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Taking multivitamins or vitamin pills/supplements containing folic acid*
Demographic
Groups |
Total
Respond.# |
Yes
N % C.I.(95%) |
No
N % C.I.(95%) |
| TOTAL |
2992 |
1421 45.3 (43.2-47.4) |
1571 54.7 (52.6-56.8) |
| GENDER |
|
|
|
| Male |
1137 |
439 37.7 (34.5-41.0) |
698 62.3 (59.0-65.5) |
| Female |
1855 |
982 52.2 (49.6-54.8) |
873 47.8 (45.2-50.4) |
| RACE |
|
|
|
| White |
2302 |
1155 47.5 (45.1-49.9) |
1147 52.5 (50.1-54.9) |
| African American |
585 |
220 36.5 (31.9-41.4) |
365 63.5 (58.6-68.1) |
| AGE |
|
|
|
| 18-24 |
243 |
91 32.0 (25.5-39.2) |
152 68.0 (60.8-74.5) |
| 25-34 |
542 |
230 41.7 (37.0-46.7) |
312 58.3 (53.3-63.0) |
| 35-44 |
623 |
291 46.3 (41.9-50.7) |
332 53.7 (49.3-58.1) |
| 45-54 |
552 |
283 51.1 (46.4-55.8) |
269 48.9 (44.2-53.6) |
| 55-64 |
405 |
211 49.9 (44.6-55.2) |
194 50.1 (44.8-55.4) |
| 65+ |
611 |
306 48.5 (44.2-52.8) |
305 51.5 (47.2-55.8) |
| EDUCATION |
|
|
|
| Less Than H.S. |
499 |
164 30.2 (25.7-35.0) |
335 69.8 (65.0-74.3) |
| H.S. or G.E.D. |
935 |
414 42.3 (38.8-46.0) |
521 57.7 (54.0-61.2) |
| Some Post-H.S. |
753 |
383 48.1 (43.9-52.3) |
370 51.9 (47.7-56.1) |
| College Graduate |
799 |
458 55.9 (51.9-59.8) |
341 44.1 (40.2-48.1) |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
|
|
|
| Less than $15,000 |
332 |
136 40.0 (34.1-46.2) |
196 60.0 (53.8-65.9) |
| $15,000- 24,999 |
554 |
235 40.7 (35.9-45.6) |
319 59.3 (54.4-64.1) |
| $25,000- 34,999 |
425 |
179 39.5 (34.3-45.0) |
246 60.5 (55.0-65.7) |
| $35,000- 49,999 |
445 |
220 46.5 (41.1-51.9) |
225 53.5 (48.1-58.9) |
| $50,000+ |
772 |
420 51.4 (47.3-55.5) |
352 48.6 (44.5-52.7) |
| *Data for this table were derived from the first three folic acid questions. See the 2000 questionnaire. |
| #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. |
