BRFSS 2006 - Onslow County: (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: Onslow County

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
-Onslow County	91	17	19.0	11.1-30.5	50	53.5	40.7-65.8	6	6.5	2.5-15.9	18	21.1	12.7-32.9
GENDER
Male	29	8	25.5	11.9-46.5	11	43.8	23.9-65.9	4	12.1	4.1-30.6	6	18.6	8.0-37.6
Female	62	9	12.8	6.4-24.1	39	62.5	47.6-75.4	2	1.2	0.3- 4.7	12	23.5	12.6-39.5
RACE
White	67	15	22.0	12.4-36.2	36	54.0	39.0-68.3	6	8.3	3.1-20.1	10	15.7	7.8-29.1
Other	23	2	8.0	1.9-28.3	13	50.5	29.0-71.8	0	0.0	. - .	8	41.5	21.5-64.8
AGE
18-44	89	17	19.1	11.1-30.8	49	53.7	40.8-66.1	6	6.5	2.5-16.1	17	20.7	12.3-32.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	30	5	14.8	5.3-34.9	13	42.8	23.8-64.3	2	6.9	1.2-31.2	10	35.5	18.8-56.7
Some College +	61	12	21.8	11.5-37.4	37	60.7	44.7-74.6	4	6.2	2.1-16.9	8	11.4	4.8-24.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	47	7	16.0	7.0-32.7	26	57.0	39.4-73.0	3	3.3	0.8-12.2	11	23.7	12.3-40.7
$50,000+	36	9	27.4	13.1-48.5	20	55.1	35.3-73.5	2	6.2	1.5-22.5	5	11.3	4.4-25.9

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

-Onslow County

19.0

11.1-30.5

53.5

40.7-65.8

6.5

2.5-15.9

21.1

12.7-32.9

GENDER

Male

25.5

11.9-46.5

43.8

23.9-65.9

12.1

4.1-30.6

18.6

8.0-37.6

Female

12.8

6.4-24.1

62.5

47.6-75.4

1.2

0.3- 4.7

23.5

12.6-39.5

RACE

White

22.0

12.4-36.2

54.0

39.0-68.3

8.3

3.1-20.1

15.7

7.8-29.1

Other

8.0

1.9-28.3

50.5

29.0-71.8

0.0

. - .

41.5

21.5-64.8

AGE

18-44

19.1

11.1-30.8

53.7

40.8-66.1

6.5

2.5-16.1

20.7

12.3-32.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

14.8

5.3-34.9

42.8

23.8-64.3

6.9

1.2-31.2

35.5

18.8-56.7

Some College +

21.8

11.5-37.4

60.7

44.7-74.6

6.2

2.1-16.9

11.4

4.8-24.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

16.0

7.0-32.7

57.0

39.4-73.0

3.3

0.8-12.2

23.7

12.3-40.7

$50,000+

27.4

13.1-48.5

55.1

35.3-73.5

6.2

1.5-22.5

11.3

4.4-25.9

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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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