BRFSS 2006 - Union 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: Union 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
-Union County	92	14	14.1	7.8-24.2	61	62.3	48.0-74.8	2	1.9	0.5- 7.2	15	21.7	11.1-38.1
GENDER
Male	23	3	13.3	3.9-36.4	12	46.3	24.0-70.2	1	2.5	0.3-16.0	7	38.0	16.3-65.8
Female	69	11	14.7	7.9-25.7	49	73.4	60.4-83.3	1	1.5	0.2- 9.7	8	10.5	4.9-21.2
RACE
White	72	9	12.1	5.8-23.5	51	69.4	55.8-80.2	2	2.7	0.7-10.1	10	15.8	8.1-28.7
Other	19	4	16.9	5.1-43.4	10	46.8	19.2-76.4	0	0.0	. - .	5	36.3	11.2-72.1
AGE
18-44	90	14	14.4	7.9-24.7	60	62.3	47.7-75.0	2	1.9	0.5- 7.4	14	21.4	10.7-38.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	21	6	17.2	6.0-40.2	9	45.3	19.2-74.3	1	2.8	0.4-18.3	5	34.7	10.7-70.3
Some College +	71	8	12.7	6.0-25.0	52	70.0	56.4-80.8	1	1.5	0.2- 9.6	10	15.8	8.3-28.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	25	6	22.0	8.4-46.4	12	44.6	21.1-70.8	1	2.3	0.3-15.5	6	31.0	10.0-64.5
$50,000+	58	7	9.5	4.4-19.0	42	71.7	57.4-82.7	1	1.8	0.2-11.6	8	17.0	8.4-31.4

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

-Union County

14.1

7.8-24.2

62.3

48.0-74.8

1.9

0.5- 7.2

21.7

11.1-38.1

GENDER

Male

13.3

3.9-36.4

46.3

24.0-70.2

2.5

0.3-16.0

38.0

16.3-65.8

Female

14.7

7.9-25.7

73.4

60.4-83.3

1.5

0.2- 9.7

10.5

4.9-21.2

RACE

White

12.1

5.8-23.5

69.4

55.8-80.2

2.7

0.7-10.1

15.8

8.1-28.7

Other

16.9

5.1-43.4

46.8

19.2-76.4

0.0

. - .

36.3

11.2-72.1

AGE

18-44

14.4

7.9-24.7

62.3

47.7-75.0

1.9

0.5- 7.4

21.4

10.7-38.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

17.2

6.0-40.2

45.3

19.2-74.3

2.8

0.4-18.3

34.7

10.7-70.3

Some College +

12.7

6.0-25.0

70.0

56.4-80.8

1.5

0.2- 9.6

15.8

8.3-28.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

22.0

8.4-46.4

44.6

21.1-70.8

2.3

0.3-15.5

31.0

10.0-64.5

$50,000+

9.5

4.4-19.0

71.7

57.4-82.7

1.8

0.2-11.6

17.0

8.4-31.4

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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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