NC PRAMS 2001: (Have you ever heard or read that taking the vitamin folic acid can help prevent birth defects?)

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2001 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

FOLIC ACID

Have you ever heard or read that taking the vitamin folic acid can help prevent birth defects?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1659	247	13.6	11.5-15.9	1412	86.4	84.1-88.5
Age
< 20 years	229	73	29.0	21.7-37.6	156	71.0	62.4-78.3
20-24 years	437	76	16.1	12.0-21.2	361	83.9	78.8-88.0
25-34 years	807	82	8.6	6.3-11.4	725	91.4	88.6-93.7
35+ years	186	16	9.4	5.0-17.1	170	90.6	82.9-95.0
Race
White	1126	106	8.7	6.8-11.1	1020	91.3	88.9-93.2
Black	474	125	26.6	21.1-32.9	349	73.4	67.1-78.9
Other	59	16	21.4	11.1-37.2	43	78.6	62.8-88.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	173	20	10.7	6.1-18.1	153	89.3	81.9-93.9
No	1484	227	14.0	11.8-16.6	1257	86.0	83.4-88.2
Education
< High School	363	100	25.3	19.7-31.8	263	74.7	68.2-80.3
High School	515	88	15.5	11.7-20.2	427	84.5	79.8-88.3
> High School	776	58	6.5	4.6- 9.2	718	93.5	90.8-95.4
Marital Status
Married	1050	88	7.6	5.8- 9.9	962	92.4	90.1-94.2
Other	609	159	24.9	20.3-30.1	450	75.1	69.9-79.7
Income
15,999 or less	507	115	21.3	16.7-26.8	392	78.7	73.2-83.3
16,000-24,999	183	27	13.0	7.8-21.0	156	87.0	79.0-92.2
25,000-39,999	250	35	12.2	7.8-18.6	215	87.8	81.4-92.2
40,000 or more	559	29	5.0	3.1- 7.8	530	95.0	92.2-96.9
WIC recipient
No	861	78	6.8	4.9- 9.2	783	93.2	90.8-95.1
Yes	790	168	21.0	17.4-25.1	622	79.0	74.9-82.6
Medicaid recipient
No	824	68	8.0	5.9-10.7	756	92.0	89.3-94.1
Yes	835	179	19.5	16.0-23.5	656	80.5	76.5-84.0
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	320	65	21.4	17.5-25.9	255	78.6	74.1-82.5
1500 - 2499 grams	498	81	17.2	14.1-20.8	417	82.8	79.2-85.9
2500+ grams	841	101	13.2	11.0-15.8	740	86.8	84.2-89.0

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50.
N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
The percentages shown are weighted percentages, designed to reflect the entire population of North Carolina women having a live birth.

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