BRFSS 2006 - Forsyth 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: Forsyth 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
-Forsyth County	84	14	20.2	10.3-35.7	52	56.3	42.5-69.2	5	7.7	2.4-22.5	13	15.8	8.9-26.5
GENDER
Male	23	5	27.5	10.2-55.8	10	42.0	22.0-65.0	2	11.6	2.3-42.3	6	19.0	7.9-38.8
Female	61	9	13.9	6.9-26.0	42	68.6	54.6-79.9	3	4.4	1.2-15.0	7	13.1	6.0-26.4
RACE
White	56	4	11.4	2.8-35.9	39	61.5	43.6-76.7	3	8.6	2.0-29.7	10	18.6	9.7-32.7
Other	28	10	43.1	23.2-65.5	13	42.8	23.7-64.4	2	5.6	1.3-20.9	3	8.5	2.5-25.2
AGE
18-44	84	14	20.2	10.3-35.7	52	56.3	42.5-69.2	5	7.7	2.4-22.5	13	15.8	8.9-26.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	22	5	28.1	8.9-60.9	11	47.7	24.5-71.9	1	4.2	0.6-25.3	5	20.1	7.7-43.2
Some College +	62	9	16.1	7.6-30.9	41	60.7	44.8-74.7	4	9.5	2.4-31.0	8	13.6	6.5-26.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	37	10	35.3	17.1-59.2	17	40.0	22.8-60.1	3	5.2	1.4-18.0	7	19.5	8.7-37.9
$50,000+	43	4	8.4	2.9-22.2	32	70.0	49.8-84.5	2	11.1	2.2-40.2	5	10.6	4.1-24.6

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

-Forsyth County

20.2

10.3-35.7

56.3

42.5-69.2

7.7

2.4-22.5

15.8

8.9-26.5

GENDER

Male

27.5

10.2-55.8

42.0

22.0-65.0

11.6

2.3-42.3

19.0

7.9-38.8

Female

13.9

6.9-26.0

68.6

54.6-79.9

4.4

1.2-15.0

13.1

6.0-26.4

RACE

White

11.4

2.8-35.9

61.5

43.6-76.7

8.6

2.0-29.7

18.6

9.7-32.7

Other

43.1

23.2-65.5

42.8

23.7-64.4

5.6

1.3-20.9

8.5

2.5-25.2

AGE

18-44

20.2

10.3-35.7

56.3

42.5-69.2

7.7

2.4-22.5

15.8

8.9-26.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

28.1

8.9-60.9

47.7

24.5-71.9

4.2

0.6-25.3

20.1

7.7-43.2

Some College +

16.1

7.6-30.9

60.7

44.8-74.7

9.5

2.4-31.0

13.6

6.5-26.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

35.3

17.1-59.2

40.0

22.8-60.1

5.2

1.4-18.0

19.5

8.7-37.9

$50,000+

8.4

2.9-22.2

70.0

49.8-84.5

11.1

2.2-40.2

10.6

4.1-24.6

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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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