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

Folic Acid-FEMALES

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

View results for a demographic group:

Select a different topic:

View results for a different geographical area:

	Total Respond.^	Make strong bones	Prevent birth defects	Prevent high bp	Other
TOTAL	2,773	442	15.8	14.2-17.6	1,908	68.1	65.8-70.2	67	2.5	1.8- 3.3	356	13.7	12.1-15.4
RACE
White	1,957	241	11.7	10.1-13.5	1,477	76.3	73.9-78.5	46	2.4	1.7- 3.4	193	9.7	8.2-11.4
African American	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
Asian	29	7	24.7	9.8-49.7	19	53.6	29.1-76.5	0	0.0	. - .	3	21.7	6.1-54.2
Native American	57	18	33.4	19.7-50.7	29	37.1	23.8-52.6	0	0.0	. - .	10	29.5	15.2-49.4
Other Minorities	179	41	27.9	20.0-37.4	100	51.4	42.4-60.3	6	3.2	1.3- 7.7	32	17.5	11.8-25.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	188	40	25.6	18.0-35.1	113	55.7	46.6-64.4	6	3.4	1.4- 8.0	29	15.2	10.2-22.2
-English Speaking	78	10	9.0	4.3-17.8	58	74.6	61.3-84.4	3	6.4	2.0-18.9	7	10.0	4.2-21.9
-Spanish Speaking	110	30	34.9	24.1-47.5	55	45.2	34.2-56.8	3	1.8	0.5- 5.5	22	18.2	11.4-27.6
Non-Hispanic	2,581	402	15.0	13.4-16.8	1,791	69.1	66.8-71.3	61	2.4	1.7- 3.2	327	13.6	12.0-15.3
AGE
18-24	340	57	16.4	12.0-22.0	224	65.7	59.2-71.6	15	4.3	2.4- 7.6	44	13.7	9.8-18.7
25-34	1,150	170	15.0	12.5-17.8	833	70.6	67.2-73.9	20	1.7	1.0- 2.9	127	12.7	10.4-15.4
35-44	1,247	210	16.5	14.0-19.3	831	66.6	63.2-69.8	30	2.5	1.6- 3.8	176	14.5	12.1-17.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	217	66	28.5	22.0-36.1	89	40.8	33.3-48.7	8	3.0	1.3- 6.7	54	27.6	21.0-35.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	644	136	21.0	17.2-25.3	366	57.2	52.4-61.9	25	4.2	2.6- 6.6	117	17.6	14.3-21.6
Some Post-H.S.	801	132	14.2	11.6-17.4	549	70.0	66.0-73.7	19	2.3	1.4- 3.9	101	13.4	10.8-16.6
College Graduate	1,105	107	11.0	8.7-13.8	900	79.3	75.9-82.3	15	1.4	0.7- 2.6	83	8.3	6.4-10.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	230	53	24.3	17.8-32.3	119	51.5	43.2-59.8	10	3.4	1.6- 7.3	48	20.7	15.1-27.8
$15,000- 24,999	436	102	24.1	19.3-29.7	253	57.5	51.5-63.3	10	1.9	1.0- 3.6	71	16.5	12.6-21.5
$25,000- 34,999	348	72	17.7	13.7-22.6	224	65.1	58.9-70.8	10	3.5	1.7- 7.0	42	13.7	9.6-19.0
$35,000- 49,999	423	50	10.8	7.8-14.8	304	71.1	65.7-76.0	7	2.0	0.8- 5.0	62	16.1	12.3-20.7
$50,000-74,999	406	45	13.4	9.5-18.7	320	75.8	70.0-80.8	6	2.0	0.8- 5.0	35	8.7	6.0-12.7
$75,000+	447	37	8.5	5.9-12.1	374	82.4	77.3-86.5	8	1.8	0.8- 4.3	28	7.3	4.4-11.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	494	97	21.3	17.0-26.3	286	57.5	52.1-62.8	14	2.1	1.2- 3.7	97	19.1	15.3-23.6
No	2,237	340	14.6	12.8-16.6	1,594	70.3	67.9-72.7	51	2.5	1.8- 3.5	252	12.6	10.9-14.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	70	10	20.9	9.4-40.3	48	63.1	46.7-77.0	2	1.7	0.3- 8.5	10	14.2	7.0-26.8
Non-Veteran	2,679	429	15.7	14.0-17.5	1,844	68.2	65.9-70.4	64	2.5	1.8- 3.3	342	13.6	12.1-15.4
Currently Serving	24	3	13.8	2.9-46.6	16	67.2	41.9-85.4	1	2.5	0.3-16.4	4	16.4	5.5-39.6

