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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Folic Acid-WHITES

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No Not taking vitamins
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 11,530 5,980 47.9 46.6-49.2 1,169 9.1 8.4- 9.8 4,381 43.0 41.7-44.3
GENDER
Male 4,277 1,958 41.8 39.8-43.9 371 7.3 6.4- 8.4 1,948 50.9 48.8-53.0
Female 7,253 4,022 53.5 51.9-55.0 798 10.7 9.7-11.8 2,433 35.8 34.3-37.4
AGE
18-24 339 126 33.6 27.8-40.1 23 6.9 4.3-10.9 190 59.5 52.9-65.7
25-34 1,120 502 41.4 37.9-44.9 65 6.0 4.4- 8.1 553 52.6 49.0-56.2
35-44 1,902 887 46.2 43.5-48.9 127 6.4 5.2- 7.8 888 47.5 44.8-50.2
45-54 2,303 1,176 50.6 48.0-53.1 212 9.8 8.3-11.5 915 39.6 37.2-42.1
55-64 2,442 1,381 55.2 52.8-57.6 255 9.9 8.6-11.5 806 34.8 32.5-37.2
65-74 1,879 1,042 55.4 52.7-58.1 260 14.2 12.4-16.2 577 30.3 27.9-32.9
75+ 1,472 826 55.5 52.4-58.6 217 14.8 12.7-17.1 429 29.7 26.9-32.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,340 515 31.8 28.4-35.4 176 10.6 8.7-12.8 649 57.6 53.6-61.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,369 1,546 40.6 38.2-42.9 347 9.5 8.1-11.0 1,476 49.9 47.5-52.4
Some Post-H.S. 2,994 1,598 49.1 46.4-51.7 300 9.4 8.0-10.9 1,096 41.6 38.9-44.3
College Graduate 3,802 2,309 58.1 56.1-60.2 342 8.0 7.0- 9.2 1,151 33.8 31.8-35.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,057 466 37.8 33.9-41.9 119 9.8 7.8-12.2 472 52.4 48.0-56.7
$15,000- 24,999 1,591 775 41.1 37.7-44.7 175 9.8 8.0-11.8 641 49.1 45.4-52.8
$25,000- 34,999 1,339 665 45.6 41.8-49.5 150 10.9 8.5-13.8 524 43.5 39.7-47.5
$35,000- 49,999 1,718 944 52.6 49.3-55.9 168 8.1 6.6-10.0 606 39.3 36.0-42.6
$50,000-74,999 1,687 855 46.4 43.2-49.6 168 9.5 7.8-11.5 664 44.1 40.9-47.4
$75,000+ 2,516 1,454 55.5 53.0-58.0 197 7.8 6.6- 9.2 865 36.7 34.3-39.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 4,180 2,101 46.5 44.4-48.7 512 11.7 10.4-13.2 1,567 41.7 39.5-44.0
No 7,177 3,800 48.6 47.0-50.2 641 7.9 7.1- 8.8 2,736 43.5 41.8-45.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,850 960 51.0 48.1-53.9 186 9.6 8.0-11.5 704 39.4 36.5-42.3
Non-Veteran 9,675 5,015 47.3 45.9-48.8 983 9.0 8.3- 9.8 3,677 43.7 42.2-45.1

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported taking vitamins. 'Not taking vitamins' category is added to the denominator so that the estimates are based on all respondents.

^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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