BRFSS 2006 - Davidson 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: Davidson 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
-Davidson County	84	17	22.0	12.9-34.8	45	48.6	36.3-61.1	7	10.5	4.8-21.5	15	19.0	10.2-32.5
GENDER
Male	30	8	31.5	15.3-54.0	14	46.4	27.6-66.3	5	16.0	6.2-35.7	3	6.0	1.6-20.3
Female	54	9	15.3	7.2-29.6	31	50.1	34.4-65.7	2	6.6	1.6-23.5	12	28.1	14.7-47.0
RACE
White	75	13	19.2	10.7-32.0	42	54.1	41.2-66.5	6	9.7	4.1-21.0	14	17.1	9.6-28.6
Other	9	4	35.8	9.7-74.4	3	21.3	5.6-55.3	1	14.5	1.9-59.3	1	28.4	4.5-76.9
AGE
18-44	84	17	22.0	12.9-34.8	45	48.6	36.3-61.1	7	10.5	4.8-21.5	15	19.0	10.2-32.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	35	10	35.1	18.3-56.7	14	32.3	18.0-50.9	2	4.0	1.0-15.3	9	28.6	12.6-52.5
Some College +	49	7	12.4	5.2-26.9	31	60.5	43.9-74.9	5	15.2	6.3-32.5	6	11.9	4.9-26.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	41	11	29.9	15.3-50.2	19	45.0	28.2-62.9	2	7.0	1.5-27.5	9	18.2	8.3-35.4
$50,000+	34	4	14.2	5.4-32.7	24	68.4	49.7-82.6	3	10.2	3.3-27.9	3	7.1	2.3-20.3

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

-Davidson County

22.0

12.9-34.8

48.6

36.3-61.1

10.5

4.8-21.5

19.0

10.2-32.5

GENDER

Male

31.5

15.3-54.0

46.4

27.6-66.3

16.0

6.2-35.7

6.0

1.6-20.3

Female

15.3

7.2-29.6

50.1

34.4-65.7

6.6

1.6-23.5

28.1

14.7-47.0

RACE

White

19.2

10.7-32.0

54.1

41.2-66.5

9.7

4.1-21.0

17.1

9.6-28.6

Other

35.8

9.7-74.4

21.3

5.6-55.3

14.5

1.9-59.3

28.4

4.5-76.9

AGE

18-44

22.0

12.9-34.8

48.6

36.3-61.1

10.5

4.8-21.5

19.0

10.2-32.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

35.1

18.3-56.7

32.3

18.0-50.9

4.0

1.0-15.3

28.6

12.6-52.5

Some College +

12.4

5.2-26.9

60.5

43.9-74.9

15.2

6.3-32.5

11.9

4.9-26.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

29.9

15.3-50.2

45.0

28.2-62.9

7.0

1.5-27.5

18.2

8.3-35.4

$50,000+

14.2

5.4-32.7

68.4

49.7-82.6

10.2

3.3-27.9

7.1

2.3-20.3

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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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