Knowledge and use of folic acid among North Carolina women

              SCHS Study No. 126 – Folic Acid Use 4 State Center for Health Statistics
Table 1. Percentage of North Carolina women delivering a live birth who
reported having heard or read about folic acid, N. C. PRAMS,
1999.
Total YES
Demographic Groups Respondents Number % 95% C. I.
Total 1759 1338 76.8 74.1- 79.4
Age
< 20 years 268 162 60.9 52.4- 68.7
20- 24 years 459 313 66.4 60.4- 71.8
25- 34 years 832 704 86.1 82.8- 88.9
35+ years 200 159 82.9 74.8- 88.8
Race
White 1182 958 80.8 77.7- 83.5
Black 513 340 67.2 60.9- 72.9
Other 64 40 56.6 40.0- 71.8
Education
< High School 407 233 54.8 48.1- 61.3
High School 581 417 74.0 68.8- 78.6
> High School 770 687 90.3 87.4- 92.6
Marital Status
Married 1150 956 82.5 79.5- 85.2
Other 609 382 64.1 58.6- 69.3
Income
<$ 15,999 516 339 63.6 57.6- 69.2
$ 16,000-$ 24,999 274 201 75.8 68.5- 81.9
$ 25,000-$ 39,999 264 207 78.3 71.1- 84.1
$ 40,000 or more 532 480 91.4 87.9- 93.9
WIC recipient
No 921 755 83.6 80.2- 86.5
Yes 827 572 69.1 64.6- 73.2
Medicaid recipient
No 868 743 85.9 82.6- 88.6
Yes 891 595 66.9 62.5- 71.1
Table 2. Percentage of North Carolina women delivering a live birth who
reported hearing about folic acid from selected sources, N. C.
PRAMS, 1999.
Total YES
Demographic Groups Respondents Number % 95% C. I.
Doctor, nurse, or
health clinic staff 1780 912 51.3 48.2- 54.3
Information at health
care provider’s office 1780 646 37.3 34.4- 40.3
Media 1780 859 49.7 46.6- 52.7
Other 1780 239 13.7 11.8- 15.9