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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2001
*** FOLIC ACID MODULE ***
M12.4 HOW OFTEN DO YOU TAKE THIS VITAMIN PILL OR SUPPLEMENT?
DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS WHO TAKE ANY FORM OF VITAMIN

  PERCENTS TOTALS
CATEGORIES: USE PER DAY USE PER WEEK USE PER MONTH UNK/REF  
AGE GROUP

      18-24
82.5 16.7 0 0.7 119
      25-34 86.9 11.4 0.8 0.9 350
      35-44 85.0 11.4 3.1 0.5 413
      45-54 87.1 10.6 1.0 1.4 454
      55-64 94.0 5.4 0.4 0.2 279
      65 + 93.7 4.4 0.9 1.0 417
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** 18
SEX

      MALE
86.8 10.8 1.5 0.9 708
      FEMALE 89.6 8.6 0.9 0.8 1,342
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
88.8 9.4 1.2 0.7 1,832
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 83.3 13.7 1.8 1.2 107
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. 87.2 9.5 1.1 2.2 62
      HISPANIC *** *** *** *** 35
      REFUSED *** *** *** *** 14
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
90.0 8.6 1.0 0.4 171
      $15-$24,999 90.7 8.0 0.2 1.1 296
      $25-$49,999 89.4 8.4 1.5 0.7 648
      $50-$74,999 84.8 13.6 1.6 0 363
      >=$75,000 89.3 8.7 1.7 0.3 343
      UNK/REF 86.5 9.8 0.3 3.4 229
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
89.5 6.7 1.0 2.8 132
      H S GRAD OR GED 91.2 6.7 1.0 1.1 713
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 87.6 11.3 0.6 0.5 549
      COLLEGE GRAD 86.0 11.7 1.9 0.5 655
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** 1
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
88.4 9.7 1.1 0.7 1,175
      UNMARRIED 88.4 9.2 1.3 1.1 871
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** 4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
86.6 11.5 1.2 0.7 1,259
      NOT EMPLOY 81.6 12.4 3.0 3.1 72
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 90.6 7.1 1.3 1.0 247
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 93.2 5.2 0.8 0.8 468
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** 4

--- ALL ---
88.4 9.5 1.2 0.9 2,050

 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

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