| Women’s
intake of folate* and calcium** (percent of women), by race/ethnicity,
1999-2002 (vertical bar chart): Non-Hispanic White: calcium,
22.8%; folate, 79.4%. Non-Hispanic Black: calcium, 9.9%; folate, 47.2%.
Hispanic: calcium, 16.4%; folate, 67.3%. Other races:*** calcium,
10.2%; folate, 74.1%.
*Red blood cell folate level of at least 220 ng/ml. **At least 1000 mg/day for women aged 19-50 and at least 1200 mg/day for women aged 51 and older, excluding supplements. ***Includes Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, and persons of more than one race. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2002. Analysis conducted by the Maternal and Child Health Information Resource Center.
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