BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina: (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: North Carolina

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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
TOTAL	625	169	24.4	20.3-29.0	268	41.5	36.6-46.6	29	6.3	3.5-11.3	159	27.8	23.2-32.9
GENDER
Male	163	40	21.6	14.9-30.2	53	32.3	24.2-41.6	12	10.1	4.2-22.2	58	36.0	27.1-46.1
Female	462	129	26.3	21.6-31.6	215	47.8	42.2-53.4	17	3.8	2.2- 6.5	101	22.1	17.8-27.1
AGE
18-24	85	21	27.5	17.1-41.1	27	26.5	16.9-39.0	8	13.6	4.9-32.3	29	32.3	20.7-46.7
25-34	242	56	19.8	14.7-26.2	121	49.4	41.9-57.0	11	4.6	2.4- 8.5	54	26.2	19.8-33.8
35-44	290	90	26.8	21.3-33.2	117	43.7	36.9-50.9	9	3.2	1.4- 7.2	74	26.2	20.4-33.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	58	18	22.9	11.5-40.4	12	26.9	14.7-43.8	4	2.6	0.8- 7.9	24	47.6	31.1-64.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	214	63	22.8	16.7-30.2	74	34.5	26.5-43.4	11	11.8	4.8-26.0	66	31.0	23.5-39.7
Some Post-H.S.	183	52	28.8	20.9-38.1	83	42.8	34.1-52.1	6	3.2	1.3- 7.7	42	25.2	18.1-34.0
College Graduate	170	36	22.3	15.2-31.5	99	54.8	44.8-64.6	8	4.5	2.1- 9.4	27	18.3	10.5-30.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	80	28	33.3	21.1-48.4	26	27.8	17.8-40.7	4	3.1	1.0- 8.7	22	35.8	23.2-50.6
$15,000- 24,999	159	51	26.2	18.0-36.5	57	37.3	27.2-48.5	7	11.8	3.9-30.8	44	24.7	16.7-34.9
$25,000- 34,999	97	35	34.6	22.9-48.5	39	34.8	23.3-48.4	2	1.0	0.2- 4.4	21	29.6	16.1-48.0
$35,000- 49,999	96	20	16.6	10.1-26.1	49	47.5	36.0-59.2	1	1.4	0.2- 9.6	26	34.4	23.6-47.2
$50,000-74,999	67	9	11.6	5.4-23.0	37	55.3	41.2-68.7	5	6.9	2.7-16.3	16	26.2	15.2-41.2
$75,000+	67	16	21.7	12.8-34.6	34	49.7	36.3-63.1	2	2.9	0.7-10.8	15	25.7	15.3-39.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	142	41	24.8	16.9-34.9	50	35.7	25.8-47.0	13	9.9	5.1-18.5	38	29.6	20.4-40.7
No	461	124	24.5	19.8-30.0	208	43.1	37.4-49.1	16	5.6	2.4-12.5	113	26.7	21.5-32.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	65	19	29.1	17.9-43.6	24	36.3	23.7-51.2	1	1.2	0.2- 8.1	21	33.4	21.0-48.6
Non-Veteran	559	150	23.9	19.5-28.8	244	42.2	36.9-47.7	28	7.0	3.8-12.4	137	27.0	22.2-32.5

Total
Respond.^

Make strong bones

Prevent birth defects

Prevent high bp

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

625

169

24.4

20.3-29.0

268

41.5

36.6-46.6

6.3

3.5-11.3

159

27.8

23.2-32.9

GENDER

Male

163

21.6

14.9-30.2

32.3

24.2-41.6

10.1

4.2-22.2

36.0

27.1-46.1

Female

462

129

26.3

21.6-31.6

215

47.8

42.2-53.4

3.8

2.2- 6.5

101

22.1

17.8-27.1

AGE

18-24

27.5

17.1-41.1

26.5

16.9-39.0

13.6

4.9-32.3

32.3

20.7-46.7

25-34

242

19.8

14.7-26.2

121

49.4

41.9-57.0

4.6

2.4- 8.5

26.2

19.8-33.8

35-44

290

26.8

21.3-33.2

117

43.7

36.9-50.9

3.2

1.4- 7.2

26.2

20.4-33.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

22.9

11.5-40.4

26.9

14.7-43.8

2.6

0.8- 7.9

47.6

31.1-64.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

214

22.8

16.7-30.2

34.5

26.5-43.4

11.8

4.8-26.0

31.0

23.5-39.7

Some Post-H.S.

183

28.8

20.9-38.1

42.8

34.1-52.1

3.2

1.3- 7.7

25.2

18.1-34.0

College Graduate

170

22.3

15.2-31.5

54.8

44.8-64.6

4.5

2.1- 9.4

18.3

10.5-30.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

33.3

21.1-48.4

27.8

17.8-40.7

3.1

1.0- 8.7

35.8

23.2-50.6

$15,000- 24,999

159

26.2

18.0-36.5

37.3

27.2-48.5

11.8

3.9-30.8

24.7

16.7-34.9

$25,000- 34,999

34.6

22.9-48.5

34.8

23.3-48.4

1.0

0.2- 4.4

29.6

16.1-48.0

$35,000- 49,999

16.6

10.1-26.1

47.5

36.0-59.2

1.4

0.2- 9.6

34.4

23.6-47.2

$50,000-74,999

11.6

5.4-23.0

55.3

41.2-68.7

6.9

2.7-16.3

26.2

15.2-41.2

$75,000+

21.7

12.8-34.6

49.7

36.3-63.1

2.9

0.7-10.8

25.7

15.3-39.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

142

24.8

16.9-34.9

35.7

25.8-47.0

9.9

5.1-18.5

29.6

20.4-40.7

461

124

24.5

19.8-30.0

208

43.1

37.4-49.1

5.6

2.4-12.5

113

26.7

21.5-32.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

29.1

17.9-43.6

36.3

23.7-51.2

1.2

0.2- 8.1

33.4

21.0-48.6

Non-Veteran

559

150

23.9

19.5-28.8

244

42.2

36.9-47.7

7.0

3.8-12.4

137

27.0

22.2-32.5

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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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