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-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	986	219	22.1	18.9-25.6	459	48.0	43.9-52.1	66	7.7	5.6-10.6	242	22.2	19.1-25.6
RACE
White	681	135	19.5	16.0-23.6	332	51.1	46.1-56.0	48	7.8	5.4-11.0	166	21.6	18.1-25.7
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
Asian	9	1	14.5	2.0-58.1	7	74.2	36.2-93.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	11.3	1.5-51.2
Native American	14	4	40.7	15.4-72.1	6	31.9	12.1-61.6	1	11.5	1.6-50.7	3	15.9	4.4-43.4
Other Minorities	117	38	34.7	24.1-47.1	61	50.4	38.6-62.1	5	5.2	2.0-13.0	13	9.7	4.2-21.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	111	35	32.7	22.1-45.4	62	53.9	41.6-65.8	5	3.5	1.2-10.0	9	9.9	4.1-21.9
-English Speaking	26	3	6.6	1.6-23.4	16	55.4	27.6-80.2	2	3.1	0.7-12.5	5	34.9	12.2-67.4
-Spanish Speaking	85	32	39.0	26.5-53.2	46	53.5	40.0-66.6	3	3.6	1.0-12.3	4	3.8	1.3-11.1
Non-Hispanic	874	184	20.5	17.3-24.1	397	47.1	42.8-51.5	61	8.4	6.0-11.6	232	24.0	20.7-27.7
AGE
18-24	124	28	22.8	15.5-32.4	54	44.4	34.3-55.0	16	13.4	7.5-22.6	26	19.4	12.6-28.7
25-34	332	67	20.5	15.7-26.2	171	53.3	46.9-59.5	16	4.3	2.5- 7.1	78	22.0	17.3-27.4
35-44	523	122	23.0	19.1-27.5	233	45.9	40.9-51.0	33	6.6	4.4- 9.8	135	24.4	20.4-28.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	103	39	39.0	27.6-51.8	35	30.2	20.8-41.5	5	7.2	2.5-19.1	24	23.6	14.8-35.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	286	70	21.8	16.3-28.5	106	45.9	38.3-53.6	20	8.5	4.6-15.4	90	23.8	18.7-29.7
Some Post-H.S.	214	52	22.7	16.4-30.5	92	44.5	35.5-53.9	19	10.6	6.1-18.0	51	22.1	15.7-30.3
College Graduate	382	58	15.5	11.5-20.5	226	59.2	52.9-65.3	22	5.2	3.2- 8.3	76	20.1	15.3-26.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	46	16	35.5	19.3-55.9	15	41.8	24.2-61.8	4	7.1	2.0-22.2	11	15.5	7.5-29.2
$15,000- 24,999	149	43	26.6	18.5-36.7	70	50.1	39.8-60.5	9	6.5	2.1-18.2	27	16.7	10.4-25.8
$25,000- 34,999	107	30	25.5	16.8-36.8	45	42.4	30.2-55.6	5	4.5	1.8-11.1	27	27.5	16.7-41.9
$35,000- 49,999	150	33	25.0	16.6-35.9	65	44.7	34.7-55.0	6	4.0	1.6- 9.8	46	26.3	19.0-35.2
$50,000-74,999	176	25	14.2	9.3-21.2	83	47.4	38.4-56.5	15	10.4	5.5-18.7	53	27.9	21.0-36.2
$75,000+	270	53	18.4	13.5-24.6	147	57.3	49.9-64.3	13	5.5	2.7-10.9	57	18.8	14.1-24.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	190	40	21.9	15.2-30.6	74	39.6	30.9-49.0	16	6.5	3.6-11.5	60	31.9	24.1-40.9
No	779	174	22.0	18.4-26.0	379	49.9	45.3-54.6	49	8.1	5.6-11.6	177	20.0	16.7-23.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	154	41	26.4	19.3-35.1	59	41.0	32.2-50.5	9	5.4	2.4-11.8	45	27.1	19.9-35.8
Non-Veteran	830	178	21.5	18.0-25.4	399	49.0	44.5-53.5	57	8.1	5.7-11.3	196	21.5	18.1-25.2

