BRFSS 2006 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (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
-Piedmont NC	1,817	874	47.2	44.2-50.2	943	52.8	49.8-55.8
RACE
White	1,261	668	52.6	49.0-56.2	593	47.4	43.8-51.0
African American	333	129	37.5	31.5-43.8	204	62.5	56.2-68.5
Other Minorities	210	67	31.3	24.3-39.2	143	68.7	60.8-75.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	173	50	29.0	21.6-37.8	123	71.0	62.2-78.4
Non-Hispanic	1,641	822	49.4	46.3-52.6	819	50.6	47.4-53.7
AGE
18-24	195	79	39.7	31.3-48.7	116	60.3	51.3-68.7
25-34	661	317	48.3	43.8-52.8	344	51.7	47.2-56.2
35-44	961	478	50.3	46.6-54.0	483	49.7	46.0-53.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	181	47	30.6	22.1-40.6	134	69.4	59.4-77.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	438	165	35.2	29.8-41.1	273	64.8	58.9-70.2
Some Post-H.S.	505	251	48.0	41.9-54.2	254	52.0	45.8-58.1
College Graduate	692	411	59.2	54.8-63.5	281	40.8	36.5-45.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	160	54	30.9	22.6-40.6	106	69.1	59.4-77.4
$15,000- 24,999	262	98	32.8	26.4-39.9	164	67.2	60.1-73.6
$25,000- 34,999	199	85	36.8	29.2-45.2	114	63.2	54.8-70.8
$35,000- 49,999	285	149	55.1	47.9-62.1	136	44.9	37.9-52.1
$50,000-74,999	271	138	54.5	47.0-61.8	133	45.5	38.2-53.0
$75,000+	460	279	59.3	53.8-64.4	181	40.7	35.6-46.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	411	176	39.4	33.4-45.7	235	60.6	54.3-66.6
No	1,364	679	49.5	46.1-52.9	685	50.5	47.1-53.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	38	18	57.3	39.1-73.8	20	42.7	26.2-60.9
Non-Veteran	1,778	856	47.0	44.0-50.0	922	53.0	50.0-56.0

*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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	1,817	874	47.2	44.2-50.2	943	52.8	49.8-55.8
RACE
White	1,261	668	52.6	49.0-56.2	593	47.4	43.8-51.0
African American	333	129	37.5	31.5-43.8	204	62.5	56.2-68.5
Other Minorities	210	67	31.3	24.3-39.2	143	68.7	60.8-75.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	173	50	29.0	21.6-37.8	123	71.0	62.2-78.4
Non-Hispanic	1,641	822	49.4	46.3-52.6	819	50.6	47.4-53.7
AGE
18-24	195	79	39.7	31.3-48.7	116	60.3	51.3-68.7
25-34	661	317	48.3	43.8-52.8	344	51.7	47.2-56.2
35-44	961	478	50.3	46.6-54.0	483	49.7	46.0-53.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	181	47	30.6	22.1-40.6	134	69.4	59.4-77.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	438	165	35.2	29.8-41.1	273	64.8	58.9-70.2
Some Post-H.S.	505	251	48.0	41.9-54.2	254	52.0	45.8-58.1
College Graduate	692	411	59.2	54.8-63.5	281	40.8	36.5-45.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	160	54	30.9	22.6-40.6	106	69.1	59.4-77.4
$15,000- 24,999	262	98	32.8	26.4-39.9	164	67.2	60.1-73.6
$25,000- 34,999	199	85	36.8	29.2-45.2	114	63.2	54.8-70.8
$35,000- 49,999	285	149	55.1	47.9-62.1	136	44.9	37.9-52.1
$50,000-74,999	271	138	54.5	47.0-61.8	133	45.5	38.2-53.0
$75,000+	460	279	59.3	53.8-64.4	181	40.7	35.6-46.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	411	176	39.4	33.4-45.7	235	60.6	54.3-66.6
No	1,364	679	49.5	46.1-52.9	685	50.5	47.1-53.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	38	18	57.3	39.1-73.8	20	42.7	26.2-60.9
Non-Veteran	1,778	856	47.0	44.0-50.0	922	53.0	50.0-56.0