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Increase the proportion of women of childbearing age who get enough folic acid — MICH‑12 Data

National Status: Getting worse

  
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Most Recent Data:
78.8 percent (2021-23)

National Target:
86.2 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
82.6 percent of non-pregnant women aged 15 to 44 years had optimal red blood cell folate concentrations in 2013-16

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Non-pregnant women with optimal red blood cell folate concentrations, 2013-16 to 2021-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-20 2021-231
Total
82.6
CI 80.0 / 85.1
SE 1.211
80.5
CI 77.6 / 83.1
SE 1.298
78.8
CI 75.0 / 82.3
SE 1.688

Non-pregnant women with optimal red blood cell folate concentrations by Race/Ethnicity, 2013-16 to 2021-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-20 2021-231
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DSU
DSU
DSU
Asian only
DSU
DSU
DSU
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only
DNA
DNA
DNA
White only
DNA
DNA
DNA
2 or more races
DSU
DSU
DSU
Hispanic or Latino
83.6
CI 81.1 / 86.0
SE 1.167
80.4
CI 76.3 / 84.2
SE 1.866
77.4
CI 70.3 / 83.5
SE 2.974
Mexican American
83.9
CI 80.6 / 86.9
SE 1.504
82.2
CI 75.7 / 87.6
SE 2.716
80.6
CI 73.4 / 86.5
SE 2.254
Not Hispanic or Latino
DNA
DNA
DNA
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
DSU
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
78.8
CI 74.3 / 82.9
SE 1.648
80.5
CI 74.0 / 85.9
SE 2.742
74.2
CI 61.0 / 84.8
SE 4.947
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
67.1
CI 62.5 / 71.5
SE 2.119
67.0
CI 62.6 / 71.1
SE 2.007
66.0
CI 56.2 / 75.0
SE 4.175
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
86.1
CI 82.9 / 89.0
SE 1.432
83.9
CI 78.6 / 88.3
SE 2.263
83.0
CI 77.0 / 87.9
SE 2.440
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
DSU

Non-pregnant women with optimal red blood cell folate concentrations by Age group, 2013-16 to 2021-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-20 2021-231
15-19 years
83.3
CI 78.7 / 87.3
SE 2.023
81.4
CI 76.5 / 85.6
SE 2.147
73.6
CI 66.5 / 80.0
SE 3.059
20-24 years
81.6
CI 76.2 / 86.2
SE 2.368
70.6
CI 60.8 / 79.2
SE 4.281
72.6
CI 61.4 / 82.0
SE 4.574
25-29 years
80.5
CI 74.3 / 85.8
SE 2.727
78.8
CI 73.2 / 83.7
SE 2.464
81.4
CI 68.0 / 91.0
SE 5.067
30-34 years
81.9
CI 77.7 / 85.6
SE 1.871
82.8
CI 78.3 / 86.8
SE 1.917
79.9
CI 74.3 / 84.9
SE 2.408
35-44 years
84.2
CI 80.5 / 87.4
SE 1.629
84.8
CI 81.0 / 88.2
SE 1.687
82.3
CI 78.6 / 85.7
SE 1.627

Non-pregnant women with optimal red blood cell folate concentrations by Educational attainment (25-44 years), 2013-16 to 2021-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-20 2021-231
Less than High school
77.0
CI 71.8 / 81.8
SE 2.363
73.5
CI 62.0 / 83.0
SE 4.848
63.0
CI 50.9 / 74.0
SE 5.097
High school (including GED or equivalent)
82.8
CI 76.9 / 87.7
SE 2.518
79.6
CI 72.6 / 85.5
SE 2.998
81.3
CI 71.2 / 89.0
SE 3.965
Some college or Associate degree
81.8
CI 77.8 / 85.4
SE 1.827
83.1
CI 78.0 / 87.4
SE 2.192
80.9
CI 75.8 / 85.4
SE 2.160
4-year college degree or more
85.6
CI 81.2 / 89.3
SE 1.909
86.6
CI 81.4 / 90.8
SE 2.188
84.9
CI 79.2 / 89.6
SE 2.328

