NC PRAMS 2007~` : (Have you ever heard or read that taking the vitamin folic acid can help prevent some birth defects?)

2007 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	1663	230	13.9	11.9-16.2	1433	86.1	83.8-88.1
Age
< 20 years	197	61	29.3	21.8-38.2	136	70.7	61.8-78.2
20-24 years	397	96	23.3	18.4-28.9	301	76.7	71.1-81.6
25-34 years	839	58	7.0	5.1- 9.5	781	93.0	90.5-94.9
35+ years	230	15	7.1	3.8-12.8	215	92.9	87.2-96.2
Race
White	1148	121	11.2	9.1-13.7	1027	88.8	86.3-90.9
Black	443	90	18.8	14.3-24.4	353	81.2	75.6-85.7
Other	72	19	33.2	21.2-47.8	53	66.8	52.2-78.8
Hispanic origin
Yes	212	22	11.4	7.2-17.5	190	88.6	82.5-92.8
No	1448	207	14.3	12.1-16.8	1241	85.7	83.2-87.9
Education
< High School	332	77	21.5	16.4-27.6	255	78.5	72.4-83.6
High School	452	98	21.4	17.0-26.6	354	78.6	73.4-83.0
> High School	873	55	6.3	4.5- 8.7	818	93.7	91.3-95.5
Marital Status
Married	1010	77	8.7	6.7-11.1	933	91.3	88.9-93.3
Other	653	153	21.2	17.5-25.6	500	78.8	74.4-82.5
Income
14,999 or less	446	110	24.3	19.5-29.9	336	75.7	70.1-80.5
15,000-24,999	258	35	12.6	8.3-18.6	223	87.4	81.4-91.7
25,000-49,999	305	40	13.6	9.3-19.3	265	86.4	80.7-90.7
50,000 or more	541	17	2.4	1.3- 4.6	524	97.6	95.4-98.7
WIC recipient
No	948	87	9.6	7.4-12.3	861	90.4	87.7-92.6
Yes	705	142	19.2	15.7-23.2	563	80.8	76.8-84.3
Medicaid recipient
No	789	45	5.9	4.2- 8.4	744	94.1	91.6-95.8
Yes	874	185	20.6	17.3-24.3	689	79.4	75.7-82.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	763	117	16.8	14.3-19.7	646	83.2	80.3-85.7
2500+ grams	900	113	13.7	11.5-16.2	787	86.3	83.8-88.5

#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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