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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Folic Acid-WHITES

How would you describe how often you have taken multivitamins over the past six months?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Take daily Take at least 5 days a week Was taking regularly, not now Not taking regularly, now regularly Have not taken regularly
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,994 937 15.7 14.3-17.1 306 5.3 4.5- 6.2 456 8.1 7.1- 9.4 514 8.4 7.4- 9.4 4,781 62.5 60.8-64.3
GENDER
Male 2,312 300 16.4 14.0-19.0 86 4.4 3.2- 5.9 137 8.6 6.7-11.0 180 8.0 6.7- 9.6 1,609 62.6 59.5-65.7
Female 4,682 637 15.2 13.7-16.8 220 5.9 4.9- 7.1 319 7.8 6.7- 9.1 334 8.6 7.4-10.1 3,172 62.5 60.3-64.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 63 5 5.2 2.0-12.6 6 8.3 3.6-18.0 5 8.4 2.7-23.0 7 7.7 3.3-16.9 40 70.4 55.8-81.8
-English Speaking 63 5 5.2 2.0-12.6 6 8.3 3.6-18.0 5 8.4 2.7-23.0 7 7.7 3.3-16.9 40 70.4 55.8-81.8
Non-Hispanic 6,928 932 15.8 14.5-17.2 300 5.2 4.4- 6.1 451 8.1 7.1- 9.4 507 8.4 7.4- 9.5 4,738 62.5 60.6-64.2
AGE
18-24 152 36 23.6 15.8-33.6 12 5.8 2.5-13.0 22 17.7 10.9-27.6 10 6.5 3.3-12.5 72 46.4 36.2-56.9
25-34 629 126 20.7 16.9-25.1 55 8.2 6.0-11.0 56 10.1 7.3-13.8 64 12.2 9.0-16.3 328 48.8 43.9-53.9
35-44 1,033 205 18.5 15.9-21.6 72 7.6 5.6-10.3 91 8.2 6.4-10.6 102 9.8 7.9-12.2 563 55.8 51.9-59.5
45-54 1,339 211 15.7 13.5-18.2 61 4.6 3.3- 6.3 102 7.0 5.6- 8.8 124 9.6 7.7-11.9 841 63.1 59.8-66.2
55-64 1,538 176 11.6 9.7-13.9 52 3.0 2.1- 4.1 93 7.0 5.4- 8.9 101 6.9 5.5- 8.7 1,116 71.5 68.6-74.3
65-74 1,288 106 8.7 6.9-10.9 33 2.8 1.9- 4.3 42 3.3 2.3- 4.7 71 5.4 4.1- 7.0 1,036 79.8 76.9-82.4
75+ 988 70 6.5 5.0- 8.5 21 2.4 1.4- 4.1 49 4.5 3.2- 6.4 41 3.4 2.4- 4.9 807 83.1 80.1-85.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 602 85 20.3 14.9-26.9 28 4.5 2.7- 7.3 48 12.1 7.7-18.5 35 4.6 3.0- 6.9 406 58.5 51.8-65.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,819 225 15.3 12.6-18.4 73 4.7 3.5- 6.3 125 9.8 7.2-13.1 117 7.0 5.4- 9.0 1,279 63.3 59.5-67.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,921 272 17.3 14.6-20.4 88 6.4 4.5- 8.9 124 8.1 6.3-10.3 135 7.6 5.9- 9.9 1,302 60.6 57.0-64.2
College Graduate 2,645 354 14.0 12.3-15.8 117 5.0 4.0- 6.3 159 6.4 5.2- 7.9 227 10.5 8.9-12.4 1,788 64.1 61.5-66.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 528 53 9.2 6.6-12.8 17 3.9 2.2- 6.9 30 8.4 5.4-13.0 28 5.2 3.0- 8.8 400 73.3 67.6-78.2
$15,000- 24,999 894 96 15.1 10.5-21.2 47 6.8 4.6- 9.8 57 8.5 5.0-14.2 61 6.3 4.5- 8.7 633 63.4 57.1-69.2
$25,000- 34,999 707 94 15.4 11.8-19.8 31 6.5 3.6-11.4 55 10.8 7.4-15.5 33 4.8 3.0- 7.4 494 62.5 56.8-67.9
$35,000- 49,999 1,060 145 15.2 12.4-18.4 55 7.1 4.5-11.1 66 7.3 5.2-10.1 71 8.8 6.2-12.5 723 61.6 56.9-66.1
$50,000-74,999 1,157 179 15.5 12.8-18.6 51 4.8 3.5- 6.7 67 7.5 5.0-11.0 102 10.9 8.4-14.1 758 61.3 56.9-65.5
$75,000+ 1,802 264 15.9 13.7-18.3 75 4.7 3.6- 6.2 123 7.7 6.1- 9.8 164 9.6 7.9-11.6 1,176 62.1 59.0-65.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,436 276 14.4 12.0-17.3 86 4.1 3.1- 5.3 183 9.7 7.7-12.1 138 5.7 4.6- 7.1 1,753 66.1 62.9-69.1
No 4,510 657 16.3 14.7-18.0 214 5.7 4.7- 7.0 270 7.5 6.3- 9.0 373 9.5 8.2-10.9 2,996 61.0 58.8-63.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,050 99 9.4 7.4-11.9 29 2.7 1.7- 4.2 50 4.6 3.2- 6.7 64 7.0 5.0- 9.8 808 76.3 72.5-79.6
Non-Veteran 5,944 838 16.7 15.2-18.3 277 5.7 4.8- 6.7 406 8.7 7.5-10.1 450 8.6 7.6- 9.8 3,973 60.3 58.3-62.2

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*Asked only of those who reported taking a multivitamin in the past six months.

^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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