Total
Respond.^

Make strong bones

Prevent birth defects

Prevent high bp

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,773

442

15.8

14.2-17.6

1,908

68.1

65.8-70.2

2.5

1.8- 3.3

356

13.7

12.1-15.4

RACE

White

1,957

241

11.7

10.1-13.5

1,477

76.3

73.9-78.5

2.4

1.7- 3.4

193

9.7

8.2-11.4

African American

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

Asian

24.7

9.8-49.7

53.6

29.1-76.5

0.0

. - .

21.7

6.1-54.2

Native American

33.4

19.7-50.7

37.1

23.8-52.6

0.0

. - .

29.5

15.2-49.4

Other Minorities

179

27.9

20.0-37.4

100

51.4

42.4-60.3

3.2

1.3- 7.7

17.5

11.8-25.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

188

25.6

18.0-35.1

113

55.7

46.6-64.4

3.4

1.4- 8.0

15.2

10.2-22.2

-English Speaking

9.0

4.3-17.8

74.6

61.3-84.4

6.4

2.0-18.9

10.0

4.2-21.9

-Spanish Speaking

110

34.9

24.1-47.5

45.2

34.2-56.8

1.8

0.5- 5.5

18.2

11.4-27.6

Non-Hispanic

2,581

402

15.0

13.4-16.8

1,791

69.1

66.8-71.3

2.4

1.7- 3.2

327

13.6

12.0-15.3

AGE

18-24

340

16.4

12.0-22.0

224

65.7

59.2-71.6

4.3

2.4- 7.6

13.7

9.8-18.7

25-34

1,150

170

15.0

12.5-17.8

833

70.6

67.2-73.9

1.7

1.0- 2.9

127

12.7

10.4-15.4

35-44

1,247

210

16.5

14.0-19.3

831

66.6

63.2-69.8

2.5

1.6- 3.8

176

14.5

12.1-17.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

217

28.5

22.0-36.1

40.8

33.3-48.7

3.0

1.3- 6.7

27.6

21.0-35.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

644

136

21.0

17.2-25.3

366

57.2

52.4-61.9

4.2

2.6- 6.6

117

17.6

14.3-21.6

Some Post-H.S.

801

132

14.2

11.6-17.4

549

70.0

66.0-73.7

2.3

1.4- 3.9

101

13.4

10.8-16.6

College Graduate

1,105

107

11.0

8.7-13.8

900

79.3

75.9-82.3

1.4

0.7- 2.6

8.3

6.4-10.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

230

24.3

17.8-32.3

119

51.5

43.2-59.8

3.4

1.6- 7.3

20.7

15.1-27.8

$15,000- 24,999

436

102

24.1

19.3-29.7

253

57.5

51.5-63.3

1.9

1.0- 3.6

16.5

12.6-21.5

$25,000- 34,999

348

17.7

13.7-22.6

224

65.1

58.9-70.8

3.5

1.7- 7.0

13.7

9.6-19.0

$35,000- 49,999

423

10.8

7.8-14.8

304

71.1

65.7-76.0

2.0

0.8- 5.0

16.1

12.3-20.7

$50,000-74,999

406

13.4

9.5-18.7

320

75.8

70.0-80.8

2.0

0.8- 5.0

8.7

6.0-12.7

$75,000+

447

8.5

5.9-12.1

374

82.4

77.3-86.5

1.8

0.8- 4.3

7.3

4.4-11.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

494

21.3

17.0-26.3

286

57.5

52.1-62.8

2.1

1.2- 3.7

19.1

15.3-23.6

2,237

340

14.6

12.8-16.6

1,594

70.3

67.9-72.7

2.5

1.8- 3.5

252

12.6

10.9-14.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

20.9

9.4-40.3

63.1

46.7-77.0

1.7

0.3- 8.5

14.2

7.0-26.8

Non-Veteran

2,679

429

15.7

14.0-17.5

1,844

68.2

65.9-70.4

2.5

1.8- 3.3

342

13.6

12.1-15.4

Currently Serving

13.8

2.9-46.6

67.2

41.9-85.4

2.5

0.3-16.4

16.4

5.5-39.6

Back to Folic Acid.

* 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.

This page was generated on 05APR05.