BRFSS 2006 - Orange 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: Orange 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
-Orange County	87	6	7.7	3.3-16.9	66	70.7	56.1-82.0	4	10.1	3.4-26.2	11	11.5	5.5-22.6
GENDER
Male	35	0	0.0	. - .	27	76.2	52.7-90.2	3	16.2	4.8-42.6	5	7.6	2.6-19.8
Female	52	6	16.8	7.6-33.2	39	64.2	46.7-78.7	1	2.9	0.4-17.7	6	16.1	6.2-35.9
RACE
White	69	3	5.1	1.5-15.4	54	71.7	55.3-83.8	3	9.5	2.6-29.3	9	13.7	6.0-28.3
Other	18	3	13.2	3.7-37.7	12	68.7	37.8-88.8	1	11.2	1.5-50.5	2	6.9	1.5-26.2
AGE
18-44	86	6	7.8	3.3-17.0	65	70.6	55.9-82.0	4	10.1	3.4-26.3	11	11.5	5.5-22.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	19	2	6.5	1.4-25.6	9	49.8	21.7-78.0	2	20.6	5.2-55.4	6	23.0	8.1-50.4
Some College +	68	4	8.4	3.1-20.9	57	83.2	70.6-91.1	2	3.8	0.9-14.1	5	4.6	1.8-11.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	34	4	13.3	4.8-32.0	23	59.1	37.3-77.8	2	12.6	2.7-42.5	5	15.1	4.6-39.5
$50,000+	47	1	1.9	0.3-12.8	41	84.4	62.9-94.5	2	9.9	2.1-35.7	3	3.8	1.1-12.4

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

-Orange County

7.7

3.3-16.9

70.7

56.1-82.0

10.1

3.4-26.2

11.5

5.5-22.6

GENDER

Male

0.0

. - .

76.2

52.7-90.2

16.2

4.8-42.6

7.6

2.6-19.8

Female

16.8

7.6-33.2

64.2

46.7-78.7

2.9

0.4-17.7

16.1

6.2-35.9

RACE

White

5.1

1.5-15.4

71.7

55.3-83.8

9.5

2.6-29.3

13.7

6.0-28.3

Other

13.2

3.7-37.7

68.7

37.8-88.8

11.2

1.5-50.5

6.9

1.5-26.2

AGE

18-44

7.8

3.3-17.0

70.6

55.9-82.0

10.1

3.4-26.3

11.5

5.5-22.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

6.5

1.4-25.6

49.8

21.7-78.0

20.6

5.2-55.4

23.0

8.1-50.4

Some College +

8.4

3.1-20.9

83.2

70.6-91.1

3.8

0.9-14.1

4.6

1.8-11.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

13.3

4.8-32.0

59.1

37.3-77.8

12.6

2.7-42.5

15.1

4.6-39.5

$50,000+

1.9

0.3-12.8

84.4

62.9-94.5

9.9

2.1-35.7

3.8

1.1-12.4

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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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