BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina: (A multivitamin is a supplement containing several vitamins including Folic Acid.<br> Have you taken a multivitamin sometime during the past six months?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Folic Acid

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	14,095	8,475	56.8	55.5-58.1	5,620	43.2	41.9-44.5
GENDER
Male	5,077	2,743	50.5	48.4-52.6	2,334	49.5	47.4-51.6
Female	9,018	5,732	62.7	61.2-64.2	3,286	37.3	35.8-38.8
RACE
White	11,113	7,013	61.5	60.1-62.9	4,100	38.5	37.1-39.9
African American	2,033	1,019	46.9	43.7-50.2	1,014	53.1	49.8-56.3
Asian	93	52	57.5	43.8-70.1	41	42.5	29.9-56.2
Native American	263	125	46.6	38.0-55.4	138	53.4	44.6-62.0
Other Minorities	548	236	38.5	32.6-44.7	312	61.5	55.3-67.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	554	234	36.8	31.2-42.8	320	63.2	57.2-68.8
-English Speaking	227	126	58.5	49.5-67.0	101	41.5	33.0-50.5
-Spanish Speaking	327	108	28.8	22.4-36.1	219	71.2	63.9-77.6
Non-Hispanic	13,505	8,224	58.5	57.2-59.8	5,281	41.5	40.2-42.8
AGE
18-24	451	227	48.6	42.6-54.6	224	51.4	45.4-57.4
25-34	1,420	869	56.1	52.4-59.7	551	43.9	40.3-47.6
35-44	2,227	1,315	57.7	55.0-60.4	912	42.3	39.6-45.0
45-54	2,803	1,651	57.0	54.6-59.4	1,152	43.0	40.6-45.4
55-64	2,972	1,828	60.3	58.0-62.6	1,144	39.7	37.4-42.0
65-74	2,373	1,462	59.8	57.3-62.2	911	40.2	37.8-42.7
75+	1,772	1,079	58.9	55.9-61.9	693	41.1	38.1-44.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,987	875	38.3	34.8-42.0	1,112	61.7	58.0-65.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,205	2,256	50.5	48.1-52.9	1,949	49.5	47.1-51.9
Some Post-H.S.	3,652	2,308	59.7	57.1-62.3	1,344	40.3	37.7-42.9
College Graduate	4,235	3,028	69.6	67.5-71.5	1,207	30.4	28.5-32.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,453	721	44.7	40.6-48.9	732	55.3	51.1-59.4
$15,000- 24,999	2,300	1,223	46.4	43.0-49.9	1,077	53.6	50.1-57.0
$25,000- 34,999	1,551	919	55.6	51.8-59.3	632	44.4	40.7-48.2
$35,000- 49,999	2,027	1,274	59.6	56.4-62.7	753	40.4	37.3-43.6
$50,000-74,999	2,022	1,325	62.3	59.0-65.4	697	37.7	34.6-41.0
$75,000+	2,848	1,973	67.7	65.2-70.1	875	32.3	29.9-34.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,136	2,934	54.4	52.2-56.5	2,202	45.6	43.5-47.8
No	8,832	5,478	58.0	56.3-59.6	3,354	42.0	40.4-43.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,097	1,229	57.1	54.0-60.1	868	42.9	39.9-46.0
Non-Veteran	11,995	7,245	56.8	55.4-58.2	4,750	43.2	41.8-44.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,095

8,475

56.8

55.5-58.1

5,620

43.2

41.9-44.5

GENDER

Male

5,077

2,743

50.5

48.4-52.6

2,334

49.5

47.4-51.6

Female

9,018

5,732

62.7

61.2-64.2

3,286

37.3

35.8-38.8

RACE

White

11,113

7,013

61.5

60.1-62.9

4,100

38.5

37.1-39.9

African American

2,033

1,019

46.9

43.7-50.2

1,014

53.1

49.8-56.3

Asian

57.5

43.8-70.1

42.5

29.9-56.2

Native American

263

125

46.6

38.0-55.4

138

53.4

44.6-62.0

Other Minorities

548

236

38.5

32.6-44.7

312

61.5

55.3-67.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

554

234

36.8

31.2-42.8

320

63.2

57.2-68.8

-English Speaking

227

126

58.5

49.5-67.0

101

41.5

33.0-50.5

-Spanish Speaking

327

108

28.8

22.4-36.1

219

71.2

63.9-77.6

Non-Hispanic

13,505

8,224

58.5

57.2-59.8

5,281

41.5

40.2-42.8

AGE

18-24

451

227

48.6

42.6-54.6

224

51.4

45.4-57.4

25-34

1,420

869

56.1

52.4-59.7

551

43.9

40.3-47.6

35-44

2,227

1,315

57.7

55.0-60.4

912

42.3

39.6-45.0

45-54

2,803

1,651

57.0

54.6-59.4

1,152

43.0

40.6-45.4

55-64

2,972

1,828

60.3

58.0-62.6

1,144

39.7

37.4-42.0

65-74

2,373

1,462

59.8

57.3-62.2

911

40.2

37.8-42.7

75+

1,772

1,079

58.9

55.9-61.9

693

41.1

38.1-44.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,987

875

38.3

34.8-42.0

1,112

61.7

58.0-65.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,205

2,256

50.5

48.1-52.9

1,949

49.5

47.1-51.9

Some Post-H.S.

3,652

2,308

59.7

57.1-62.3

1,344

40.3

37.7-42.9

College Graduate

4,235

3,028

69.6

67.5-71.5

1,207

30.4

28.5-32.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,453

721

44.7

40.6-48.9

732

55.3

51.1-59.4

$15,000- 24,999

2,300

1,223

46.4

43.0-49.9

1,077

53.6

50.1-57.0

$25,000- 34,999

1,551

919

55.6

51.8-59.3

632

44.4

40.7-48.2

$35,000- 49,999

2,027

1,274

59.6

56.4-62.7

753

40.4

37.3-43.6

$50,000-74,999

2,022

1,325

62.3

59.0-65.4

697

37.7

34.6-41.0

$75,000+

2,848

1,973

67.7

65.2-70.1

875

32.3

29.9-34.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,136

2,934

54.4

52.2-56.5

2,202

45.6

43.5-47.8

8,832

5,478

58.0

56.3-59.6

3,354

42.0

40.4-43.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,097

1,229

57.1

54.0-60.1

868

42.9

39.9-46.0

Non-Veteran

11,995

7,245

56.8

55.4-58.2

4,750

43.2

41.8-44.6

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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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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Folic Acid

A multivitamin is a supplement containing several vitamins including Folic Acid. Have you taken a multivitamin sometime during the past six months?

A multivitamin is a supplement containing several vitamins including Folic Acid.
Have you taken a multivitamin sometime during the past six months?