NC PRAMS 2004: (Have you ever heard or read that taking the vitamin folic acid can help prevent some birth defects?)

2004 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	1544	258	16.9	14.6-19.4	1286	83.1	80.6-85.4
Age
< 20 years	160	55	33.4	24.5-43.6	105	66.6	56.4-75.5
20-24 years	401	97	24.6	19.7-30.3	304	75.4	69.7-80.3
25-34 years	790	83	11.2	8.6-14.3	707	88.8	85.7-91.4
35+ years	193	23	8.4	4.6-14.7	170	91.6	85.3-95.4
Race
White	1066	125	12.4	10.1-15.1	941	87.6	84.9-89.9
Black	417	118	29.4	23.6-35.9	299	70.6	64.1-76.4
Other	61	15	31.1	18.8-46.9	46	68.9	53.1-81.2
Hispanic origin
Yes	177	28	16.6	11.1-24.2	149	83.4	75.8-88.9
No	1367	230	16.9	14.5-19.6	1137	83.1	80.4-85.5
Education
< High School	313	90	29.9	23.8-36.7	223	70.1	63.3-76.2
High School	438	95	19.1	14.8-24.2	343	80.9	75.8-85.2
> High School	790	72	9.4	7.2-12.2	718	90.6	87.8-92.8
Marital Status
Married	950	102	11.2	9.0-13.9	848	88.8	86.1-91.0
Other	594	156	25.7	21.3-30.6	438	74.3	69.4-78.7
Income
14,999 or less	462	130	29.1	24.0-34.8	332	70.9	65.2-76.0
15,000-24,999	241	47	19.6	14.0-26.7	194	80.4	73.3-86.0
25,000-49,999	311	32	9.1	5.9-13.8	279	90.9	86.2-94.1
50,000 or more	415	25	6.1	3.8- 9.6	390	93.9	90.4-96.2
WIC recipient
No	785	87	10.7	8.2-13.7	698	89.3	86.3-91.8
Yes	755	171	23.2	19.5-27.3	584	76.8	72.7-80.5
Medicaid recipient
No	707	59	7.7	5.7-10.5	648	92.3	89.5-94.3
Yes	837	199	24.2	20.7-28.2	638	75.8	71.8-79.3
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	691	126	19.8	17.0-23.0	565	80.2	77.0-83.0
2500+ grams	853	132	16.6	14.2-19.4	721	83.4	80.6-85.8

#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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