BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Currently taking multivitamins or vitamin pills/supplements containing folic acid-FEMALES, Age 18-44*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,172	1,508	46.5	44.2-48.8	1,664	53.5	51.2-55.8
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	74	32	41.8	29.5-55.2	42	58.2	44.8-70.5
Buncombe	64	47	73.1	58.7-83.9	17	26.9	16.1-41.3
Cabarrus	84	51	60.8	47.6-72.6	33	39.2	27.4-52.4
Catawba	85	40	40.4	27.4-54.8	45	59.6	45.2-72.6
Cumberland	113	60	54.0	42.8-64.9	53	46.0	35.1-57.2
Davidson	79	30	36.9	25.4-50.0	49	63.1	50.0-74.6
Durham	94	43	43.6	32.7-55.2	51	56.4	44.8-67.3
Forsyth	81	38	47.7	35.7-59.9	43	52.3	40.1-64.3
Gaston	79	40	53.8	40.3-66.8	39	46.2	33.2-59.7
Guilford	88	41	47.6	36.0-59.5	47	52.4	40.5-64.0
Iredell	97	45	49.3	37.7-60.9	52	50.7	39.1-62.3
Johnston	119	61	48.1	36.3-60.0	58	51.9	40.0-63.7
Mecklenburg	203	99	47.4	39.9-55.1	104	52.6	44.9-60.1
New Hanover	66	39	59.9	46.2-72.3	27	40.1	27.7-53.8
Onslow	96	51	44.1	33.1-55.7	45	55.9	44.3-66.9
Orange	68	40	52.1	38.0-65.8	28	47.9	34.2-62.0
Pitt	105	53	48.8	37.9-59.8	52	51.2	40.2-62.1
Randolph	72	33	45.9	31.8-60.6	39	54.1	39.4-68.2
Robeson	81	23	31.8	18.3-49.3	58	68.2	50.7-81.7
Rowan	86	44	53.5	40.6-65.9	42	46.5	34.1-59.4
Union	90	52	60.5	47.9-71.8	38	39.5	28.2-52.1
Wake	168	93	55.4	46.2-64.3	75	44.6	35.7-53.8
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	62	28	52.5	36.8-67.7	34	47.5	32.3-63.2
Northeast Partnership II***	80	21	31.7	19.8-46.6	59	68.3	53.4-80.2
Northeast Partnership I***	71	23	27.1	17.4-39.7	48	72.9	60.3-82.6
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	88	36	36.6	25.7-49.2	52	63.4	50.8-74.3
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	93	34	33.2	23.3-44.8	59	66.8	55.2-76.7
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	74	38	50.4	37.6-63.2	36	49.6	36.8-62.4
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	86	30	31.1	20.2-44.7	56	68.9	55.3-79.8
Chatham/Lee/Moore	83	39	44.3	32.0-57.3	44	55.7	42.7-68.0
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	107	50	44.5	33.3-56.3	57	55.5	43.7-66.7
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	70	28	38.3	26.9-51.0	42	61.7	49.0-73.1
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	79	40	47.1	34.4-60.1	39	52.9	39.9-65.6
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	100	44	39.7	29.0-51.5	56	60.3	48.5-71.0
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	87	42	47.1	32.8-61.9	45	52.9	38.1-67.2
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***
Yes	172	54	34.4	25.8-44.2	118	65.6	55.8-74.2
No	3,000	1,454	47.2	44.8-49.5	1,546	52.8	50.5-55.2
NC REGIONS**
Eastern NC	1,071	480	42.7	38.9-46.6	591	57.3	53.4-61.1
Piedmont	1,817	874	47.2	44.2-50.2	943	52.8	49.8-55.8
Western NC	284	154	52.0	44.2-59.7	130	48.0	40.3-55.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)
Mountain AHEC***	151	89	56.4	45.2-66.9	62	43.6	33.1-54.8
Northwest	604	280	44.7	39.7-49.9	324	55.3	50.1-60.3
Charlotte	534	275	48.4	43.2-53.5	259	51.6	46.5-56.8
Greensboro	380	174	44.1	37.7-50.6	206	55.9	49.4-62.3
Southern Regional	354	160	45.2	38.6-52.0	194	54.8	48.0-61.4
Coastal	139	74	49.2	39.4-58.9	65	50.8	41.1-60.6
Wake	497	242	49.9	43.9-55.8	255	50.1	44.2-56.1
Area L	121	40	30.2	21.1-41.3	81	69.8	58.7-78.9
Eastern	392	174	42.6	36.2-49.3	218	57.4	50.7-63.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,172

