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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake County

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Daily taking multivitamins or vitamin pills/supplements containing folic acid*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,741 6,745 39.8 38.7-40.9 7,996 60.2 59.1-61.3
-Wake County 617 310 43.7 38.8-48.6 307 56.3 51.4-61.2
GENDER
Male 215 99 37.8 30.4-45.8 116 62.2 54.2-69.6
Female 402 211 48.7 42.6-54.8 191 51.3 45.2-57.4
RACE
White 458 253 49.0 43.0-55.0 205 51.0 45.0-57.0
Other 151 53 30.7 23.0-39.7 98 69.3 60.3-77.0
AGE
18-44 257 103 35.1 28.5-42.2 154 64.9 57.8-71.5
45+ 352 204 55.8 49.8-61.6 148 44.2 38.4-50.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 124 53 36.4 27.0-47.0 71 63.6 53.0-73.0
Some College + 492 256 45.5 39.9-51.1 236 54.5 48.9-60.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 237 114 38.4 31.0-46.4 123 61.6 53.6-69.0
$50,000+ 299 156 49.8 43.4-56.1 143 50.2 43.9-56.6

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*Data for this table were derived from the folic acid question 'How often do you take this vitamin pill or supplement?' and those respondents not taking multivitamin or folic acid containing pills considered non-daily user.

^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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