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Daily taking multivitamins or vitamin pills/supplements containing folic acid*
Demographic
Groups |
Total
Respond.# |
Yes
N % C.I.(95%) |
No
N % C.I.(95%) |
| TOTAL |
2743 |
1197 42.0 (39.9-44.2) |
1546 58.0 (55.8-60.1) |
| GENDER |
|
|
|
| Male |
1043 |
369 34.9 (31.6-38.3) |
674 65.1 (61.7-68.4) |
| Female |
1700 |
828 48.6 (45.9-51.3) |
872 51.4 (48.7-54.1) |
| RACE |
|
|
|
| White |
2111 |
974 44.0 (41.6-46.4) |
1137 56.0 (53.6-58.4) |
| African American |
536 |
182 34.1 (29.4-39.1) |
354 65.9 (60.9-70.6) |
| AGE |
|
|
|
| 18-24 |
228 |
67 28.2 (21.8-35.7) |
161 71.8 (64.3-78.2) |
| 25-34 |
512 |
186 36.5 (31.7-41.6) |
326 63.5 (58.4-68.3) |
| 35-44 |
593 |
229 38.7 (34.4-43.2) |
364 61.3 (56.8-65.6) |
| 45-54 |
506 |
231 46.9 (42.0-51.9) |
275 53.1 (48.1-58.0) |
| 55-64 |
362 |
194 50.6 (45.0-56.2) |
168 49.4 (43.8-55.0) |
| 65+ |
528 |
281 52.1 (47.4-56.7) |
247 47.9 (43.3-52.6) |
| EDUCATION |
|
|
|
| Less Than H.S. |
439 |
141 29.8 (25.1-34.9) |
298 70.2 (65.1-74.9) |
| H.S. or G.E.D. |
864 |
373 41.0 (37.3-44.8) |
491 59.0 (55.2-62.7) |
| Some Post-H.S. |
684 |
317 45.0 (40.8-49.4) |
367 55.0 (50.6-59.2) |
| College Graduate |
751 |
364 47.8 (43.7-52.0) |
387 52.2 (48.0-56.3) |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
|
|
|
| Less than $15,000 |
298 |
115 35.3 (29.4-41.7) |
183 64.7 (58.3-70.6) |
| $15,000- 24,999 |
504 |
205 39.5 (34.6-44.6) |
299 60.5 (55.4-65.4) |
| $25,000- 34,999 |
389 |
149 37.9 (32.5-43.6) |
240 62.1 (56.4-67.5) |
| $35,000- 49,999 |
419 |
186 42.8 (37.3-48.5) |
233 57.2 (51.5-62.7) |
| $50,000+ |
711 |
347 46.9 (42.7-51.1) |
364 53.1 (48.9-57.3) |
| *Data for this table were derived from the folic acid question 'How often do you take this vitamin pill or supplement?' and those respondents not taking multivitamin or folic acid containing pills who were considered non-daily users. |
| #Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level). |
| Percentages are weighted to population characteristics. |
