BRFSS 2006 - Cabarrus County: (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: Cabarrus 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
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
-Cabarrus County	78	9	14.3	6.4-28.9	46	51.5	38.0-64.9	4	3.3	1.0-10.0	19	30.9	19.2-45.7
GENDER
Male	22	3	13.7	4.2-36.8	9	42.3	22.2-65.3	1	4.2	0.6-24.9	9	39.8	20.7-62.5
Female	56	6	14.7	5.0-36.2	37	57.7	39.5-74.0	3	2.6	0.8- 8.4	10	25.0	11.7-45.8
RACE
White	61	5	10.9	3.4-29.8	37	54.3	38.3-69.4	4	4.2	1.3-12.9	15	30.6	17.5-47.9
Other	17	4	25.9	8.9-55.5	9	42.2	20.3-67.7	0	0.0	. - .	4	31.9	11.9-61.8
AGE
18-44	78	9	14.3	6.4-28.9	46	51.5	38.0-64.9	4	3.3	1.0-10.0	19	30.9	19.2-45.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	20	3	10.4	3.0-30.2	10	43.3	20.0-70.0	1	1.5	0.2-10.5	6	44.8	20.3-72.2
Some College +	58	6	16.2	6.1-36.3	36	55.5	40.0-70.0	3	4.1	1.1-14.3	13	24.3	13.7-39.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	27	5	14.6	5.5-33.4	13	44.6	25.4-65.6	2	3.0	0.7-12.0	7	37.7	18.7-61.4
$50,000+	43	4	18.6	6.6-42.3	27	51.5	34.5-68.2	1	3.1	0.4-18.8	11	26.8	14.6-44.0

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

-Cabarrus County

14.3

6.4-28.9

51.5

38.0-64.9

3.3

1.0-10.0

30.9

19.2-45.7

GENDER

Male

13.7

4.2-36.8

42.3

22.2-65.3

4.2

0.6-24.9

39.8

20.7-62.5

Female

14.7

5.0-36.2

57.7

39.5-74.0

2.6

0.8- 8.4

25.0

11.7-45.8

RACE

White

10.9

3.4-29.8

54.3

38.3-69.4

4.2

1.3-12.9

30.6

17.5-47.9

Other

25.9

8.9-55.5

42.2

20.3-67.7

0.0

. - .

31.9

11.9-61.8

AGE

18-44

14.3

6.4-28.9

51.5

38.0-64.9

3.3

1.0-10.0

30.9

19.2-45.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

10.4

3.0-30.2

43.3

20.0-70.0

1.5

0.2-10.5

44.8

20.3-72.2

Some College +

16.2

6.1-36.3

55.5

40.0-70.0

4.1

1.1-14.3

24.3

13.7-39.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

14.6

5.5-33.4

44.6

25.4-65.6

3.0

0.7-12.0

37.7

18.7-61.4

$50,000+

18.6

6.6-42.3

51.5

34.5-68.2

3.1

0.4-18.8

26.8

14.6-44.0

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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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