1,508

46.5

44.2-48.8

1,664

53.5

51.2-55.8

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

41.8

29.5-55.2

58.2

44.8-70.5

Buncombe

73.1

58.7-83.9

26.9

16.1-41.3

Cabarrus

60.8

47.6-72.6

39.2

27.4-52.4

Catawba

40.4

27.4-54.8

59.6

45.2-72.6

Cumberland

113

54.0

42.8-64.9

46.0

35.1-57.2

Davidson

36.9

25.4-50.0

63.1

50.0-74.6

Durham

43.6

32.7-55.2

56.4

44.8-67.3

Forsyth

47.7

35.7-59.9

52.3

40.1-64.3

Gaston

53.8

40.3-66.8

46.2

33.2-59.7

Guilford

47.6

36.0-59.5

52.4

40.5-64.0

Iredell

49.3

37.7-60.9

50.7

39.1-62.3

Johnston

119

48.1

36.3-60.0

51.9

40.0-63.7

Mecklenburg

203

47.4

39.9-55.1

104

52.6

44.9-60.1

New Hanover

59.9

46.2-72.3

40.1

27.7-53.8

Onslow

44.1

33.1-55.7

55.9

44.3-66.9

Orange

52.1

38.0-65.8

47.9

34.2-62.0

Pitt

105

48.8

37.9-59.8

51.2

40.2-62.1

Randolph

45.9

31.8-60.6

54.1

39.4-68.2

Robeson

31.8

18.3-49.3

68.2

50.7-81.7

Rowan

53.5

40.6-65.9

46.5

34.1-59.4

Union

60.5

47.9-71.8

39.5

28.2-52.1

Wake

168

55.4

46.2-64.3

44.6

35.7-53.8

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

52.5

36.8-67.7

47.5

32.3-63.2

Northeast Partnership II***

31.7

19.8-46.6

68.3

53.4-80.2

Northeast Partnership I***

27.1

17.4-39.7

72.9

60.3-82.6

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

36.6

25.7-49.2

63.4

50.8-74.3

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

33.2

23.3-44.8

66.8

55.2-76.7

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

50.4

37.6-63.2

49.6

36.8-62.4

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

31.1

20.2-44.7

68.9

55.3-79.8

Chatham/Lee/Moore

44.3

32.0-57.3

55.7

42.7-68.0

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

107

44.5

33.3-56.3

55.5

43.7-66.7

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

38.3

26.9-51.0

61.7

49.0-73.1

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

47.1

34.4-60.1

52.9

39.9-65.6

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

100

39.7

29.0-51.5

60.3

48.5-71.0

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

47.1

32.8-61.9

52.9

38.1-67.2

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***

Yes

172

34.4

25.8-44.2

118

65.6

55.8-74.2

3,000

1,454

47.2

44.8-49.5

1,546

52.8

50.5-55.2

NC REGIONS**

Eastern NC

1,071

480

42.7

38.9-46.6

591

57.3

53.4-61.1

Piedmont

1,817

874

47.2

44.2-50.2

943

52.8

49.8-55.8

Western NC

284

154

52.0

44.2-59.7

130

48.0

40.3-55.8

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)

Mountain AHEC***

151

56.4

45.2-66.9

43.6

33.1-54.8

Northwest

604

280

44.7

39.7-49.9

324

55.3

50.1-60.3

Charlotte

534

275

48.4

43.2-53.5

259

51.6

46.5-56.8

Greensboro

380

174

44.1

37.7-50.6

206

55.9

49.4-62.3

Southern Regional

354

160

45.2

38.6-52.0

194

54.8

48.0-61.4

Coastal

139

49.2

39.4-58.9

50.8

41.1-60.6

Wake

497

242

49.9

43.9-55.8

255

50.1

44.2-56.1

Area L

121

30.2

21.1-41.3

69.8

58.7-78.9

Eastern

392

174

42.6

36.2-49.3

218

57.4

50.7-63.8

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

^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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