

25.0-54.7

42.0

29.5-55.6

19.2

11.9-29.5

Northwest

352

25.5

19.6-32.5

157

43.7

36.8-50.9

108

30.8

24.0-38.5

Charlotte

249

25.6

19.1-33.4

111

48.0

38.0-58.3

26.4

17.0-38.5

Greensboro

169

23.3

15.3-33.8

39.9

30.1-50.7

36.7

27.6-46.9

Southern Regional

165

18.8

12.0-28.2

50.9

39.3-62.4

30.3

20.9-41.7

Coastal

33.6

22.3-47.1

37.2

26.6-49.2

29.2

19.5-41.2

Wake

193

20.9

13.3-31.3

107

54.0

42.7-64.8

25.1

17.1-35.2

Area L

21.4

10.5-38.5

37.4

23.7-53.4

41.3

25.8-58.7

Eastern

181

28.7

20.6-38.4

36.0

27.7-45.2

35.3

26.1-45.8

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported taking vitamins but not multivitamins. Due to large number of responses, data for DNK/Not sure category are also presented.

^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.

**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.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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