BRFSS 2006 - Durham 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: Durham 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
-Durham County	128	18	11.9	6.8-19.8	80	58.9	46.8-70.0	7	9.5	3.6-22.9	23	19.7	11.9-30.8
GENDER
Male	48	8	12.4	5.5-25.7	23	51.4	33.5-69.0	6	15.9	5.7-37.1	11	20.3	9.3-38.7
Female	80	10	11.2	5.7-20.7	57	68.7	56.1-79.0	1	1.1	0.2- 7.7	12	19.0	10.7-31.4
RACE
White	60	3	3.7	1.1-12.0	45	61.8	40.9-79.1	4	16.4	4.7-43.7	8	18.1	6.6-40.9
Other	66	15	18.1	9.9-30.9	34	56.9	41.8-70.9	3	4.7	1.4-14.8	14	20.2	11.3-33.3
AGE
18-44	124	18	12.1	6.9-20.1	78	59.4	47.1-70.6	7	9.7	3.6-23.3	21	18.9	11.1-30.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	38	7	15.9	6.8-33.0	19	55.7	36.4-73.4	1	3.4	0.5-20.9	11	25.0	12.9-42.8
Some College +	90	11	9.3	4.6-17.8	61	61.0	45.3-74.7	6	13.4	4.6-33.4	12	16.3	7.3-32.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	73	11	12.3	6.3-22.6	45	58.2	42.4-72.5	3	4.3	1.3-13.4	14	25.1	13.4-41.9
$50,000+	44	4	4.3	1.5-11.9	30	64.3	40.9-82.5	3	18.6	4.4-53.1	7	12.8	5.7-26.4

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

-Durham County

128

11.9

6.8-19.8

58.9

46.8-70.0

9.5

3.6-22.9

19.7

11.9-30.8

GENDER

Male

12.4

5.5-25.7

51.4

33.5-69.0

15.9

5.7-37.1

20.3

9.3-38.7

Female

11.2

5.7-20.7

68.7

56.1-79.0

1.1

0.2- 7.7

19.0

10.7-31.4

RACE

White

3.7

1.1-12.0

61.8

40.9-79.1

16.4

4.7-43.7

18.1

6.6-40.9

Other

18.1

9.9-30.9

56.9

41.8-70.9

4.7

1.4-14.8

20.2

11.3-33.3

AGE

18-44

124

12.1

6.9-20.1

59.4

47.1-70.6

9.7

3.6-23.3

18.9

11.1-30.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

15.9

6.8-33.0

55.7

36.4-73.4

3.4

0.5-20.9

25.0

12.9-42.8

Some College +

9.3

4.6-17.8

61.0

45.3-74.7

13.4

4.6-33.4

16.3

7.3-32.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

12.3

6.3-22.6

58.2

42.4-72.5

4.3

1.3-13.4

25.1

13.4-41.9

$50,000+

4.3

1.5-11.9

64.3

40.9-82.5

18.6

4.4-53.1

12.8

5.7-26.4

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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.

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