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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 *** *** *** *** *** 11
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 *** *** *** *** *** 1
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 *** *** *** *** *** 4
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 *** *** *** *** *** 41
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** 3

--- 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

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