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-WHITE 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	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
AGE
18-24	123	17	14.1	7.9-23.7	66	53.1	42.2-63.6	13	11.0	5.8-19.8	27	21.9	14.5-31.8
25-34	361	65	17.6	13.5-22.7	230	65.5	59.5-71.1	17	4.0	2.3- 7.0	49	12.8	9.3-17.4
35-44	426	68	15.3	11.5-19.9	240	58.1	52.4-63.6	20	4.4	2.7- 7.3	98	22.2	17.8-27.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	62	11	15.4	7.4-29.2	25	39.8	26.4-54.9	5	10.6	3.8-25.9	21	34.3	21.7-49.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	216	51	22.3	16.3-29.7	101	49.8	41.7-57.9	15	5.9	3.3-10.2	49	22.0	16.2-29.3
Some Post-H.S.	252	41	15.6	11.1-21.5	143	59.3	51.8-66.3	16	6.0	3.3-10.7	52	19.1	14.0-25.6
College Graduate	383	47	12.7	9.1-17.5	268	70.7	65.0-75.9	15	3.6	2.0- 6.5	53	12.9	9.5-17.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	42	13	31.2	16.3-51.2	19	48.1	28.9-67.9	3	7.8	1.9-27.1	7	13.0	5.4-28.1
$15,000- 24,999	92	17	22.3	13.2-35.2	49	50.8	38.5-63.1	4	3.2	1.0- 9.8	22	23.6	14.4-36.2
$25,000- 34,999	119	27	16.2	10.3-24.6	60	53.9	43.2-64.3	7	5.9	2.6-12.7	25	24.0	15.8-34.6
$35,000- 49,999	135	22	14.9	9.1-23.2	80	63.6	53.9-72.3	12	9.3	5.0-16.5	21	12.3	7.4-19.6
$50,000-74,999	162	23	15.4	9.8-23.3	94	60.3	51.2-68.7	9	5.4	2.5-11.3	36	18.9	13.1-26.5
$75,000+	213	33	13.4	8.9-19.5	135	66.2	58.5-73.2	8	3.2	1.4- 7.3	37	17.2	12.2-23.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	168	35	19.3	13.2-27.3	81	50.6	41.5-59.6	14	7.8	4.3-13.7	38	22.3	15.5-31.0
No	736	112	15.1	12.2-18.5	452	62.8	58.4-66.9	37	4.8	3.2- 7.0	135	17.4	14.4-20.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	112	22	18.7	11.7-28.7	64	58.0	47.1-68.2	7	6.4	2.7-14.8	19	16.8	10.2-26.5
Non-Veteran	756	122	15.7	12.8-19.1	449	61.0	56.7-65.1	42	5.2	3.7- 7.5	143	18.0	15.0-21.5
Currently Serving	44	6	13.5	5.3-30.0	23	52.1	35.6-68.1	2	3.5	0.8-13.3	13	31.0	17.7-48.4

Total
Respond.^

Make strong bones

Prevent birth defects

Prevent high bp

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

AGE

18-24

123

14.1

7.9-23.7

53.1

42.2-63.6

11.0

5.8-19.8

21.9

14.5-31.8

25-34

361

17.6

13.5-22.7

230

65.5

59.5-71.1

4.0

2.3- 7.0

12.8

9.3-17.4

35-44

426

15.3

11.5-19.9

240

58.1

52.4-63.6

4.4

2.7- 7.3

22.2

17.8-27.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

15.4

7.4-29.2

39.8

26.4-54.9

10.6

3.8-25.9

34.3

21.7-49.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

216

22.3

16.3-29.7

101

49.8

41.7-57.9

5.9

3.3-10.2

22.0

16.2-29.3

Some Post-H.S.

252

15.6

11.1-21.5

143

59.3

51.8-66.3

6.0

3.3-10.7

19.1

14.0-25.6

College Graduate

383

12.7

9.1-17.5

268

70.7

65.0-75.9

3.6

2.0- 6.5

12.9

9.5-17.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

31.2

16.3-51.2

48.1

28.9-67.9

7.8

1.9-27.1

13.0

5.4-28.1

$15,000- 24,999

22.3

13.2-35.2

50.8

38.5-63.1

3.2

1.0- 9.8

23.6

14.4-36.2

$25,000- 34,999

119

16.2

10.3-24.6

53.9

43.2-64.3

5.9

2.6-12.7

24.0

15.8-34.6

$35,000- 49,999

135

14.9

9.1-23.2

63.6

53.9-72.3

9.3

5.0-16.5

12.3

7.4-19.6

$50,000-74,999

162

15.4

9.8-23.3

60.3

51.2-68.7

5.4

2.5-11.3

18.9

13.1-26.5

$75,000+

213

13.4

8.9-19.5

135

66.2

58.5-73.2

3.2

1.4- 7.3

17.2

12.2-23.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

168

19.3

13.2-27.3

50.6

41.5-59.6

7.8

4.3-13.7

22.3

15.5-31.0

736

112

15.1

12.2-18.5

452

62.8

58.4-66.9

4.8

3.2- 7.0

135

17.4

14.4-20.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

112

18.7

11.7-28.7

58.0

47.1-68.2

6.4

2.7-14.8

16.8

10.2-26.5

Non-Veteran

756

122

15.7

12.8-19.1

449

61.0

56.7-65.1

5.2

3.7- 7.5

143

18.0

15.0-21.5

Currently Serving

13.5

5.3-30.0

52.1

35.6-68.1

3.5

0.8-13.3

31.0

17.7-48.4

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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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