BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM |
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2001 |
*** FOLIC ACID MODULE *** |
M12.5 SOME HEALTH EXPERTS RECOMMEND THAT WOMEN TAKE 400 MICROGRAMS OF THE B VITAMIN FOLIC ACID, FOR WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING REASONS |
DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS LESS THAN 45 YEARS OF AGE |
PERCENTS
TOTALS
CATEGORIES:
TO MAKE STRONG BONES
TO PREVENT BIRTH DEFECTS
TO PREVENT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
SOME OTHER REASON
UNK/REF
AGE GROUP
18-24 14.1
29.7
3.4
16.6
36.1
374
25-34
9.1
39.0
2.9
11.6
37.4
731
35-44
12.2
32.8
4.0
16.2
34.7
830
SEX
MALE 13.7
23.2
4.3
15.3
43.5
822
FEMALE
9.6
45.1
2.6
14.2
28.5
1,113
RACE GROUP
WHITE, NON-HISPANIC 10.9
36.1
3.3
14.9
34.8
1,639
BLACK, NON-HISPANIC
14.9
27.4
3.6
16.5
37.6
136
OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP.
19.5
29.4
4.1
7.9
39.2
69
HISPANIC
13.8
17.9
5.4
13.7
49.3
80
REFUSED
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INCOME GROUP
< $15,000 17.5
29.8
3.5
13.9
35.3
160
$15-$24,999
15.2
23.0
4.2
16.4
41.3
281
$25-$49,999
9.7
37.2
3.7
13.7
35.7
693
$50-$74,999
12.5
34.6
3.4
18.5
31.0
385
>=$75,000
8.4
43.0
2.5
14.2
31.8
268
UNK/REF
12.5
28.0
3.0
9.0
47.5
148
EDUCATION
< H S GRAD 16.5
13.6
3.6
14.1
52.2
158
H S GRAD OR GED
12.4
24.4
3.4
18.2
41.6
704
SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH
9.6
40.3
3.4
13.7
33.0
490
COLLEGE GRAD
10.9
48.0
3.6
11.5
26.0
582
UNK/REF
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MARITAL STATUS
MARRIED 9.5
38.7
3.8
14.1
33.9
1,041
UNMARRIED
14.5
28.2
3.1
15.6
38.7
890
UNK/REF
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EMPLOYED 11.7
33.0
3.7
15.1
36.5
1,508
NOT EMPLOY
13.2
29.1
3.6
19.1
35.1
109
STUDENT/HOMEMAKER
10.5
42.3
1.9
12.1
33.1
274
RET/UNABLE TO WORK
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UNK/REF
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--- ALL --- 11.6
34.1
3.5
14.7
36.0
1,935
NOTES: Percents are based on weighted data; totals are unweighted numbers. *** Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent. SOURCE: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2001 |