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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Folic Acid-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,033 1,019 46.9 43.7-50.2 1,014 53.1 49.8-56.3
GENDER
Male 632 273 40.2 35.0-45.7 359 59.8 54.3-65.0
Female 1,401 746 53.1 49.4-56.7 655 46.9 43.3-50.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 19 8 21.2 8.7-43.3 11 78.8 56.7-91.3
-English Speaking 19 8 21.2 8.7-43.3 11 78.8 56.7-91.3
Non-Hispanic 2,005 1,008 47.2 43.9-50.5 997 52.8 49.5-56.1
AGE
18-24 92 36 33.4 23.3-45.3 56 66.6 54.7-76.7
25-34 245 134 50.6 41.2-60.0 111 49.4 40.0-58.8
35-44 345 181 49.7 42.8-56.7 164 50.3 43.3-57.2
45-54 440 223 51.0 44.8-57.1 217 49.0 42.9-55.2
55-64 426 226 50.0 43.6-56.5 200 50.0 43.5-56.4
65-74 302 138 44.0 36.7-51.4 164 56.0 48.6-63.3
75+ 169 75 43.4 34.2-53.1 94 56.6 46.9-65.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 404 162 39.1 31.8-46.9 242 60.9 53.1-68.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 688 312 42.1 36.8-47.6 376 57.9 52.4-63.2
Some Post-H.S. 547 293 47.7 41.3-54.1 254 52.3 45.9-58.7
College Graduate 393 252 61.9 55.1-68.4 141 38.1 31.6-44.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 338 141 38.8 31.6-46.5 197 61.2 53.5-68.4
$15,000- 24,999 454 221 42.8 35.8-50.0 233 57.2 50.0-64.2
$25,000- 34,999 300 158 52.8 43.9-61.5 142 47.2 38.5-56.1
$35,000- 49,999 278 160 53.0 44.7-61.1 118 47.0 38.9-55.3
$50,000-74,999 203 120 48.4 38.8-58.1 83 51.6 41.9-61.2
$75,000+ 163 101 65.8 55.3-75.0 62 34.2 25.0-44.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 773 358 45.2 39.8-50.8 415 54.8 49.2-60.2
No 1,239 653 47.6 43.6-51.7 586 52.4 48.3-56.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 267 131 46.6 38.5-55.0 136 53.4 45.0-61.5
Non-Veteran 1,766 888 47.0 43.5-50.5 878 53.0 49.5-56.5

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^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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