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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

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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Respond.^
Make strong bones Prevent birth defects Prevent high bp Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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
-Northeast Partnership I 76 19 23.3 13.9-36.2 35 43.1 30.8-56.2 2 2.7 0.5-13.8 20 31.0 19.7-45.0
GENDER
Male 19 4 21.9 7.6-48.6 6 27.8 12.0-52.1 1 7.3 1.0-37.5 8 43.1 21.7-67.4
Female 57 15 23.9 13.2-39.3 29 50.3 35.0-65.6 1 0.5 0.1- 3.8 12 25.2 13.5-42.2
RACE
White 31 5 16.7 6.1-38.0 20 56.7 35.7-75.5 0 0.0 . - . 6 26.6 11.4-50.6
Other 45 14 28.7 15.8-46.3 15 31.9 18.5-49.1 2 5.0 0.9-23.2 14 34.5 20.2-52.3
AGE
18-44 75 19 23.3 14.0-36.3 35 43.2 30.9-56.4 1 2.4 0.3-14.9 20 31.1 19.8-45.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 42 13 28.3 15.2-46.4 12 27.3 14.7-45.1 2 4.3 0.8-20.6 15 40.1 24.2-58.5
Some College + 34 6 14.4 6.1-30.4 23 70.7 52.2-84.1 0 0.0 . - . 5 14.9 5.9-33.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 52 15 25.9 14.5-41.9 21 38.1 23.9-54.7 0 0.0 . - . 16 36.0 21.7-53.2
$50,000+ 20 3 20.5 6.1-50.7 14 65.9 40.3-84.7 0 0.0 . - . 3 13.5 4.2-35.5

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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.


*Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
*Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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