Total
Respond.^

Make strong bones

Prevent birth defects

Prevent high bp

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

986

219

22.1

18.9-25.6

459

48.0

43.9-52.1

7.7

5.6-10.6

242

22.2

19.1-25.6

RACE

White

681

135

19.5

16.0-23.6

332

51.1

46.1-56.0

7.8

5.4-11.0

166

21.6

18.1-25.7

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

Asian

14.5

2.0-58.1

74.2

36.2-93.6

0.0

. - .

11.3

1.5-51.2

Native American

40.7

15.4-72.1

31.9

12.1-61.6

11.5

1.6-50.7

15.9

4.4-43.4

Other Minorities

117

34.7

24.1-47.1

50.4

38.6-62.1

5.2

2.0-13.0

9.7

4.2-21.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

111

32.7

22.1-45.4

53.9

41.6-65.8

3.5

1.2-10.0

9.9

4.1-21.9

-English Speaking

6.6

1.6-23.4

55.4

27.6-80.2

3.1

0.7-12.5

34.9

12.2-67.4

-Spanish Speaking

39.0

26.5-53.2

53.5

40.0-66.6

3.6

1.0-12.3

3.8

1.3-11.1

Non-Hispanic

874

184

20.5

17.3-24.1

397

47.1

42.8-51.5

8.4

6.0-11.6

232

24.0

20.7-27.7

AGE

18-24

124

22.8

15.5-32.4

44.4

34.3-55.0

13.4

7.5-22.6

19.4

12.6-28.7

25-34

332

20.5

15.7-26.2

171

53.3

46.9-59.5

4.3

2.5- 7.1

22.0

17.3-27.4

35-44

523

122

23.0

19.1-27.5

233

45.9

40.9-51.0

6.6

4.4- 9.8

135

24.4

20.4-28.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

103

39.0

27.6-51.8

30.2

20.8-41.5

7.2

2.5-19.1

23.6

14.8-35.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

286

21.8

16.3-28.5

106

45.9

38.3-53.6

8.5

4.6-15.4

23.8

18.7-29.7

Some Post-H.S.

214

22.7

16.4-30.5

44.5

35.5-53.9

10.6

6.1-18.0

22.1

15.7-30.3

College Graduate

382

15.5

11.5-20.5

226

59.2

52.9-65.3

5.2

3.2- 8.3

20.1

15.3-26.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

35.5

19.3-55.9

41.8

24.2-61.8

7.1

2.0-22.2

15.5

7.5-29.2

$15,000- 24,999

149

26.6

18.5-36.7

50.1

39.8-60.5

6.5

2.1-18.2

16.7

10.4-25.8

$25,000- 34,999

107

25.5

16.8-36.8

42.4

30.2-55.6

4.5

1.8-11.1

27.5

16.7-41.9

$35,000- 49,999

150

25.0

16.6-35.9

44.7

34.7-55.0

4.0

1.6- 9.8

26.3

19.0-35.2

$50,000-74,999

176

14.2

9.3-21.2

47.4

38.4-56.5

10.4

5.5-18.7

27.9

21.0-36.2

$75,000+

270

18.4

13.5-24.6

147

57.3

49.9-64.3

5.5

2.7-10.9

18.8

14.1-24.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

190

21.9

15.2-30.6

39.6

30.9-49.0

6.5

3.6-11.5

31.9

24.1-40.9

779

174

22.0

18.4-26.0

379

49.9

45.3-54.6

8.1

5.6-11.6

177

20.0

16.7-23.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

154

26.4

19.3-35.1

41.0

32.2-50.5

5.4

2.4-11.8

27.1

19.9-35.8

Non-Veteran

830

178

21.5

18.0-25.4

399

49.0

44.5-53.5

8.1

5.7-11.3

196

21.5

18.1-25.2

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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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