BRFSS 2006 - Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln Counties: (Some health experts recommend that women take 400 micrograms of the B vitamin folic acid, for which of the following reasons....*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln Counties

Folic Acid

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
North Carolina	3,367	648	19.9	18.0-21.9	1,978	56.7	54.4-59.0	133	5.1	4.0- 6.4	608	18.3	16.6-20.1
-Alex./Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	94	17	20.1	11.7-32.5	60	56.4	43.9-68.1	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6	16	23.1	14.0-35.7
GENDER
Male	18	4	24.7	8.5-53.6	7	36.8	16.6-63.0	0	0.0	. - .	7	38.5	17.5-64.8
Female	76	13	18.6	9.7-32.6	53	63.2	48.7-75.7	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5	9	17.7	8.9-32.1
RACE
White	83	13	19.5	10.6-33.2	54	56.2	42.9-68.6	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9	15	23.9	14.1-37.4
Other	11	4	25.2	7.6-57.8	6	58.0	24.1-85.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	16.9	2.4-62.8
AGE
18-44	93	17	20.2	11.7-32.6	59	56.2	43.7-68.0	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6	16	23.2	14.0-35.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	36	9	26.8	12.4-48.6	22	51.0	31.3-70.4	0	0.0	. - .	5	22.2	8.8-45.8
Some College +	58	8	15.3	6.9-30.7	38	60.3	44.9-73.9	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4	11	23.8	13.1-39.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	50	10	21.5	10.5-38.9	32	57.6	40.6-73.0	1	0.8	0.1- 5.4	7	20.1	9.6-37.5
$50,000+	31	3	7.1	1.9-23.3	23	76.4	56.6-88.9	0	0.0	. - .	5	16.5	6.4-36.3

Total
Respond.^

Make strong bones

Prevent birth defects

Prevent high bp

Other

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,367

648

19.9

18.0-21.9

1,978

56.7

54.4-59.0

133

5.1

4.0- 6.4

608

18.3

16.6-20.1

-Alex./Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

20.1

11.7-32.5

56.4

43.9-68.1

0.4

0.1- 2.6

23.1

14.0-35.7

GENDER

Male

24.7

8.5-53.6

36.8

16.6-63.0

0.0

. - .

38.5

17.5-64.8

Female

18.6

9.7-32.6

63.2

48.7-75.7

0.5

0.1- 3.5

17.7

8.9-32.1

RACE

White

19.5

10.6-33.2

56.2

42.9-68.6

0.4

0.1- 2.9

23.9

14.1-37.4

Other

25.2

7.6-57.8

58.0

24.1-85.7

0.0

. - .

16.9

2.4-62.8

AGE

18-44

20.2

11.7-32.6

56.2

43.7-68.0

0.4

0.1- 2.6

23.2

14.0-35.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

26.8

12.4-48.6

51.0

31.3-70.4

0.0

. - .

22.2

8.8-45.8

Some College +

15.3

6.9-30.7

60.3

44.9-73.9

0.6

0.1- 4.4

23.8

13.1-39.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

21.5

10.5-38.9

57.6

40.6-73.0

0.8

0.1- 5.4

20.1

9.6-37.5

$50,000+

7.1

1.9-23.3

76.4

56.6-88.9

0.0

. - .

16.5

6.4-36.3

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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.

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