BRFSS 2006 - Robeson 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: Robeson 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
-Robeson County	76	12	18.6	10.1-31.8	43	57.0	43.3-69.7	2	2.4	0.6- 9.1	19	22.0	13.2-34.5
GENDER
Male	21	4	21.8	7.7-48.1	8	42.5	20.0-68.6	2	5.9	1.4-21.6	7	29.9	13.0-55.0
Female	55	8	16.4	7.8-31.4	35	66.9	52.0-79.1	0	0.0	. - .	12	16.6	9.0-28.7
RACE
White	24	5	21.8	8.1-46.8	15	64.2	39.3-83.2	0	0.0	. - .	4	14.0	4.7-34.8
Other	52	7	17.1	7.6-34.2	28	53.8	37.9-69.0	2	3.4	0.8-12.9	15	25.6	14.4-41.4
AGE
18-44	76	12	18.6	10.1-31.8	43	57.0	43.3-69.7	2	2.4	0.6- 9.1	19	22.0	13.2-34.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	35	7	25.2	11.7-46.1	16	51.1	31.3-70.6	2	4.2	1.0-15.7	10	19.5	8.8-37.9
Some College +	41	5	9.9	4.1-22.2	27	64.8	47.7-78.8	0	0.0	. - .	9	25.3	13.1-43.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	52	10	23.2	12.1-39.9	27	47.5	32.6-62.8	1	1.7	0.2-11.3	14	27.6	15.7-43.7
$50,000+	15	1	4.0	0.5-25.6	12	85.9	59.4-96.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	10.1	2.2-36.4

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

-Robeson County

18.6

10.1-31.8

57.0

43.3-69.7

2.4

0.6- 9.1

22.0

13.2-34.5

GENDER

Male

21.8

7.7-48.1

42.5

20.0-68.6

5.9

1.4-21.6

29.9

13.0-55.0

Female

16.4

7.8-31.4

66.9

52.0-79.1

0.0

. - .

16.6

9.0-28.7

RACE

White

21.8

8.1-46.8

64.2

39.3-83.2

0.0

. - .

14.0

4.7-34.8

Other

17.1

7.6-34.2

53.8

37.9-69.0

3.4

0.8-12.9

25.6

14.4-41.4

AGE

18-44

18.6

10.1-31.8

57.0

43.3-69.7

2.4

0.6- 9.1

22.0

13.2-34.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

25.2

11.7-46.1

51.1

31.3-70.6

4.2

1.0-15.7

19.5

8.8-37.9

Some College +

9.9

4.1-22.2

64.8

47.7-78.8

0.0

. - .

25.3

13.1-43.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

23.2

12.1-39.9

47.5

32.6-62.8

1.7

0.2-11.3

27.6

15.7-43.7

$50,000+

4.0

0.5-25.6

85.9

59.4-96.2

0.0

. - .

10.1

2.2-36.4

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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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