| BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM |
| INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002 |
| M13.5 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 THAT TAKE VITAMIN PILLS OR SUPPLEMENTS |
PERCENTS
CATEGORIES
TO MAKE STRONG BONES
TO PREVENT BIRTH DEFECTS
TO PREVENT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
SOME OTHER REASON
UNK/REF
TOTAL
AGE GROUP
18-24 14.4
29.2
6.7
14.4
35.4
448
25-34
13.2
42.7
4.5
8.6
31.1
949
35-44
14.0
30.6
3.9
15.0
36.5
1,176
SEX
MALE 13.0
24.0
6.3
14.4
42.3
1,069
FEMALE
14.7
44.8
3.4
10.8
26.3
1,504
RACE GROUP
WHITE, NON-HISPANIC 12.6
36.1
5.1
12.2
34.0
2,211
BLACK, NON-HISPANIC
20.3
28.3
4.7
20.1
26.6
131
OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP.
13.3
26.5
2.0
15.0
43.2
100
HISPANIC
24.8
24.4
3.8
9.6
37.4
114
REFUSED
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INCOME GROUP
< $15,000 20.0
27.4
6.1
12.9
33.7
218
$15-$24,999
14.9
27.2
4.8
11.2
41.9
366
$25-$49,999
13.7
32.5
4.9
15.3
33.7
849
$50-$74,999
12.4
42.8
4.5
10.2
30.0
492
>=$75,000
12.7
44.2
4.0
10.6
28.6
425
UNK/REF
11.4
26.3
5.4
14.2
42.6
223
EDUCATION
< H S GRAD 19.7
13.7
4.4
11.6
50.6
265
H S GRAD OR GED
15.9
24.0
4.4
15.0
40.7
851
SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH
12.6
38.6
6.8
11.9
30.1
701
COLLEGE GRAD
9.8
52.7
3.6
10.9
23.0
754
UNK/REF
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MARITAL STATUS
MARRIED 13.0
41.1
3.8
10.3
31.9
1,420
UNMARRIED
14.7
26.3
6.0
15.6
37.3
1,152
UNK/REF
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EMPLOYED 13.9
33.0
5.0
13.1
35.1
1,941
NOT EMPLOYED
14.4
25.6
5.5
17.5
37.0
149
STUDENT/HOMEMAKER
12.6
46.8
3.5
8.5
28.5
405
RET/UNABLE TO WORK
19.3
18.0
5.9
14.7
42.0
77
UNK/REF
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--- ALL --- 13.8
34.4
4.8
12.6
34.3
2,573
| 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, 2002 |