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Do any of the vitamin pills or supplements you take contain folic acid?*
Demographic
Groups |
Total
Respond.# |
Yes
N % C.I.(95%) |
No
N % C.I.(95%) |
Don't know/Not sure
N % C.I.(95%) |
| TOTAL |
341 |
79 23.5 (18.3-29.7) |
165 50.6 (43.8-57.3) |
97 25.9 (20.6-32.1) |
| GENDER |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
127 |
28 22.7 (14.8-33.3) |
63 50.4 (39.3-61.5) |
36 26.9 (18.2-37.7) |
| Female |
214 |
51 24.3 (18.1-31.7) |
102 50.7 (43.1-58.3) |
61 25.1 (19.4-31.7) |
| RACE |
|
|
|
|
| White |
269 |
68 26.6 (20.6-33.7) |
126 49.0 (41.8-56.3) |
75 24.4 (19.1-30.5) |
| African American |
60 |
8 12.8 ( 4.7-30.5) |
33 54.0 (35.6-71.4) |
19 33.1 (17.9-53.0) |
| AGE |
|
|
|
|
| 18-24 |
25 |
6 13.7 ( 4.7-33.6) |
14 62.3 (35.5-83.2) |
5 24.0 ( 7.7-54.4) |
| 25-34 |
38 |
8 26.5 (12.1-48.7) |
21 56.6 (37.2-74.2) |
9 16.9 ( 7.8-32.8) |
| 35-44 |
47 |
17 43.2 (26.9-61.2) |
19 37.4 (23.3-53.9) |
11 19.4 (10.2-33.7) |
| 45-54 |
63 |
16 24.7 (14.8-38.3) |
28 43.9 (31.5-57.3) |
19 31.3 (20.4-44.8) |
| 55-64 |
55 |
12 25.3 (14.6-40.3) |
27 46.5 (32.8-60.7) |
16 28.2 (16.9-43.1) |
| 65+ |
110 |
19 14.4 ( 8.9-22.4) |
56 56.4 (46.1-66.1) |
35 29.2 (21.0-39.1) |
| EDUCATION |
|
|
|
|
| Less Than H.S. |
72 |
8 10.5 ( 4.2-23.9) |
36 57.3 (42.0-71.3) |
28 32.2 (20.7-46.4) |
| H.S. or G.E.D. |
92 |
18 18.8 (11.6-29.0) |
44 52.1 (41.0-63.0) |
30 29.1 (20.3-39.9) |
| Some Post-H.S. |
103 |
32 29.3 (19.9-40.9) |
53 50.3 (37.8-62.8) |
18 20.4 (11.0-34.6) |
| College Graduate |
73 |
21 32.9 (19.9-49.2) |
31 41.9 (29.2-55.7) |
21 25.2 (15.8-37.5) |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
|
|
|
|
| Less than $15,000 |
43 |
5 12.8 ( 5.0-29.2) |
19 52.2 (36.1-67.9) |
19 35.0 (22.0-50.7) |
| $15,000- 24,999 |
70 |
17 18.1 (10.3-29.8) |
32 54.8 (39.0-69.8) |
21 27.1 (16.5-41.0) |
| $25,000- 34,999 |
42 |
5 14.6 ( 5.2-35.0) |
24 51.3 (32.0-70.3) |
13 34.1 (16.6-57.2) |
| $35,000- 49,999 |
44 |
18 41.1 (26.6-57.3) |
18 42.0 (27.5-58.1) |
8 16.9 ( 7.9-32.3) |
| $50,000+ |
81 |
19 26.0 (14.7-41.8) |
45 55.4 (41.0-68.9) |
17 18.6 (11.0-29.8) |
| *This question was asked only to those respondents reported taking vitamins but not multivitamins. Due to large number of responses, data for 'Don't know/Not sure' category are also presented. |
| #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. |
