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-MALES

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	1,270	225	19.0	16.4-21.9	689	53.2	49.7-56.5	76	6.0	4.5- 7.8	280	21.9	19.2-24.8
RACE
White	913	150	16.0	13.3-19.1	537	60.3	56.4-64.1	51	5.3	3.8- 7.3	175	18.4	15.6-21.5
African American	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
Asian	16	2	12.2	3.0-38.9	10	72.0	46.0-88.6	1	4.1	0.6-25.0	3	11.7	3.3-33.9
Native American	15	0	0.0	. - .	5	24.3	7.7-55.2	3	18.9	5.5-48.5	7	56.7	27.4-82.0
Other Minorities	118	31	33.7	23.6-45.6	48	32.8	23.7-43.4	5	5.2	1.6-16.0	34	28.2	19.2-39.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	127	32	32.0	22.4-43.4	59	38.6	29.2-49.0	4	4.8	1.4-15.4	32	24.6	16.7-34.7
-English Speaking	38	7	19.4	8.8-37.6	25	59.0	40.1-75.5	1	5.0	0.7-27.7	5	16.7	6.0-38.4
-Spanish Speaking	89	25	35.8	24.2-49.4	34	32.4	22.2-44.7	3	4.7	1.0-19.3	27	27.0	17.6-39.1
Non-Hispanic	1,140	192	16.8	14.4-19.6	630	55.6	52.1-59.1	72	6.2	4.7- 8.0	246	21.3	18.6-24.4
AGE
18-24	182	26	16.5	10.8-24.5	87	43.9	35.4-52.8	18	10.5	6.1-17.4	51	29.1	21.8-37.6
25-34	519	96	19.7	15.6-24.5	304	56.8	51.4-62.1	31	5.9	3.7- 9.1	88	17.6	13.8-22.3
35-44	563	102	19.3	15.5-23.8	295	52.6	47.6-57.6	26	4.3	2.8- 6.7	140	23.7	19.8-28.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	166	39	28.7	20.3-38.9	63	33.6	25.5-42.7	9	4.7	2.1- 9.9	55	33.0	24.7-42.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	322	69	20.2	15.5-26.0	147	47.3	40.8-53.9	23	6.9	4.4-10.8	83	25.5	20.3-31.6
Some Post-H.S.	327	54	16.8	12.5-22.2	174	52.1	45.4-58.7	25	8.9	5.4-14.4	74	22.3	17.1-28.4
College Graduate	454	63	15.1	11.4-19.7	304	67.5	62.1-72.4	19	3.7	2.2- 6.3	68	13.6	10.4-17.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	80	22	33.9	21.6-48.9	33	38.1	25.2-53.0	5	6.6	2.3-17.3	20	21.4	12.6-33.9
$15,000- 24,999	190	40	23.9	17.0-32.5	85	39.2	31.1-48.0	11	6.8	3.0-14.5	54	30.1	22.3-39.3
$25,000- 34,999	168	37	17.2	11.8-24.3	81	49.7	41.0-58.5	10	6.3	3.2-12.2	40	26.7	19.5-35.5
$35,000- 49,999	175	26	15.3	9.9-22.8	101	61.1	52.4-69.1	15	8.9	5.1-14.8	33	14.8	9.9-21.5
$50,000-74,999	205	31	16.1	11.0-22.9	117	58.2	50.2-65.8	14	7.4	4.0-13.0	43	18.3	13.1-25.1
$75,000+	249	40	14.2	9.9-20.0	150	61.8	54.4-68.6	9	2.9	1.3- 6.4	50	21.1	15.7-27.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	242	57	25.3	18.5-33.4	108	43.4	35.8-51.4	21	9.2	5.2-15.7	56	22.1	16.1-29.6
No	1,015	163	17.1	14.4-20.2	575	55.7	51.9-59.4	55	5.3	3.9- 7.1	222	21.9	19.0-25.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	151	31	20.5	13.8-29.3	82	52.6	42.9-62.1	10	6.8	3.3-13.8	28	20.1	12.9-29.9
Non-Veteran	1,049	184	18.9	16.0-22.2	572	53.6	49.8-57.3	62	6.0	4.4- 8.0	231	21.5	18.6-24.7
Currently Serving	69	10	16.7	8.7-29.8	34	45.7	32.9-59.1	4	4.4	1.6-11.6	21	33.2	21.6-47.3

