Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); 1997

Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1997

**Do any of the vitamin pills or supplements you take contain folic acid?**
(Weighted Column Percents)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Yes		16.3	13.7	15.9	23.8	11.8	25.5	10.3
No		51.5	62.2	58.8	49.2	55.8	50.4	44.0
Don't know/Not sure		32.2	24.1	25.3	27.0	32.4	24.1	45.6
Male	Yes	12.6	21.9	18.5	17.6	4.9	27.5	4.8
	No	53.8	59.7	68.0	49.8	53.8	56.5	47.1
	Don't know/Not sure	33.6	18.4	13.5	32.7	41.3	15.9	48.1
Female	Yes	19.9		12.9	29.2	21.9	24.4	15.3
	No	49.3	66.5	48.3	48.7	58.7	47.3	41.2
	Don't know/Not sure	30.9	33.5	38.8	22.1	19.4	28.3	43.5
Denominator is: All survey respondents who currently take vitamin supplements

**Do any of the vitamin pills or supplements you take contain folic acid?**
(Unweighted Frequencies)
		Total	Age Groups
		Total	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Total		388	27	37	78	82	56	108
Yes		70	4	6	20	12	14	14
No		198	17	20	39	46	28	48
Don't know/Not sure		120	6	11	19	24	14	46
Male	Total	151	16	14	30	30	18	43
	Yes	24	4	3	7	2	6	2
	No	78	9	7	14	17	10	21
	Don't know/Not sure	49	3	4	9	11	2	20
Female	Total	237	11	23	48	52	38	65
	Yes	46		3	13	10	8	12
	No	120	8	13	25	29	18	27
	Don't know/Not sure	71	3	7	10	13	12	26
Denominator is: All survey respondents who currently take vitamin supplements

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