BRFSS 2006 - Gaston 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: Gaston 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
-Gaston County	69	15	25.4	13.7-42.2	39	45.0	30.9-60.0	2	8.9	2.3-28.7	13	20.8	11.0-35.7
GENDER
Male	15	3	23.0	6.8-55.0	8	46.3	21.3-73.3	1	11.7	1.7-50.7	3	19.0	5.0-51.3
Female	54	12	26.8	13.1-47.1	31	44.2	29.1-60.4	1	7.1	1.0-35.9	10	21.9	11.1-38.6
RACE
White	57	10	20.0	8.7-39.6	35	50.1	33.4-66.8	2	11.0	2.9-34.0	10	19.0	8.9-35.8
Other	12	5	48.0	19.3-78.2	4	23.5	7.1-55.3	0	0.0	. - .	3	28.4	8.3-63.7
AGE
18-44	69	15	25.4	13.7-42.2	39	45.0	30.9-60.0	2	8.9	2.3-28.7	13	20.8	11.0-35.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	20	5	33.1	12.1-64.0	7	26.8	10.1-54.4	1	11.1	1.6-49.2	7	29.0	12.1-54.8
Some College +	49	10	20.4	9.7-38.0	32	56.7	38.2-73.5	1	7.4	1.1-37.0	6	15.5	5.6-36.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	24	9	32.2	14.6-56.9	9	36.9	17.1-62.2	1	12.1	1.8-51.1	5	18.9	6.7-42.9
$50,000+	36	4	8.2	2.9-21.1	25	57.8	35.8-77.0	1	10.6	1.6-46.8	6	23.4	8.8-48.9

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

-Gaston County

25.4

13.7-42.2

45.0

30.9-60.0

8.9

2.3-28.7

20.8

11.0-35.7

GENDER

Male

23.0

6.8-55.0

46.3

21.3-73.3

11.7

1.7-50.7

19.0

5.0-51.3

Female

26.8

13.1-47.1

44.2

29.1-60.4

7.1

1.0-35.9

21.9

11.1-38.6

RACE

White

20.0

8.7-39.6

50.1

33.4-66.8

11.0

2.9-34.0

19.0

8.9-35.8

Other

48.0

19.3-78.2

23.5

7.1-55.3

0.0

. - .

28.4

8.3-63.7

AGE

18-44

25.4

13.7-42.2

45.0

30.9-60.0

8.9

2.3-28.7

20.8

11.0-35.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

33.1

12.1-64.0

26.8

10.1-54.4

11.1

1.6-49.2

29.0

12.1-54.8

Some College +

20.4

9.7-38.0

56.7

38.2-73.5

7.4

1.1-37.0

15.5

5.6-36.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

32.2

14.6-56.9

36.9

17.1-62.2

12.1

1.8-51.1

18.9

6.7-42.9

$50,000+

8.2

2.9-21.1

57.8

35.8-77.0

10.6

1.6-46.8

23.4

8.8-48.9

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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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