BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Taking multivitamins or vitamin pills/supplements containing folic acid*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,848	7,746	46.7	45.5-47.8	7,102	53.3	52.2-54.5
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	373	185	41.9	35.5-48.6	188	58.1	51.4-64.5
Buncombe	341	217	59.3	52.4-65.8	124	40.7	34.2-47.6
Cabarrus	376	207	49.1	42.6-55.5	169	50.9	44.5-57.4
Catawba	378	189	43.5	36.7-50.6	189	56.5	49.4-63.3
Cumberland	423	238	50.3	43.9-56.6	185	49.7	43.4-56.1
Davidson	410	203	40.8	35.0-46.8	207	59.2	53.2-65.0
Durham	391	203	44.6	38.0-51.4	188	55.4	48.6-62.0
Forsyth	400	212	48.7	42.5-55.0	188	51.3	45.0-57.5
Gaston	371	187	44.3	37.8-51.0	184	55.7	49.0-62.2
Guilford	421	226	47.8	41.8-53.8	195	52.2	46.2-58.2
Iredell	427	210	46.4	40.1-52.9	217	53.6	47.1-59.9
Johnston	435	200	37.3	31.6-43.3	235	62.7	56.7-68.4
Mecklenburg	792	449	47.8	43.3-52.3	343	52.2	47.7-56.7
New Hanover	379	239	60.4	53.7-66.7	140	39.6	33.3-46.3
Onslow	368	198	44.1	37.7-50.7	170	55.9	49.3-62.3
Orange	351	199	50.4	43.1-57.7	152	49.6	42.3-56.9
Pitt	381	200	49.3	43.2-55.4	181	50.7	44.6-56.8
Randolph	371	202	46.8	39.5-54.2	169	53.2	45.8-60.5
Robeson	369	141	32.6	26.5-39.3	228	67.4	60.7-73.5
Rowan	424	214	46.7	40.7-52.9	210	53.3	47.1-59.3
Union	373	217	54.0	47.1-60.7	156	46.0	39.3-52.9
Wake	626	369	54.6	49.5-59.7	257	45.4	40.3-50.5
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	396	217	47.8	41.1-54.6	179	52.2	45.4-58.9
Northeast Partnership II***	485	225	42.9	37.1-48.8	260	57.1	51.2-62.9
Northeast Partnership I***	410	182	38.6	33.1-44.4	228	61.4	55.6-66.9
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	414	197	38.9	33.3-44.7	217	61.1	55.3-66.7
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	441	209	41.1	35.3-47.2	232	58.9	52.8-64.7
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	408	216	49.7	43.5-55.9	192	50.3	44.1-56.5
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	380	157	35.1	29.2-41.5	223	64.9	58.5-70.8
Chatham/Lee/Moore	438	241	43.6	37.6-49.8	197	56.4	50.2-62.4
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	539	273	43.1	37.9-48.5	266	56.9	51.5-62.1
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	395	187	41.0	35.4-47.0	208	59.0	53.0-64.6
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	395	207	45.0	38.3-51.9	188	55.0	48.1-61.7
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	423	223	44.9	39.0-51.1	200	55.1	48.9-61.0
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	544	307	51.7	45.9-57.4	237	48.3	42.6-54.1
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***
Yes	1,023	475	42.7	38.7-46.9	548	57.3	53.1-61.3
No	13,825	7,271	46.9	45.7-48.1	6,554	53.1	51.9-54.3
NC REGIONS**
Eastern NC	4,952	2,493	44.7	42.8-46.6	2,459	55.3	53.4-57.2
Piedmont	8,325	4,374	46.6	45.1-48.2	3,951	53.4	51.8-54.9
Western NC	1,571	879	50.8	47.4-54.2	692	49.2	45.8-52.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)
Mountain AHEC***	885	524	54.1	49.5-58.5	361	45.9	41.5-50.5
Northwest	2,954	1,493	44.9	42.5-47.4	1,461	55.1	52.6-57.5
Charlotte	2,272	1,245	47.0	44.1-49.8	1,027	53.0	50.2-55.9
Greensboro	1,912	1,024	46.8	43.7-50.0	888	53.2	50.0-56.3
Southern Regional	1,512	742	43.6	40.1-47.1	770	56.4	52.9-59.9
Coastal	777	456	53.8	49.1-58.4	321	46.2	41.6-50.9
Wake	2,021	1,014	47.2	44.0-50.3	1,007	52.8	49.7-56.0
Area L	632	297	40.8	36.1-45.8	335	59.2	54.2-63.9
Eastern	1,883	951	44.1	41.0-47.3	932	55.9	52.7-59.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,848

