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Some health experts recommend that women take 400 micrograms of the B vitamin folic acid, for which of the following reasons….*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	Make strong bones   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Prevent birth defects   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Prevent high bp   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Other   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Don''t know   N       %   C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	1407	164  11.5  ( 9.7-13.7)	610  42.9  (39.9-46.1)	64   4.9  ( 3.7- 6.4)	168  11.1  ( 9.4-13.1)	401  29.5  (26.7-32.5)
GENDER
Male	559	52  10.6  ( 7.7-14.3)	213  38.6  (33.9-43.5)	33   6.0  ( 4.1- 8.7)	70  11.2  ( 8.6-14.4)	191  33.6  (29.1-38.5)
Female	848	112  12.5  (10.3-15.2)	397  47.4  (43.5-51.2)	31   3.8  ( 2.6- 5.5)	98  11.0  ( 9.0-13.5)	210  25.3  (22.1-28.9)
RACE
White	1039	114  11.5  ( 9.2-14.2)	475  44.3  (40.8-47.9)	39   4.2  ( 3.0- 5.9)	115  10.4  ( 8.5-12.6)	296  29.6  (26.4-33.0)
African American	299	39  10.1  ( 7.2-14.1)	108  39.7  (32.9-46.9)	21   6.9  ( 4.3-10.9)	45  14.0  (10.0-19.2)	86  29.3  (23.1-36.4)
AGE
18-24	246	37  13.0  ( 9.1-18.3)	108  44.8  (37.2-52.6)	11   4.9  ( 2.6- 9.0)	24   8.4  ( 5.3-13.0)	66  28.9  (22.1-36.9)
25-34	539	54  11.0  ( 7.8-15.3)	264  46.9  (42.1-51.7)	20   4.1  ( 2.5- 6.8)	58  10.5  ( 7.9-13.7)	143  27.5  (23.4-32.0)
35-44	622	73  11.0  ( 8.6-14.0)	238  38.2  (34.0-42.6)	33   5.6  ( 3.9- 8.0)	86  13.5  (10.8-16.7)	192  31.7  (27.8-35.9)
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	116	20  13.2  ( 8.2-20.7)	33  32.7  (22.5-44.7)	5   3.9  ( 1.6- 9.6)	15  10.0  ( 5.5-17.4)	43  40.1  (29.1-52.3)
H.S. or G.E.D.	447	63  13.4  (10.2-17.4)	157  35.1  (30.2-40.3)	21   4.5  ( 2.8- 7.0)	57  12.7  ( 9.5-16.7)	149  34.4  (29.4-39.7)
Some Post-H.S.	409	43   9.8  ( 7.0-13.4)	184  46.3  (40.5-52.2)	19   5.0  ( 3.0- 8.1)	44  10.0  ( 7.3-13.7)	119  28.9  (24.0-34.4)
College Graduate	434	38  10.7  ( 7.0-15.9)	235  52.3  (46.7-57.8)	19   5.7  ( 3.4- 9.4)	52  10.8  ( 8.1-14.4)	90  20.5  (16.5-25.2)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	96	17  18.8  (11.1-30.1)	29  27.3  (18.4-38.5)	3   2.1  ( 0.6- 6.7)	15  16.0  ( 9.0-26.8)	32  35.8  (25.5-47.7)
$15,000- 24,999	265	37  13.2  ( 9.2-18.7)	94  32.9  (26.5-39.9)	13   5.7  ( 3.1-10.2)	36  14.3  ( 9.9-20.2)	85  34.0  (26.8-41.9)
$25,000- 34,999	240	31  13.2  ( 9.0-18.9)	92  37.7  (30.7-45.3)	12   6.4  ( 3.5-11.4)	37  14.6  (10.2-20.6)	68  28.0  (21.7-35.5)
$35,000- 49,999	242	22  10.8  ( 5.9-19.0)	112  43.2  (36.0-50.7)	17   6.6  ( 3.9-11.1)	26   9.7  ( 6.4-14.5)	65  29.7  (23.0-37.3)
$50,000+	443	49  10.0  ( 7.4-13.4)	224  52.3  (46.8-57.8)	13   2.6  ( 1.5- 4.6)	42   8.0  ( 5.8-10.9)	115  27.1  (22.5-32.1)

*This question was asked only to those respondents who were between ages 18 and 44

#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.