BRFSS 2006 - Pitt 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: Pitt 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
-Pitt County	115	23	23.7	15.2-35.1	63	49.1	38.6-59.6	3	3.0	0.9- 9.9	26	24.2	16.3-34.4
GENDER
Male	33	8	26.9	12.6-48.3	13	35.8	20.4-54.9	1	3.8	0.5-22.9	11	33.4	18.7-52.4
Female	82	15	21.5	12.4-34.7	50	58.3	45.7-69.9	2	2.4	0.6- 9.9	15	17.8	10.4-28.7
RACE
White	68	9	17.2	7.7-34.0	47	64.8	49.5-77.6	0	0.0	. - .	12	18.0	9.5-31.4
Other	47	14	34.6	20.9-51.5	16	22.7	13.3-36.0	3	8.1	2.4-24.1	14	34.6	21.2-50.9
AGE
18-44	113	22	23.5	14.9-35.0	62	49.0	38.5-59.5	3	3.0	0.9-10.0	26	24.5	16.5-34.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	34	11	35.0	19.3-54.8	10	17.4	8.7-31.7	2	7.6	1.6-29.5	11	40.0	23.3-59.4
Some College +	81	12	19.5	10.2-34.1	53	60.8	47.3-72.8	1	1.3	0.2- 8.8	15	18.4	10.5-30.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	57	18	40.2	25.5-56.8	25	35.3	22.5-50.5	1	1.9	0.3-12.5	13	22.7	12.9-36.7
$50,000+	45	4	8.0	2.7-21.6	29	62.0	45.0-76.6	1	3.9	0.6-23.1	11	26.0	13.8-43.6

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

-Pitt County

115

23.7

15.2-35.1

49.1

38.6-59.6

3.0

0.9- 9.9

24.2

16.3-34.4

GENDER

Male

26.9

12.6-48.3

35.8

20.4-54.9

3.8

0.5-22.9

33.4

18.7-52.4

Female

21.5

12.4-34.7

58.3

45.7-69.9

2.4

0.6- 9.9

17.8

10.4-28.7

RACE

White

17.2

7.7-34.0

64.8

49.5-77.6

0.0

. - .

18.0

9.5-31.4

Other

34.6

20.9-51.5

22.7

13.3-36.0

8.1

2.4-24.1

34.6

21.2-50.9

AGE

18-44

113

23.5

14.9-35.0

49.0

38.5-59.5

3.0

0.9-10.0

24.5

16.5-34.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

35.0

19.3-54.8

17.4

8.7-31.7

7.6

1.6-29.5

40.0

23.3-59.4

Some College +

19.5

10.2-34.1

60.8

47.3-72.8

1.3

0.2- 8.8

18.4

10.5-30.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

40.2

25.5-56.8

35.3

22.5-50.5

1.9

0.3-12.5

22.7

12.9-36.7

$50,000+

8.0

2.7-21.6

62.0

45.0-76.6

3.9

0.6-23.1

26.0

13.8-43.6

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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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