Non-pregnant women with optimal red blood cell folate concentrations by Family income (percent poverty guidelines), 2013-16 to 2021-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-20 2021-231
<100
77.7
CI 72.7 / 82.2
SE 2.248
76.2
CI 70.1 / 81.6
SE 2.716
DSU2
100-199
83.6
CI 79.8 / 87.0
SE 1.718
78.2
CI 71.4 / 84.1
SE 2.969
DSU2
200-399
83.7
CI 79.6 / 87.2
SE 1.800
79.2
CI 72.9 / 84.6
SE 2.742
DSU2
400+
85.8
CI 82.5 / 88.6
SE 1.403
86.0
CI 80.6 / 90.3
SE 2.250
DSU2

Non-pregnant women with optimal red blood cell folate concentrations by Health insurance status, 2013-16 to 2021-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-20 2021-231
Insured
84.0
CI 81.2 / 86.5
SE 1.263
81.0
CI 77.7 / 84.1
SE 1.512
79.4
CI 75.8 / 82.7
SE 1.578
Private
85.3
CI 82.7 / 87.7
SE 1.183
82.2
CI 78.1 / 85.8
SE 1.817
81.4
CI 77.6 / 84.7
SE 1.616
Public
80.2
CI 75.5 / 84.4
SE 2.127
78.7
CI 73.8 / 83.1
SE 2.175
76.4
CI 71.2 / 81.0
SE 2.238
Uninsured
77.3
CI 73.5 / 80.9
SE 1.777
76.4
CI 71.8 / 80.6
SE 1.988
72.2
CI 61.8 / 81.1
SE 4.226

Non-pregnant women with optimal red blood cell folate concentrations by Geographic location, 2013-16 to 2021-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-20 2021-231
Geographic location
DNC
DNC
DNC

Non-pregnant women with optimal red blood cell folate concentrations by Marital status (20-44 years), 2013-16 to 2021-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-20 2021-231
Married/​Cohabiting partner
84.5
CI 81.4 / 87.3
SE 1.418
81.9
CI 78.9 / 84.7
SE 1.388
81.2
CI 77.6 / 84.5
SE 1.409
Divorced, separated, widowed
84.6
CI 79.2 / 89.1
SE 2.314
83.6
CI 76.1 / 89.5
SE 3.086
76.6
CI 64.9 / 86.0
SE 4.731
Never married
77.6
CI 73.9 / 81.1
SE 1.725
76.8
CI 69.9 / 82.7
SE 3.006
78.3
CI 72.0 / 83.7
SE 2.661

Non-pregnant women with optimal red blood cell folate concentrations by Country of birth, 2013-16 to 2021-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-20 2021-231
US
83.0
CI 80.0 / 85.7
SE 1.364
80.1
CI 76.6 / 83.3
SE 1.574
79.7
CI 75.5 / 83.5
SE 1.827
Outside US
81.2
CI 78.4 / 83.8
SE 1.230
82.1
CI 78.5 / 85.4
SE 1.578
75.3
CI 68.5 / 81.2
SE 2.886

Non-pregnant women with optimal red blood cell folate concentrations by Veteran status (20-44 years), 2013-16 to 2021-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-20 2021-231
Veteran
DSU
DNA
DSU
Non-veteran
82.4
CI 79.7 / 85.0
SE 1.262
DNA
79.6
CI 75.9 / 82.9
SE 1.600

Non-pregnant women with optimal red blood cell folate concentrations by Activity limitation (20-44 years), 2013-16 to 2021-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-20 2021-231
With activity limitations
77.3
CI 67.1 / 85.6
SE 4.310
DNC
DNC
Without activity limitations
83.2
CI 80.8 / 85.3
SE 1.081
DNC
DNC

Non-pregnant women with optimal red blood cell folate concentrations by Sexual orientation (18-44 years), 2013-16 to 2021-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-20 2021-231
Sexual orientation (18-44 years)
DSU
DSU
DSU

Non-pregnant women with optimal red blood cell folate concentrations by Gender identity (18-44 years), 2013-16 to 2021-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-20 2021-231
Gender identity (18-44 years)
DNC
DNC
DNC

Disparity