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	TO MAKE STRONG BONES	TO PREVENT BIRTH DEFECTS	TO PREVENT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE	SOME OTHER REASON	UNK/REF	TOTAL
	%	%	%	%	%	N
AGE GROUP	14.2	33.3	5.5	12.1	34.9	241
18-24
25-34	14.2	38.9	3.3	13.0	30.7	564
35-44	16.1	22.5	3.8	15.0	42.6	646
SEX	14.7	22.5	5.6	15.8	41.4	637
MALE
FEMALE	15.2	39.4	2.6	11.3	31.6	814
RACE GROUPED	14.4	32.3	4.0	13.0	36.4	1,271
WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
BLACK, NON-HISPANIC	20.3	20.2	6.5	13.7	39.3	89
HISPANIC	*	*	*	*	*	46
OTHER	*	*	*	*	*	38
UNK/REF	*	*	*	*	*	7
INCOME	11.4	19.0	2.6	18.4	48.6	88
< $15,000
$15-$24,999	16.0	26.3	4.9	18.3	34.4	211
$25-$49,999	15.9	27.1	4.7	13.9	38.4	511
$50-$74,999	12.5	34.1	2.6	14.7	36.1	292
>=$75,000	15.7	43.7	3.6	8.0	29.0	238
UNK/REF	15.8	28.3	5.8	10.3	39.7	111
EDUCATION LEVEL	13.7	12.7	4.8	16.5	52.3	102
LESS THAN H.S. GRADUATE
HIGH SCHOOL GRAD OR GED	20.2	21.1	3.8	13.1	41.7	481
SOME COLLEGE OR TECH SCHOOL	10.9	34.5	4.8	17.3	32.6	424
COLLEGE GRADUATE	13.5	44.2	3.5	9.5	29.3	442
UNK/REF	*	*	*	*	*	2
MARITAL STATUS	15.5	34.4	3.5	11.9	34.8	801
MARRIED
UNMARRIED	14.3	26.1	4.9	15.8	38.9	648
UNK/REF	*	*	*	*	*	2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS	15.8	30.0	3.9	13.1	37.2	1,173
EMPLOYED
NOT EMPLOYED	12.2	23.6	5.6	18.4	40.1	56
STUDENT/HOMEMAKER	10.9	41.8	3.2	12.5	31.6	181
RETIRED/UNABLE TO WORK	*	*	*	*	*	39
UNK/REF	*	*	*	*	*	2
GRAND TOTAL	14.9	30.9	4.1	13.6	36.5	1,451

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, 2000

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