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-FEMALES

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	2,381	429	18.2	16.1-20.6	1,519	63.3	60.6-65.8	67	3.1	2.2- 4.2	366	15.4	13.6-17.4
RACE
White	1,641	224	14.2	11.8-17.0	1,149	69.2	66.0-72.2	44	2.9	1.9- 4.2	224	13.7	11.7-16.1
African American	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
Asian	32	10	36.4	18.8-58.7	16	37.9	21.4-57.9	0	0.0	. - .	6	25.6	10.6-50.1
Native American	48	8	22.4	9.4-44.4	28	52.4	34.8-69.4	2	4.0	1.0-15.2	10	21.2	10.5-38.4
Other Minorities	184	55	28.4	20.8-37.5	102	54.3	45.0-63.4	4	4.1	1.3-12.8	23	13.1	8.1-20.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	188	52	26.8	19.4-35.7	107	54.7	45.6-63.5	4	4.3	1.3-12.7	25	14.2	9.0-21.8
-English Speaking	79	10	12.1	5.5-24.6	48	60.0	45.6-72.8	3	8.1	2.1-26.7	18	19.8	11.4-32.2
-Spanish Speaking	108	42	37.6	26.8-49.7	58	50.4	38.8-61.9	1	1.6	0.2-10.7	7	10.4	4.7-21.8
Non-Hispanic	2,190	374	17.2	15.0-19.6	1,412	64.3	61.5-66.9	63	3.0	2.1- 4.1	341	15.6	13.7-17.6
AGE
18-24	257	49	22.0	15.6-30.1	134	49.3	41.6-57.0	11	5.1	2.6- 9.7	63	23.6	18.0-30.2
25-34	870	145	15.5	12.9-18.6	608	72.1	68.5-75.5	19	2.2	1.3- 3.7	98	10.2	8.1-12.6
35-44	1,207	225	18.7	16.2-21.4	756	63.5	60.2-66.6	35	2.8	1.9- 4.1	191	15.1	12.9-17.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	172	56	26.3	19.3-34.7	67	43.4	34.1-53.2	7	2.0	0.9- 4.5	42	28.3	20.4-37.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	515	131	23.9	19.2-29.2	259	52.2	46.4-58.0	16	4.2	2.3- 7.6	109	19.7	15.6-24.5
Some Post-H.S.	729	138	20.6	16.2-25.8	443	58.6	53.4-63.6	26	3.8	2.3- 6.1	122	17.0	13.7-21.0
College Graduate	960	103	11.3	9.0-14.1	747	77.7	74.2-80.8	18	2.1	1.1- 4.1	92	8.9	7.0-11.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	214	65	27.6	20.9-35.6	93	43.0	34.7-51.7	7	4.3	1.7-10.2	49	25.1	18.2-33.5
$15,000- 24,999	323	90	24.3	19.1-30.4	152	52.4	45.6-59.0	11	2.7	1.3- 5.3	70	20.6	15.9-26.4
$25,000- 34,999	272	67	24.9	18.9-32.1	153	59.3	51.5-66.8	11	3.0	1.4- 6.7	41	12.7	8.5-18.6
$35,000- 49,999	406	61	13.5	10.1-17.8	278	67.0	61.0-72.5	9	2.1	0.8- 5.2	58	17.4	13.1-22.8
$50,000-74,999	369	54	14.8	11.0-19.7	254	67.7	61.3-73.5	9	3.6	1.7- 7.5	52	13.9	9.8-19.3
$75,000+	538	48	10.6	7.8-14.3	432	78.9	74.3-82.8	7	1.1	0.5- 2.4	51	9.5	6.8-13.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	517	109	19.1	15.3-23.6	274	55.2	49.5-60.7	20	3.9	2.2- 6.6	114	21.8	17.4-27.0
No	1,809	312	18.2	15.7-21.0	1,216	65.8	62.7-68.7	45	2.9	2.0- 4.3	236	13.1	11.2-15.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	99	15	12.0	6.6-20.7	53	50.1	38.0-62.2	6	8.4	3.7-17.9	25	29.6	18.7-43.5
Non-Veteran	2,281	414	18.5	16.3-20.9	1,465	63.8	61.1-66.4	61	2.9	2.0- 4.0	341	14.8	13.1-16.8

