BRFSS 2006 - Western 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
-Western NC	284	155	52.2	44.4-59.9	129	47.8	40.1-55.6
RACE
White	239	132	52.5	44.0-60.8	107	47.5	39.2-56.0
African American	12	6	54.8	20.6-85.0	6	45.2	15.0-79.4
Other Minorities	31	16	50.6	29.0-72.0	15	49.4	28.0-71.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	14	9	61.1	29.9-85.2	5	38.9	14.8-70.1
Non-Hispanic	269	146	52.1	44.0-60.1	123	47.9	39.9-56.0
AGE
18-24	31	14	50.9	30.5-71.1	17	49.1	28.9-69.5
25-34	101	53	46.7	35.8-57.8	48	53.3	42.2-64.2
35-44	152	88	57.8	48.4-66.7	64	42.2	33.3-51.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	28	12	39.1	20.9-61.0	16	60.9	39.0-79.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	79	37	49.0	33.9-64.2	42	51.0	35.8-66.1
Some Post-H.S.	97	56	56.1	44.5-67.1	41	43.9	32.9-55.5
College Graduate	79	49	55.9	41.6-69.2	30	44.1	30.8-58.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	42	24	47.5	29.2-66.5	18	52.5	33.5-70.8
$15,000- 24,999	48	21	40.3	25.4-57.3	27	59.7	42.7-74.6
$25,000- 34,999	38	21	53.8	32.5-73.8	17	46.2	26.2-67.5
$35,000- 49,999	58	36	60.4	44.5-74.3	22	39.6	25.7-55.5
$50,000-74,999	35	15	49.9	31.3-68.5	20	50.1	31.5-68.7
$75,000+	31	24	78.8	58.0-90.9	7	21.2	9.1-42.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	80	40	49.7	36.4-63.0	40	50.3	37.0-63.6
No	200	112	53.0	43.6-62.2	88	47.0	37.8-56.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	6	3	60.5	21.6-89.4	3	39.5	10.6-78.4
Non-Veteran	278	152	52.1	44.1-59.9	126	47.9	40.1-55.9

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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, 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.

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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
-Western NC	284	155	52.2	44.4-59.9	129	47.8	40.1-55.6
RACE
White	239	132	52.5	44.0-60.8	107	47.5	39.2-56.0
African American	12	6	54.8	20.6-85.0	6	45.2	15.0-79.4
Other Minorities	31	16	50.6	29.0-72.0	15	49.4	28.0-71.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	14	9	61.1	29.9-85.2	5	38.9	14.8-70.1
Non-Hispanic	269	146	52.1	44.0-60.1	123	47.9	39.9-56.0
AGE
18-24	31	14	50.9	30.5-71.1	17	49.1	28.9-69.5
25-34	101	53	46.7	35.8-57.8	48	53.3	42.2-64.2
35-44	152	88	57.8	48.4-66.7	64	42.2	33.3-51.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	28	12	39.1	20.9-61.0	16	60.9	39.0-79.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	79	37	49.0	33.9-64.2	42	51.0	35.8-66.1
Some Post-H.S.	97	56	56.1	44.5-67.1	41	43.9	32.9-55.5
College Graduate	79	49	55.9	41.6-69.2	30	44.1	30.8-58.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	42	24	47.5	29.2-66.5	18	52.5	33.5-70.8
$15,000- 24,999	48	21	40.3	25.4-57.3	27	59.7	42.7-74.6
$25,000- 34,999	38	21	53.8	32.5-73.8	17	46.2	26.2-67.5
$35,000- 49,999	58	36	60.4	44.5-74.3	22	39.6	25.7-55.5
$50,000-74,999	35	15	49.9	31.3-68.5	20	50.1	31.5-68.7
$75,000+	31	24	78.8	58.0-90.9	7	21.2	9.1-42.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	80	40	49.7	36.4-63.0	40	50.3	37.0-63.6
No	200	112	53.0	43.6-62.2	88	47.0	37.8-56.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	6	3	60.5	21.6-89.4	3	39.5	10.6-78.4
Non-Veteran	278	152	52.1	44.1-59.9	126	47.9	40.1-55.9

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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