NC PRAMS 2008~` : (Have you ever heard or read that taking the vitamin folic acid can help prevent some birth defects?)

2008 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	1371	230	16.9	14.7-19.3	1141	83.1	80.7-85.3
Age
< 20 years	149	55	36.5	28.0-46.0	94	63.5	54.0-72.0
20-24 years	322	82	25.8	20.6-31.7	240	74.2	68.3-79.4
25-34 years	689	80	11.5	9.1-14.6	609	88.5	85.4-90.9
35+ years	211	13	5.3	2.8- 9.8	198	94.7	90.2-97.2
Race
White	971	111	11.8	9.7-14.4	860	88.2	85.6-90.3
Black	332	106	32.8	27.0-39.1	226	67.2	60.9-73.0
Other	68	13	21.9	12.4-35.8	55	78.1	64.2-87.6
Hispanic origin
Yes	191	20	11.2	6.9-17.5	171	88.8	82.5-93.1
No	1179	210	17.9	15.5-20.6	969	82.1	79.4-84.5
Education
< High School	271	76	26.2	20.6-32.6	195	73.8	67.4-79.4
High School	373	92	24.2	19.5-29.6	281	75.8	70.4-80.5
> High School	723	62	8.7	6.6-11.3	661	91.3	88.7-93.4
Marital Status
Married	832	77	10.1	8.0-12.8	755	89.9	87.2-92.0
Other	539	153	26.6	22.5-31.1	386	73.4	68.9-77.5
Income
14,999 or less	382	110	29.0	23.9-34.7	272	71.0	65.3-76.1
15,000-24,999	174	37	19.5	13.7-27.1	137	80.5	72.9-86.3
25,000-49,999	264	24	8.4	5.3-13.1	240	91.6	86.9-94.7
50,000 or more	442	27	6.7	4.5- 9.9	415	93.3	90.1-95.5
WIC recipient
No	743	75	10.1	7.9-12.9	668	89.9	87.1-92.1
Yes	624	154	24.1	20.5-28.2	470	75.9	71.8-79.5
Medicaid recipient
No	638	50	7.8	5.8-10.5	588	92.2	89.5-94.2
Yes	733	180	24.3	20.9-28.1	553	75.7	71.9-79.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	449	91	22.0	18.3-26.1	358	78.0	73.9-81.7
2500+ grams	922	139	16.4	14.1-19.0	783	83.6	81.0-85.9

#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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