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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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
-Buncombe County 74 7 12.6 5.5-26.4 60 78.2 64.5-87.7 1 1.2 0.2- 8.2 6 8.0 3.3-17.8
GENDER
Male 20 4 22.2 7.7-49.6 13 67.5 42.3-85.5 1 2.9 0.4-18.6 2 7.3 1.7-26.4
Female 54 3 5.8 1.8-16.8 47 85.8 71.6-93.5 0 0.0 . - . 4 8.4 2.8-22.4
RACE
White 59 4 5.6 1.9-15.2 48 83.2 70.5-91.1 1 1.5 0.2- 9.9 6 9.7 4.1-21.5
Other 15 3 43.8 16.7-75.3 12 56.2 24.7-83.3 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
AGE
18-44 74 7 12.6 5.5-26.4 60 78.2 64.5-87.7 1 1.2 0.2- 8.2 6 8.0 3.3-17.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 13 1 11.7 1.6-51.7 11 86.5 49.7-97.7 0 0.0 . - . 1 1.8 0.2-12.8
Some College + 60 6 13.0 5.3-28.5 48 74.8 59.3-85.8 1 1.7 0.2-11.2 5 10.5 4.2-23.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 43 6 17.4 7.1-36.8 33 74.4 55.6-87.1 1 1.9 0.3-12.3 3 6.4 1.8-20.0
$50,000+ 23 0 0.0 . - . 20 83.1 57.5-94.7 0 0.0 . - . 3 16.9 5.3-42.5

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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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