7,746

46.7

45.5-47.8

7,102

53.3

52.2-54.5

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

373

185

41.9

35.5-48.6

188

58.1

51.4-64.5

Buncombe

341

217

59.3

52.4-65.8

124

40.7

34.2-47.6

Cabarrus

376

207

49.1

42.6-55.5

169

50.9

44.5-57.4

Catawba

378

189

43.5

36.7-50.6

189

56.5

49.4-63.3

Cumberland

423

238

50.3

43.9-56.6

185

49.7

43.4-56.1

Davidson

410

203

40.8

35.0-46.8

207

59.2

53.2-65.0

Durham

391

203

44.6

38.0-51.4

188

55.4

48.6-62.0

Forsyth

400

212

48.7

42.5-55.0

188

51.3

45.0-57.5

Gaston

371

187

44.3

37.8-51.0

184

55.7

49.0-62.2

Guilford

421

226

47.8

41.8-53.8

195

52.2

46.2-58.2

Iredell

427

210

46.4

40.1-52.9

217

53.6

47.1-59.9

Johnston

435

200

37.3

31.6-43.3

235

62.7

56.7-68.4

Mecklenburg

792

449

47.8

43.3-52.3

343

52.2

47.7-56.7

New Hanover

379

239

60.4

53.7-66.7

140

39.6

33.3-46.3

Onslow

368

198

44.1

37.7-50.7

170

55.9

49.3-62.3

Orange

351

199

50.4

43.1-57.7

152

49.6

42.3-56.9

Pitt

381

200

49.3

43.2-55.4

181

50.7

44.6-56.8

Randolph

371

202

46.8

39.5-54.2

169

53.2

45.8-60.5

Robeson

369

141

32.6

26.5-39.3

228

67.4

60.7-73.5

Rowan

424

214

46.7

40.7-52.9

210

53.3

47.1-59.3

Union

373

217

54.0

47.1-60.7

156

46.0

39.3-52.9

Wake

626

369

54.6

49.5-59.7

257

45.4

40.3-50.5

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

396

217

47.8

41.1-54.6

179

52.2

45.4-58.9

Northeast Partnership II***

485

225

42.9

37.1-48.8

260

57.1

51.2-62.9

Northeast Partnership I***

410

182

38.6

33.1-44.4

228

61.4

55.6-66.9

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

414

197

38.9

33.3-44.7

217

61.1

55.3-66.7

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

441

209

41.1

35.3-47.2

232

58.9

52.8-64.7

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

408

216

49.7

43.5-55.9

192

50.3

44.1-56.5

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

380

157

35.1

29.2-41.5

223

64.9

58.5-70.8

Chatham/Lee/Moore

438

241

43.6

37.6-49.8

197

56.4

50.2-62.4

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

539

273

43.1

37.9-48.5

266

56.9

51.5-62.1

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

395

187

41.0

35.4-47.0

208

59.0

53.0-64.6

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

395

207

45.0

38.3-51.9

188

55.0

48.1-61.7

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

423

223

44.9

39.0-51.1

200

55.1

48.9-61.0

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

544

307

51.7

45.9-57.4

237

48.3

42.6-54.1

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***

Yes

1,023

475

42.7

38.7-46.9

548

57.3

53.1-61.3

13,825

7,271

46.9

45.7-48.1

6,554

53.1

51.9-54.3

NC REGIONS**

Eastern NC

4,952

2,493

44.7

42.8-46.6

2,459

55.3

53.4-57.2

Piedmont

8,325

4,374

46.6

45.1-48.2

3,951

53.4

51.8-54.9

Western NC

1,571

879

50.8

47.4-54.2

692

49.2

45.8-52.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)

Mountain AHEC***

885

524

54.1

49.5-58.5

361

45.9

41.5-50.5

Northwest

2,954

1,493

44.9

42.5-47.4

1,461

55.1

52.6-57.5

Charlotte

2,272

1,245

47.0

44.1-49.8

1,027

53.0

50.2-55.9

Greensboro

1,912

1,024

46.8

43.7-50.0

888

53.2

50.0-56.3

Southern Regional

1,512

742

43.6

40.1-47.1

770

56.4

52.9-59.9

Coastal

777

456

53.8

49.1-58.4

321

46.2

41.6-50.9

Wake

2,021

1,014

47.2

44.0-50.3

1,007

52.8

49.7-56.0

Area L

632

297

40.8

36.1-45.8

335

59.2

54.2-63.9

Eastern

1,883

951

44.1

41.0-47.3

932

55.9

52.7-59.0

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*Data for this table were derived from the first three folic acid questions. See the 2006 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.

**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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