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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Folic Acid-WHITES

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 11,113 7,013 61.5 60.1-62.9 4,100 38.5 37.1-39.9
GENDER
Male 4,070 2,321 55.5 53.2-57.8 1,749 44.5 42.2-46.8
Female 7,043 4,692 66.9 65.3-68.5 2,351 33.1 31.5-34.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 108 63 59.1 45.2-71.7 45 40.9 28.3-54.8
-English Speaking 107 63 59.4 45.4-72.0 44 40.6 28.0-54.6
-Spanish Speaking 1 0 0.0 . - . 1 100 . - .
Non-Hispanic 10,996 6,947 61.6 60.2-63.0 4,049 38.4 37.0-39.8
AGE
18-24 273 153 56.5 48.7-64.0 120 43.5 36.0-51.3
25-34 944 632 63.2 59.0-67.3 312 36.8 32.7-41.0
35-44 1,662 1,036 62.1 59.2-65.0 626 37.9 35.0-40.8
45-54 2,178 1,341 59.9 57.3-62.5 837 40.1 37.5-42.7
55-64 2,436 1,542 62.7 60.3-65.1 894 37.3 34.9-39.7
65-74 2,005 1,293 63.2 60.6-65.8 712 36.8 34.2-39.4
75+ 1,573 989 62.3 59.3-65.2 584 37.7 34.8-40.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,279 604 43.2 38.8-47.7 675 56.8 52.3-61.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,239 1,826 55.0 52.3-57.7 1,413 45.0 42.3-47.7
Some Post-H.S. 2,928 1,925 63.2 60.3-65.9 1,003 36.8 34.1-39.7
College Graduate 3,655 2,651 71.1 69.1-73.1 1,004 28.9 26.9-30.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 975 530 50.3 45.6-55.0 445 49.7 45.0-54.4
$15,000- 24,999 1,598 900 52.8 48.4-57.1 698 47.2 42.9-51.6
$25,000- 34,999 1,147 711 59.6 55.5-63.5 436 40.4 36.5-44.5
$35,000- 49,999 1,646 1,062 61.9 58.4-65.3 584 38.1 34.7-41.6
$50,000-74,999 1,736 1,157 65.2 61.8-68.4 579 34.8 31.6-38.2
$75,000+ 2,588 1,804 67.4 64.7-69.9 784 32.6 30.1-35.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 4,075 2,444 58.0 55.7-60.3 1,631 42.0 39.7-44.3
No 6,954 4,520 63.2 61.4-64.9 2,434 36.8 35.1-38.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,752 1,054 59.2 55.9-62.5 698 40.8 37.5-44.1
Non-Veteran 9,360 5,959 62.0 60.4-63.5 3,401 38.0 36.5-39.6

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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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