BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (Currently taking multivitamins or vitamin pills/supplements containing folic acid-FEMALES, Age 18-44*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,172	1,508	46.5	44.2-48.8	1,664	53.5	51.2-55.8
-Northeastern Partnership	172	54	34.4	25.8-44.2	118	65.6	55.8-74.2
RACE
White	85	28	38.8	26.4-52.9	57	61.2	47.1-73.6
African American	71	20	26.3	15.1-41.7	51	73.7	58.3-84.9
Other Minorities	16	6	39.1	17.4-66.2	10	60.9	33.8-82.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	12	4	35.4	12.6-67.4	8	64.6	32.6-87.4
Non-Hispanic	160	50	34.3	25.3-44.6	110	65.7	55.4-74.7
AGE
18-24	23	8	42.3	21.6-66.0	15	57.7	34.0-78.4
25-34	62	20	32.7	21.3-46.5	42	67.3	53.5-78.7
35-44	87	26	29.9	20.5-41.2	61	70.1	58.8-79.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	17	3	23.9	7.8-53.9	14	76.1	46.1-92.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	60	18	31.3	18.7-47.5	42	68.7	52.5-81.3
Some Post-H.S.	55	17	34.3	19.7-52.8	38	65.7	47.2-80.3
College Graduate	40	16	44.0	25.8-64.0	24	56.0	36.0-74.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	24	6	29.4	10.9-58.6	18	70.6	41.4-89.1
$15,000- 24,999	42	11	21.8	11.3-38.0	31	78.2	62.0-88.7
$25,000- 34,999	22	8	56.9	29.7-80.5	14	43.1	19.5-70.3
$35,000- 49,999	26	6	27.6	12.3-50.9	20	72.4	49.1-87.7
$50,000-74,999	26	12	40.4	23.2-60.3	14	59.6	39.7-76.8
$75,000+	19	6	28.8	12.5-53.4	13	71.2	46.6-87.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	47	15	26.5	15.0-42.3	32	73.5	57.7-85.0
No	120	39	38.1	27.5-50.1	81	61.9	49.9-72.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	10	5	57.3	20.1-87.8	5	42.7	12.2-79.9
Non-Veteran	162	49	32.6	24.1-42.4	113	67.4	57.6-75.9

*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.

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Folic Acid

Currently taking multivitamins or vitamin pills/supplements containing folic acid-FEMALES, Age 18-44*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	3,172	1,508	46.5	44.2-48.8	1,664	53.5	51.2-55.8
-Northeastern Partnership	172	54	34.4	25.8-44.2	118	65.6	55.8-74.2
RACE
White	85	28	38.8	26.4-52.9	57	61.2	47.1-73.6
African American	71	20	26.3	15.1-41.7	51	73.7	58.3-84.9
Other Minorities	16	6	39.1	17.4-66.2	10	60.9	33.8-82.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	12	4	35.4	12.6-67.4	8	64.6	32.6-87.4
Non-Hispanic	160	50	34.3	25.3-44.6	110	65.7	55.4-74.7
AGE
18-24	23	8	42.3	21.6-66.0	15	57.7	34.0-78.4
25-34	62	20	32.7	21.3-46.5	42	67.3	53.5-78.7
35-44	87	26	29.9	20.5-41.2	61	70.1	58.8-79.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	17	3	23.9	7.8-53.9	14	76.1	46.1-92.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	60	18	31.3	18.7-47.5	42	68.7	52.5-81.3
Some Post-H.S.	55	17	34.3	19.7-52.8	38	65.7	47.2-80.3
College Graduate	40	16	44.0	25.8-64.0	24	56.0	36.0-74.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	24	6	29.4	10.9-58.6	18	70.6	41.4-89.1
$15,000- 24,999	42	11	21.8	11.3-38.0	31	78.2	62.0-88.7
$25,000- 34,999	22	8	56.9	29.7-80.5	14	43.1	19.5-70.3
$35,000- 49,999	26	6	27.6	12.3-50.9	20	72.4	49.1-87.7
$50,000-74,999	26	12	40.4	23.2-60.3	14	59.6	39.7-76.8
$75,000+	19	6	28.8	12.5-53.4	13	71.2	46.6-87.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	47	15	26.5	15.0-42.3	32	73.5	57.7-85.0
No	120	39	38.1	27.5-50.1	81	61.9	49.9-72.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	10	5	57.3	20.1-87.8	5	42.7	12.2-79.9
Non-Veteran	162	49	32.6	24.1-42.4	113	67.4	57.6-75.9