BRFSS 2006 - Wake 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: Wake 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
-Wake County	198	35	22.9	15.5-32.5	132	61.0	51.6-69.5	4	2.8	1.0- 7.5	27	13.3	8.5-20.3
GENDER
Male	57	14	25.0	14.2-40.2	28	50.2	35.0-65.5	3	5.8	1.9-16.7	12	19.0	9.8-33.6
Female	141	21	21.4	12.2-34.8	104	68.8	56.8-78.8	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1	15	9.2	5.3-15.4
RACE
White	123	21	25.3	15.4-38.7	81	60.0	47.7-71.1	3	3.0	0.9- 9.6	18	11.7	6.9-19.2
Other	70	13	18.4	10.1-31.2	47	61.8	47.3-74.5	1	2.5	0.4-15.7	9	17.3	8.0-33.4
AGE
18-44	192	33	22.9	15.4-32.7	130	61.4	51.9-70.1	4	2.8	1.0- 7.7	25	12.8	8.0-19.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	31	4	15.9	5.7-37.1	20	58.9	38.8-76.4	2	10.9	2.8-34.3	5	14.2	5.3-32.9
Some College +	167	31	24.2	15.9-35.0	112	61.3	50.9-70.8	2	1.3	0.3- 5.8	22	13.2	8.0-21.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	76	14	22.8	12.7-37.5	50	61.0	47.2-73.3	1	2.3	0.3-14.3	11	13.9	7.4-24.6
$50,000+	106	19	21.3	13.5-32.1	71	63.8	52.9-73.5	2	2.4	0.5- 9.8	14	12.5	7.0-21.3

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

-Wake County

198

22.9

15.5-32.5

132

61.0

51.6-69.5

2.8

1.0- 7.5

13.3

8.5-20.3

GENDER

Male

25.0

14.2-40.2

50.2

35.0-65.5

5.8

1.9-16.7

19.0

9.8-33.6

Female

141

21.4

12.2-34.8

104

68.8

56.8-78.8

0.6

0.1- 4.1

9.2

5.3-15.4

RACE

White

123

25.3

15.4-38.7

60.0

47.7-71.1

3.0

0.9- 9.6

11.7

6.9-19.2

Other

18.4

10.1-31.2

61.8

47.3-74.5

2.5

0.4-15.7

17.3

8.0-33.4

AGE

18-44

192

22.9

15.4-32.7

130

61.4

51.9-70.1

2.8

1.0- 7.7

12.8

8.0-19.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

15.9

5.7-37.1

58.9

38.8-76.4

10.9

2.8-34.3

14.2

5.3-32.9

Some College +

167

24.2

15.9-35.0

112

61.3

50.9-70.8

1.3

0.3- 5.8

13.2

8.0-21.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

22.8

12.7-37.5

61.0

47.2-73.3

2.3

0.3-14.3

13.9

7.4-24.6

$50,000+

106

21.3

13.5-32.1

63.8

52.9-73.5

2.4

0.5- 9.8

12.5

7.0-21.3

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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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