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

Folic Acid-AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES

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	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
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
RACE
African American	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
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	1	5.3	0.6-35.1	4	94.7	64.9-99.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
-English Speaking	4	1	6.6	0.6-43.7	3	93.4	56.3-99.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	158	39	21.9	15.1-30.7	49	31.0	23.0-40.4	12	10.3	4.3-22.6	58	36.8	27.7-47.0
AGE
18-24	27	7	26.4	12.1-48.4	8	22.7	10.2-43.2	4	19.6	5.4-50.9	8	31.3	14.3-55.5
25-34	58	11	14.7	7.7-26.3	21	39.4	26.5-54.1	4	6.1	2.3-15.3	22	39.8	26.6-54.6
35-44	77	22	23.7	14.8-35.6	24	35.1	23.7-48.7	4	4.9	1.4-15.2	27	36.3	24.7-49.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	19	6	27.3	10.1-55.5	6	31.7	13.8-57.5	0	0.0	. - .	7	41.0	18.3-68.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	69	17	18.9	10.4-31.9	17	28.5	16.9-43.9	8	22.4	8.7-46.6	27	30.2	18.9-44.5
Some Post-H.S.	27	8	25.8	11.4-48.5	6	25.9	10.9-49.9	0	0.0	. - .	13	48.3	28.3-68.9
College Graduate	48	9	18.9	8.8-35.9	24	42.9	26.8-60.6	4	5.8	2.0-15.7	11	32.5	16.1-54.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	12	4	42.6	14.9-75.9	1	8.3	1.1-42.1	1	2.6	0.3-17.4	6	46.6	18.5-77.0
$15,000- 24,999	31	10	21.5	9.4-41.8	10	31.7	15.3-54.4	4	25.2	7.5-58.3	7	21.7	8.7-44.4
$25,000- 34,999	23	8	23.2	9.4-46.8	5	24.0	8.7-51.1	0	0.0	. - .	10	52.8	26.0-78.1
$35,000- 49,999	28	5	13.8	5.1-32.4	9	33.6	17.0-55.4	1	3.6	0.5-21.9	13	49.0	29.0-69.3
$50,000-74,999	26	1	1.9	0.3-12.9	13	47.6	27.2-68.8	2	6.2	1.5-22.8	10	44.2	24.3-66.2
$75,000+	26	7	17.2	7.7-34.2	9	39.0	20.9-60.7	1	3.0	0.4-18.8	9	40.8	22.2-62.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	38	8	20.5	9.0-40.3	9	25.4	11.8-46.5	6	12.9	5.1-29.3	15	41.2	24.2-60.5
No	121	31	21.9	14.3-32.1	43	34.2	24.7-45.1	6	9.4	2.8-27.0	41	34.5	24.2-46.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	33	12	36.3	20.1-56.4	7	20.5	8.6-41.5	0	0.0	. - .	14	43.2	25.4-63.0
Non-Veteran	129	28	19.0	12.1-28.7	46	34.5	25.3-45.1	12	11.9	5.0-25.7	43	34.5	24.7-45.9

Total
Respond.^

Make strong bones

Prevent birth defects

Prevent high bp

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

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

RACE

African American

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

HISPANIC

Hispanic

5.3

0.6-35.1

94.7

64.9-99.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

-English Speaking

6.6

0.6-43.7

93.4

56.3-99.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

158

21.9

15.1-30.7

31.0

23.0-40.4

10.3

4.3-22.6

36.8

27.7-47.0

AGE

18-24

26.4

12.1-48.4

22.7

10.2-43.2

19.6

5.4-50.9

31.3

14.3-55.5

25-34

14.7

7.7-26.3

39.4

26.5-54.1

6.1

2.3-15.3

39.8

26.6-54.6

35-44

23.7

14.8-35.6

35.1

23.7-48.7

4.9

1.4-15.2

36.3

24.7-49.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

27.3

10.1-55.5

31.7

13.8-57.5

0.0

. - .

41.0

18.3-68.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

18.9

10.4-31.9

28.5

16.9-43.9

22.4

8.7-46.6

30.2

18.9-44.5

Some Post-H.S.

25.8

11.4-48.5

25.9

10.9-49.9

0.0

. - .

48.3

28.3-68.9

College Graduate

18.9

8.8-35.9

42.9

26.8-60.6

5.8

2.0-15.7

32.5

16.1-54.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

42.6

14.9-75.9

8.3

1.1-42.1

2.6

0.3-17.4

46.6

18.5-77.0

$15,000- 24,999

21.5

9.4-41.8

31.7

15.3-54.4

25.2

7.5-58.3

21.7

8.7-44.4

$25,000- 34,999

23.2

9.4-46.8

24.0

8.7-51.1

0.0

. - .

52.8

26.0-78.1

$35,000- 49,999

13.8

5.1-32.4

33.6

17.0-55.4

3.6

0.5-21.9

49.0

29.0-69.3

$50,000-74,999

1.9

0.3-12.9

47.6

27.2-68.8

6.2

1.5-22.8

44.2

24.3-66.2

$75,000+

17.2

7.7-34.2

39.0

20.9-60.7

3.0

0.4-18.8

40.8

22.2-62.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

20.5

9.0-40.3

25.4

11.8-46.5

12.9

5.1-29.3

41.2

24.2-60.5

121

21.9

14.3-32.1

34.2

24.7-45.1

9.4

2.8-27.0

34.5

24.2-46.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

36.3

20.1-56.4

20.5

8.6-41.5

0.0

. - .

43.2

25.4-63.0

Non-Veteran

129

19.0

12.1-28.7

34.5

25.3-45.1

11.9

5.0-25.7

34.5

24.7-45.9

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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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