NC PRAMS 2006~` : (Have you ever heard or read that taking the vitamin folic acid can help prevent some birth defects?)

2006 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	1336	181	13.1	10.9-15.6	1155	86.9	84.4-89.1
Age
< 20 years	133	45	27.0	18.5-37.5	88	73.0	62.5-81.5
20-24 years	296	54	17.9	13.0-24.1	242	82.1	75.9-87.0
25-34 years	688	65	8.9	6.6-12.0	623	91.1	88.0-93.4
35+ years	219	17	8.1	4.3-14.6	202	91.9	85.4-95.7
Race
White	975	105	9.6	7.5-12.1	870	90.4	87.9-92.5
Black	283	50	19.6	14.0-26.7	233	80.4	73.3-86.0
Other	78	26	31.9	20.2-46.4	52	68.1	53.6-79.8
Hispanic origin
Yes	176	20	9.5	5.5-15.9	156	90.5	84.1-94.5
No	1160	161	13.8	11.4-16.6	999	86.2	83.4-88.6
Education
< High School	212	52	19.5	13.7-27.1	160	80.5	72.9-86.3
High School	403	83	19.9	15.4-25.5	320	80.1	74.5-84.6
> High School	719	45	6.1	4.3- 8.7	674	93.9	91.3-95.7
Marital Status
Married	879	87	9.8	7.7-12.5	792	90.2	87.5-92.3
Other	457	94	17.9	13.8-22.9	363	82.1	77.1-86.2
Income
14,999 or less	352	87	19.0	14.3-24.7	265	81.0	75.3-85.7
15,000-24,999	176	15	9.7	5.4-16.8	161	90.3	83.2-94.6
25,000-49,999	261	31	14.5	10.0-20.7	230	85.5	79.3-90.0
50,000 or more	438	25	4.6	2.7- 7.6	413	95.4	92.4-97.3
WIC recipient
No	757	74	10.0	7.5-13.1	683	90.0	86.9-92.5
Yes	579	107	16.6	13.1-20.8	472	83.4	79.2-86.9
Medicaid recipient
No	671	52	8.3	6.1-11.3	619	91.7	88.7-93.9
Yes	665	129	17.2	13.8-21.2	536	82.8	78.8-86.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	588	92	18.9	15.6-22.7	496	81.1	77.3-84.4
2500+ grams	748	89	12.6	10.3-15.3	659	87.4	84.7-89.7

~Low participation was a substantial problem for NC PRAMS in 2006.The overall weighted response rate was 59%.

#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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