Total
Respond.^

Make strong bones

Prevent birth defects

Prevent high bp

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,270

225

19.0

16.4-21.9

689

53.2

49.7-56.5

6.0

4.5- 7.8

280

21.9

19.2-24.8

RACE

White

913

150

16.0

13.3-19.1

537

60.3

56.4-64.1

5.3

3.8- 7.3

175

18.4

15.6-21.5

African American

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

Asian

12.2

3.0-38.9

72.0

46.0-88.6

4.1

0.6-25.0

11.7

3.3-33.9

Native American

0.0

. - .

24.3

7.7-55.2

18.9

5.5-48.5

56.7

27.4-82.0

Other Minorities

118

33.7

23.6-45.6

32.8

23.7-43.4

5.2

1.6-16.0

28.2

19.2-39.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

127

32.0

22.4-43.4

38.6

29.2-49.0

4.8

1.4-15.4

24.6

16.7-34.7

-English Speaking

19.4

8.8-37.6

59.0

40.1-75.5

5.0

0.7-27.7

16.7

6.0-38.4

-Spanish Speaking

35.8

24.2-49.4

32.4

22.2-44.7

4.7

1.0-19.3

27.0

17.6-39.1

Non-Hispanic

1,140

192

16.8

14.4-19.6

630

55.6

52.1-59.1

6.2

4.7- 8.0

246

21.3

18.6-24.4

AGE

18-24

182

16.5

10.8-24.5

43.9

35.4-52.8

10.5

6.1-17.4

29.1

21.8-37.6

25-34

519

19.7

15.6-24.5

304

56.8

51.4-62.1

5.9

3.7- 9.1

17.6

13.8-22.3

35-44

563

102

19.3

15.5-23.8

295

52.6

47.6-57.6

4.3

2.8- 6.7

140

23.7

19.8-28.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

166

28.7

20.3-38.9

33.6

25.5-42.7

4.7

2.1- 9.9

33.0

24.7-42.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

322

20.2

15.5-26.0

147

47.3

40.8-53.9

6.9

4.4-10.8

25.5

20.3-31.6

Some Post-H.S.

327

16.8

12.5-22.2

174

52.1

45.4-58.7

8.9

5.4-14.4

22.3

17.1-28.4

College Graduate

454

15.1

11.4-19.7

304

67.5

62.1-72.4

3.7

2.2- 6.3

13.6

10.4-17.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

33.9

21.6-48.9

38.1

25.2-53.0

6.6

2.3-17.3

21.4

12.6-33.9

$15,000- 24,999

190

23.9

17.0-32.5

39.2

31.1-48.0

6.8

3.0-14.5

30.1

22.3-39.3

$25,000- 34,999

168

17.2

11.8-24.3

49.7

41.0-58.5

6.3

3.2-12.2

26.7

19.5-35.5

$35,000- 49,999

175

15.3

9.9-22.8

101

61.1

52.4-69.1

8.9

5.1-14.8

14.8

9.9-21.5

$50,000-74,999

205

16.1

11.0-22.9

117

58.2

50.2-65.8

7.4

4.0-13.0

18.3

13.1-25.1

$75,000+

249

14.2

9.9-20.0

150

61.8

54.4-68.6

2.9

1.3- 6.4

21.1

15.7-27.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

242

25.3

18.5-33.4

108

43.4

35.8-51.4

9.2

5.2-15.7

22.1

16.1-29.6

1,015

163

17.1

14.4-20.2

575

55.7

51.9-59.4

5.3

3.9- 7.1

222

21.9

19.0-25.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

151

20.5

13.8-29.3

52.6

42.9-62.1

6.8

3.3-13.8

20.1

12.9-29.9

Non-Veteran

1,049

184

18.9

16.0-22.2

572

53.6

49.8-57.3

6.0

4.4- 8.0

231

21.5

18.6-24.7

Currently Serving

16.7

8.7-29.8

45.7

32.9-59.1

4.4

1.6-11.6

33.2

21.6-47.3

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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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