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FOLIC ACID MODULE

R1: At Risk For Not Knowing That Folate Prevents Birth Defects

Respondents Who Are At Risk For Not Knowing That Folate Prevents Birth Defects, 2003

Characteristics

# of
Respondents

# at Risk for
 not Knowing
 Folate
 Prevents
 Birth Defects

Percent of
 Respondents at
Risk for not  
Knowing that
 Folate
 Prevents Birth
Defects

95%
 Confidence
 Interval

Total

1146

633

56.2

52.9-59.5

 

 

 

 

 

Age Group (years)

18 – 24

222

117

55.2

48.0-62.4

25 – 34

379

175

48.8

43.4-54.2

35 – 44

521

321

62.3

57.8-66.8

 

 

 

 

 

Sex

Male

521

373

71.4

67.1-75.7

Female

625

260

40.0

35.6-44.3

 

 

 

 

 

Race

White

1049

570

55.3

51.9-58.7

Amer. Indian

64

42

66.6

53.6-79.6

Other

29

18

58.5

38.6-78.3

 

 

 

 

 

Education

Less than H.S.

9

34

78.8

65.8-91.8

H.S. Grad

298

206

69.7

63.7-75.6

Some College

400

230

56.3

50.9-61.7

College Grad

404

162

41.0

35.4-46.5

 

 

 

 

 

Household Income

$0 – 14,999

116

66

54.5

43.0-65.9

$15,000 – 24,999

281

175

53.0

44.8-61.2

$25,000 – 49,999

425

250

60.0

54.8-65.1

$50,000 – 74,999

190

94

51.2

43.6-58.8

$75,000+

134

66

54.9

45.8-64.0

 

 

 

 

 

Marital Status

Married

617

311

51.6

47.5-55.8

Divorced

111

75

66.2

56.1-76.3

Widowed

14

9

66.5

40.8-92.3

Separated

17

11

73.5

53.2-93.9

Never Married

339

203

62.8

56.7-68.9

Member of Unmarried Couple

45

21

45.2

27.6-62.8

 

 

 

 

 

Employment

Employed

929

526

57.6

54.0-61.1

Not Employed

41

24

61.7

44.5-78.9

Student/Home-worker

146

59

45.7

36.3-55.0

Retired/Unable to Work

28

22

77.9

60.8-95.0

 

 

 

 

 

Health Plan

Health Coverage

970

517

54.7

51.2-58.2

Don’t Have Coverage

166

108

60.7

51.4-70.1

 

 

 

 

 

Other variables
Disability

Yes

123

77

65.3

55.9-74.6

No

1023

556

55.1

51.7-58.6

 

 

 

 

 

Current smoker

Yes

316

207

63.1

56.8-69.4

No

830

426

53.8

49.9-57.6

 

 

 

 

 

High Blood Pressure

Yes

118

79

67.8

58.6-76.9

Only during pregnancy

14

6

42.7

15.5-69.9

No

1011

546

55.1

51.6-58.5

 

 

 

 

 

Physical Activity

Meet PA

609

340

58.2

53.7-62.7

Insufficient PA

431

221

51.5

46.2-56.9

No PA

75

51

63.9

51.7-76.0

 

 

 

 

 

Overweight or Obese

Yes

634

358

57.1

52.9-61.4

No

469

254

55.6

50.3-60.8

 

 

 

 

 

High Cholesterol

Yes

115

68

61.1

51.6-70.6

No

589

312

53.8

49.3-58.4

 

 

 

 

 

General Health

Excellent, very good, good

1065

579

55.5

52.2-58.9

Fair, poor

79

54

67.6

55.4-79.8


Respondents Who Are At Risk For Not Knowing That Folate Prevents Birth Defects, 1996-2003

Characteristics

# of
Respondents

# at Risk for
not Knowing
 Folate
 Prevents
 Birth Defects

Percent of
Respondents at
Risk for not
Knowing that
Folate
Prevents Birth
Defects

95%
Confidence
Interval

Total

4581

2728

61.2

59.6-62.8

 

Race

White

4238

2483

60.2

58.5-61.8

Amer. Indian

212

153

74.5

68.1-80.9

Other

114

79

70.0

60.7-79.3

 

Table Type

Percentage with risk factor

Definition:

R1: At Risk For Not Knowing That Folate Prevents Birth Defects: Respondents who when asked why women should take folate provided and incorrect or don’t know response, among males and females less than 45 years old.

Denominator:

Respondents less than 45 years old

 

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