Women's Health USA 2006

VERTICAL CHART: Women Not Meeting the Recommended Daily Intake of Vitamin B12 and Iron,* by Race/Ethnicity, 1999-2002

VERTICAL CHART: Women Not Meeting the Recommended Daily Intake of Vitamin B12 and Iron,* by Race/Ethnicity, 1999-2002

( Percent of Women)

Total
Vitamin B12: 41.3
Iron: 82.0

Non-Hispanic White
Vitamin B12: 39.1
Iron: 80.1

Non-Hispanic Black
Vitamin B12: 43.6
Iron: 85.6

Hispanic
Vitamin B12: 46.5
Iron: 79.6

Other Races**
Vitamin B12: 46.5
Iron: 79.6

*Recommended daily intake of Vitamin B12 is 2.4 micrograms or greater; recommended intake of Iron is 18 milligrams or greater.

**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. Analysis conducted by the Maternal and Child Health Information Resource Center.
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