Total
Respond.^

Make strong bones

Prevent birth defects

Prevent high bp

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,381

429

18.2

16.1-20.6

1,519

63.3

60.6-65.8

3.1

2.2- 4.2

366

15.4

13.6-17.4

RACE

White

1,641

224

14.2

11.8-17.0

1,149

69.2

66.0-72.2

2.9

1.9- 4.2

224

13.7

11.7-16.1

African American

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

Asian

36.4

18.8-58.7

37.9

21.4-57.9

0.0

. - .

25.6

10.6-50.1

Native American

22.4

9.4-44.4

52.4

34.8-69.4

4.0

1.0-15.2

21.2

10.5-38.4

Other Minorities

184

28.4

20.8-37.5

102

54.3

45.0-63.4

4.1

1.3-12.8

13.1

8.1-20.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

188

26.8

19.4-35.7

107

54.7

45.6-63.5

4.3

1.3-12.7

14.2

9.0-21.8

-English Speaking

12.1

5.5-24.6

60.0

45.6-72.8

8.1

2.1-26.7

19.8

11.4-32.2

-Spanish Speaking

108

37.6

26.8-49.7

50.4

38.8-61.9

1.6

0.2-10.7

10.4

4.7-21.8

Non-Hispanic

2,190

374

17.2

15.0-19.6

1,412

64.3

61.5-66.9

3.0

2.1- 4.1

341

15.6

13.7-17.6

AGE

18-24

257

22.0

15.6-30.1

134

49.3

41.6-57.0

5.1

2.6- 9.7

23.6

18.0-30.2

25-34

870

145

15.5

12.9-18.6

608

72.1

68.5-75.5

2.2

1.3- 3.7

10.2

8.1-12.6

35-44

1,207

225

18.7

16.2-21.4

756

63.5

60.2-66.6

2.8

1.9- 4.1

191

15.1

12.9-17.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

172

26.3

19.3-34.7

43.4

34.1-53.2

2.0

0.9- 4.5

28.3

20.4-37.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

515

131

23.9

19.2-29.2

259

52.2

46.4-58.0

4.2

2.3- 7.6

109

19.7

15.6-24.5

Some Post-H.S.

729

138

20.6

16.2-25.8

443

58.6

53.4-63.6

3.8

2.3- 6.1

122

17.0

13.7-21.0

College Graduate

960

103

11.3

9.0-14.1

747

77.7

74.2-80.8

2.1

1.1- 4.1

8.9

7.0-11.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

214

27.6

20.9-35.6

43.0

34.7-51.7

4.3

1.7-10.2

25.1

18.2-33.5

$15,000- 24,999

323

24.3

19.1-30.4

152

52.4

45.6-59.0

2.7

1.3- 5.3

20.6

15.9-26.4

$25,000- 34,999

272

24.9

18.9-32.1

153

59.3

51.5-66.8

3.0

1.4- 6.7

12.7

8.5-18.6

$35,000- 49,999

406

13.5

10.1-17.8

278

67.0

61.0-72.5

2.1

0.8- 5.2

17.4

13.1-22.8

$50,000-74,999

369

14.8

11.0-19.7

254

67.7

61.3-73.5

3.6

1.7- 7.5

13.9

9.8-19.3

$75,000+

538

10.6

7.8-14.3

432

78.9

74.3-82.8

1.1

0.5- 2.4

9.5

6.8-13.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

517

109

19.1

15.3-23.6

274

55.2

49.5-60.7

3.9

2.2- 6.6

114

21.8

17.4-27.0

1,809

312

18.2

15.7-21.0

1,216

65.8

62.7-68.7

2.9

2.0- 4.3

236

13.1

11.2-15.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

12.0

6.6-20.7

50.1

38.0-62.2

8.4

3.7-17.9

29.6

18.7-43.5

Non-Veteran

2,281

414

18.5

16.3-20.9

1,465

63.8

61.1-66.4

2.9

2.0- 4.0

341

14.8

13.1-16.8

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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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