16-16.
Increase the proportion of pregnancies begun with an optimum folic acid level.
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16-16. | |
Increase the proportion of pregnancies begun with an optimum folic acid level. |
Target and baseline:
|
Objective |
Increase
in Pregnancies Begun |
1991–94 |
2010 |
|
Percent |
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|
16-16a. |
Consumption of at least 400 μg of folic acid each day from fortified foods or dietary supplements by nonpregnant women aged 15 to 44 years |
21 |
80 |
|
|
|
Number |
|
|
16-16b. |
Median RBC folate level among nonpregnant women aged 15 to 44 years |
160 ng/ml |
220 ng/ml |
Target setting method: Better than the best.
Data source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC, NCHS.
|
Nonpregnant Women Aged 15 to 44 Years, 1991–94 |
16-16a. |
16-16b. |
|
Percent |
ng/ml |
|
|
TOTAL |
21 |
160 |
|
Race and ethnicity |
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|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
DSU |
DSU |
|
Asian or Pacific Islander |
DSU |
DSU |
|
Asian |
DNC |
DNC |
|
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander |
DNC |
DNC |
|
Black or African American |
17 |
125 |
|
White |
22 |
169 |
|
|
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|
Hispanic or Latino |
DSU |
DSU |
|
Mexican American |
13 |
158 |
|
Not Hispanic or Latino |
22 |
159 |
|
Black or African American |
18 |
123 |
|
White |
23 |
170 |
|
Education level |
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|
Less than high school |
12 |
145 |
|
High school graduate |
19 |
148 |
|
At least some college |
28 |
179 |
|
Disability status |
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|
Persons with disabilities |
20 |
169 |
|
Persons without disabilities |
23 |
159 |
DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.