BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Some health experts recommend that women take 400 micrograms of the B vitamin folic acid, for which of the following reasons....*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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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....*

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	Total Respond.^	Make strong bones	Prevent birth defects	Prevent high bp	Other
TOTAL	731	169	22.1	18.4-26.2	358	46.6	42.2-51.1	30	5.1	3.4- 7.6	174	26.2	22.4-30.5
GENDER
Male	199	38	20.0	14.2-27.4	87	39.7	32.1-47.7	16	9.4	5.5-15.4	58	31.0	23.7-39.3
Female	532	131	23.3	18.8-28.4	271	50.6	45.2-56.0	14	2.6	1.4- 4.9	116	23.6	19.3-28.4
AGE
18-24	102	18	19.1	10.9-31.3	49	40.3	29.8-51.9	8	9.7	4.2-20.9	27	30.9	21.1-42.7
25-34	307	68	18.2	13.7-23.8	164	52.1	45.1-58.9	12	5.7	3.1-10.1	63	24.1	18.5-30.7
35-44	312	81	27.2	21.1-34.3	141	42.9	36.2-49.8	10	3.0	1.4- 6.4	80	26.9	21.0-33.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	66	19	25.2	15.4-38.5	23	31.8	20.6-45.7	2	2.1	0.5- 9.3	22	40.8	27.3-55.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	245	61	21.7	16.1-28.5	96	41.4	34.0-49.1	15	6.7	3.8-11.7	73	30.2	23.8-37.6
Some Post-H.S.	207	49	23.7	17.0-32.1	102	44.0	35.7-52.6	9	6.7	3.2-13.6	47	25.6	18.5-34.2
College Graduate	211	39	19.6	13.0-28.4	137	60.8	51.9-69.1	4	2.4	0.9- 6.7	31	17.2	11.6-24.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	113	26	23.3	15.3-33.8	48	36.4	26.3-47.9	9	7.8	3.6-16.1	30	32.5	22.3-44.8
$15,000- 24,999	161	50	28.8	20.5-38.9	73	43.8	34.2-53.8	4	4.0	1.2-12.1	34	23.4	15.5-33.8
$25,000- 34,999	118	32	24.4	16.9-33.9	57	44.1	34.1-54.6	2	3.5	0.8-14.4	27	28.0	19.2-38.9
$35,000- 49,999	99	15	13.1	7.0-23.1	57	57.4	45.7-68.4	4	4.9	1.8-12.4	23	24.7	16.1-35.9
$50,000-74,999	72	11	17.9	8.9-32.7	40	54.9	41.0-68.1	4	7.7	2.6-20.7	17	19.4	11.1-31.6
$75,000+	55	10	18.0	8.9-33.1	31	52.0	36.5-67.1	1	1.0	0.1- 7.1	13	29.0	16.2-46.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	140	40	29.4	20.8-39.7	53	39.2	29.8-49.3	8	5.9	2.5-13.5	39	25.5	18.3-34.3
No	578	127	20.5	16.6-25.1	298	48.0	43.0-53.1	22	5.0	3.1- 7.9	131	26.4	22.0-31.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	51	11	28.2	14.1-48.5	25	45.3	29.3-62.4	2	6.2	1.3-24.4	13	20.2	10.6-35.2
Non-Veteran	657	156	22.0	18.3-26.3	323	47.2	42.5-51.9	26	4.9	3.1- 7.5	152	25.9	21.8-30.4
Currently Serving	23	2	7.4	1.2-33.6	10	33.9	15.7-58.6	2	7.5	1.7-27.1	9	51.2	28.1-73.9

Total
Respond.^

Make strong bones

Prevent birth defects

Prevent high bp

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

731

169

22.1

18.4-26.2

358

46.6

42.2-51.1

5.1

3.4- 7.6

174

26.2

22.4-30.5

GENDER

Male

199

20.0

14.2-27.4

39.7

32.1-47.7

9.4

5.5-15.4

31.0

23.7-39.3

Female

532

131

23.3

18.8-28.4

271

50.6

45.2-56.0

2.6

1.4- 4.9

116

23.6

19.3-28.4

AGE

18-24

102

19.1

10.9-31.3

40.3

29.8-51.9

9.7

4.2-20.9

30.9

21.1-42.7

25-34

307

18.2

13.7-23.8

164

52.1

45.1-58.9

5.7

3.1-10.1

24.1

18.5-30.7

35-44

312

27.2

21.1-34.3

141

42.9

36.2-49.8

3.0

1.4- 6.4

26.9

21.0-33.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

25.2

15.4-38.5

31.8

20.6-45.7

2.1

0.5- 9.3

40.8

27.3-55.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

245

21.7

16.1-28.5

41.4

34.0-49.1

6.7

3.8-11.7

30.2

23.8-37.6

Some Post-H.S.

207

23.7

17.0-32.1

102

44.0

35.7-52.6

6.7

3.2-13.6

25.6

18.5-34.2

College Graduate

211

19.6

13.0-28.4

137

60.8

51.9-69.1

2.4

0.9- 6.7

17.2

11.6-24.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

113

23.3

15.3-33.8

36.4

26.3-47.9

7.8

3.6-16.1

32.5

22.3-44.8

$15,000- 24,999

161

28.8

20.5-38.9

43.8

34.2-53.8

4.0

1.2-12.1

23.4

15.5-33.8

$25,000- 34,999

118

24.4

16.9-33.9

44.1

34.1-54.6

3.5

0.8-14.4

28.0

19.2-38.9

$35,000- 49,999

13.1

7.0-23.1

57.4

45.7-68.4

4.9

1.8-12.4

24.7

16.1-35.9

$50,000-74,999

17.9

8.9-32.7

54.9

41.0-68.1

7.7

2.6-20.7

19.4

11.1-31.6

$75,000+

18.0

8.9-33.1

52.0

36.5-67.1

1.0

0.1- 7.1

29.0

16.2-46.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

140

29.4

20.8-39.7

39.2

29.8-49.3

5.9

2.5-13.5

25.5

18.3-34.3

578

127

20.5

16.6-25.1

298

48.0

43.0-53.1

5.0

3.1- 7.9

131

26.4

22.0-31.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

28.2

14.1-48.5

45.3

29.3-62.4

6.2

1.3-24.4

20.2

10.6-35.2

Non-Veteran

657

156

22.0

18.3-26.3

323

47.2

42.5-51.9

4.9

3.1- 7.5

152

25.9

21.8-30.4

Currently Serving

7.4

1.2-33.6

33.9

15.7-58.6

7.5

1.7-27.1

51.2

28.1-73.9

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being between ages 18 and 44.

^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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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