BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (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: Northeastern Partnership***

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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	Total Respond.^	Make strong bones	Prevent birth defects	Prevent high bp	Other
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
-Northeastern Partnership	183	49	25.4	18.5-33.9	87	47.5	38.1-57.0	4	2.0	0.6- 6.3	43	25.1	17.9-34.0
GENDER
Male	51	13	24.8	13.5-41.3	18	46.4	29.6-64.2	1	1.8	0.2-11.6	19	27.0	16.0-41.7
Female	132	36	25.8	18.2-35.3	69	48.2	38.1-58.4	3	2.2	0.5- 9.0	24	23.8	14.9-35.7
RACE
White	100	24	23.2	14.6-34.9	54	53.5	40.6-65.9	0	0.0	. - .	22	23.3	14.4-35.4
African American	69	19	23.4	14.4-35.6	26	34.8	23.1-48.7	4	7.0	2.2-20.1	20	34.8	22.1-50.1
Other Minorities	14	6	50.8	24.0-77.1	7	45.4	20.5-72.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.8	0.5-23.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	5	50.4	21.4-79.1	4	31.2	10.7-63.0	0	0.0	. - .	2	18.5	3.4-59.0
Non-Hispanic	172	44	23.4	16.6-32.0	83	48.8	39.0-58.7	4	2.2	0.7- 6.8	41	25.6	18.1-34.9
AGE
18-24	26	5	14.8	5.2-35.7	12	53.5	31.9-73.9	1	2.7	0.4-17.5	8	29.0	13.7-51.2
25-34	57	18	34.8	22.2-50.0	28	47.1	33.4-61.2	1	2.7	0.4-16.9	10	15.4	8.2-27.2
35-44	97	25	27.8	18.9-38.9	47	43.3	32.9-54.3	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9	24	28.2	19.1-39.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	19	9	41.6	20.1-66.9	2	17.1	4.1-49.9	2	3.7	0.8-16.2	6	37.5	16.9-63.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	62	15	17.9	9.7-30.7	26	52.0	35.5-68.1	1	1.9	0.3-12.2	20	28.2	16.6-43.8
Some Post-H.S.	61	19	31.4	18.3-48.3	30	41.1	26.6-57.4	1	2.9	0.4-17.7	11	24.6	12.3-43.2
College Graduate	41	6	21.8	10.2-40.5	29	66.3	48.8-80.3	0	0.0	. - .	6	11.9	5.1-25.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	24	11	37.7	19.0-60.9	5	14.4	5.0-34.9	1	2.1	0.3-14.0	7	45.8	23.4-70.0
$15,000- 24,999	43	9	12.9	6.0-25.8	18	51.0	32.6-69.1	0	0.0	. - .	16	36.1	20.7-55.0
$25,000- 34,999	17	5	29.1	10.2-59.8	9	35.0	14.4-63.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	35.9	11.0-71.8
$35,000- 49,999	32	7	25.8	10.2-51.5	19	59.8	37.4-78.7	0	0.0	. - .	6	14.4	6.0-30.7
$50,000-74,999	30	9	37.9	21.2-58.0	17	48.9	31.0-67.0	0	0.0	. - .	4	13.2	4.8-31.4
$75,000+	27	6	25.5	10.8-49.4	16	55.2	31.6-76.7	0	0.0	. - .	5	19.2	7.0-43.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	47	12	20.5	10.1-37.0	15	39.6	20.6-62.4	2	3.8	0.6-19.3	18	36.2	20.5-55.4
No	132	35	26.5	18.3-36.7	70	50.6	40.0-61.2	2	1.4	0.3- 6.3	25	21.5	13.6-32.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	20	6	28.4	11.4-55.0	8	27.7	11.3-53.6	0	0.0	. - .	6	43.8	20.0-70.8
Non-Veteran	163	43	24.9	17.7-34.0	79	50.4	40.4-60.4	4	2.3	0.7- 7.3	37	22.3	15.4-31.1

Total
Respond.^

Make strong bones

Prevent birth defects

Prevent high bp

Other

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

-Northeastern Partnership

183

25.4

18.5-33.9

47.5

38.1-57.0

2.0

0.6- 6.3

25.1

17.9-34.0

GENDER

Male

24.8

13.5-41.3

46.4

29.6-64.2

1.8

0.2-11.6

27.0

16.0-41.7

Female

132

25.8

18.2-35.3

48.2

38.1-58.4

2.2

0.5- 9.0

23.8

14.9-35.7

RACE

White

100

23.2

14.6-34.9

53.5

40.6-65.9

0.0

. - .

23.3

14.4-35.4

African American

23.4

14.4-35.6

34.8

23.1-48.7

7.0

2.2-20.1

34.8

22.1-50.1

Other Minorities

50.8

24.0-77.1

45.4

20.5-72.9

0.0

. - .

3.8

0.5-23.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

50.4

21.4-79.1

31.2

10.7-63.0

0.0

. - .

18.5

3.4-59.0

Non-Hispanic

172

23.4

16.6-32.0

48.8

39.0-58.7

2.2

0.7- 6.8

25.6

18.1-34.9

AGE

18-24

14.8

5.2-35.7

53.5

31.9-73.9

2.7

0.4-17.5

29.0

13.7-51.2

25-34

34.8

22.2-50.0

47.1

33.4-61.2

2.7

0.4-16.9

15.4

8.2-27.2

35-44

27.8

18.9-38.9

43.3

32.9-54.3

0.7

0.1- 4.9

28.2

19.1-39.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

41.6

20.1-66.9

17.1

4.1-49.9

3.7

0.8-16.2

37.5

16.9-63.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

17.9

9.7-30.7

52.0

35.5-68.1

1.9

0.3-12.2

28.2

16.6-43.8

Some Post-H.S.

31.4

18.3-48.3

41.1

26.6-57.4

2.9

0.4-17.7

24.6

12.3-43.2

College Graduate

21.8

10.2-40.5

66.3

48.8-80.3

0.0

. - .

11.9

5.1-25.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

37.7

19.0-60.9

14.4

5.0-34.9

2.1

0.3-14.0

45.8

23.4-70.0

$15,000- 24,999

12.9

6.0-25.8

51.0

32.6-69.1

0.0

. - .

36.1

20.7-55.0

$25,000- 34,999

29.1

10.2-59.8

35.0

14.4-63.2

0.0

. - .

35.9

11.0-71.8

$35,000- 49,999

25.8

10.2-51.5

59.8

37.4-78.7

0.0

. - .

14.4

6.0-30.7

$50,000-74,999

37.9

21.2-58.0

48.9

31.0-67.0

0.0

. - .

13.2

4.8-31.4

$75,000+

25.5

10.8-49.4

55.2

31.6-76.7

0.0

. - .

19.2

7.0-43.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

20.5

10.1-37.0

39.6

20.6-62.4

3.8

0.6-19.3

36.2

20.5-55.4

132

26.5

18.3-36.7

50.6

40.0-61.2

1.4

0.3- 6.3

21.5

13.6-32.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

28.4

11.4-55.0

27.7

11.3-53.6

0.0

. - .

43.8

20.0-70.8

Non-Veteran

163

24.9

17.7-34.0

50.4

40.4-60.4

2.3

0.7- 7.3

22.3

15.4-31.1

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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.

**Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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