NC PRAMS 2002: (Have you ever heard or read that taking the vitamin folic acid can help prevent some birth defects?)

2002 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 some birth defects?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1539	215	12.8	10.9-15.1	1324	87.2	84.9-89.1
Age
< 20 years	199	55	22.5	15.9-30.9	144	77.5	69.1-84.1
20-24 years	402	76	18.4	14.1-23.6	326	81.6	76.4-85.9
25-34 years	749	70	9.0	6.8-11.9	679	91.0	88.1-93.2
35+ years	189	14	6.6	3.3-12.8	175	93.4	87.2-96.7
Race
White	1058	101	9.2	7.3-11.5	957	90.8	88.5-92.7
Black	408	92	20.8	15.8-26.8	316	79.2	73.2-84.2
Other	73	22	30.5	19.3-44.6	51	69.5	55.4-80.7
Hispanic origin
Yes	163	26	14.2	8.9-21.9	137	85.8	78.1-91.1
No	1376	189	12.6	10.6-15.0	1187	87.4	85.0-89.4
Education
< High School	345	97	23.7	18.6-29.6	248	76.3	70.4-81.4
High School	439	78	17.7	13.5-22.8	361	82.3	77.2-86.5
> High School	752	40	4.8	3.3- 7.0	712	95.2	93.0-96.7
Marital Status
Married	975	80	8.9	6.9-11.3	895	91.1	88.7-93.1
Other	564	135	20.8	16.8-25.6	429	79.2	74.4-83.2
Income
15,999 or less	457	109	21.2	16.7-26.5	348	78.8	73.5-83.3
16,000-24,999	173	17	12.1	7.0-19.9	156	87.9	80.1-93.0
25,000-39,999	206	22	11.0	6.6-17.6	184	89.0	82.4-93.4
40,000 or more	549	29	5.9	3.9- 8.8	520	94.1	91.2-96.1
WIC recipient
No	835	71	8.3	6.3-10.9	764	91.7	89.1-93.7
Yes	691	143	18.7	15.3-22.7	548	81.3	77.3-84.7
Medicaid recipient
No	755	53	7.2	5.2- 9.8	702	92.8	90.2-94.8
Yes	784	162	19.0	15.7-22.8	622	81.0	77.2-84.3
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	693	116	18.1	15.4-21.2	577	81.9	78.8-84.6
2500+ grams	846	99	12.3	10.2-14.8	747	87.7	85.2-89.8

#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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