Core State Preconception Health Indicators
Women Aged 18 to 44
E3 Percentage who participated in heavy drinking on at least one occasion within the past month

  Total Yes No
  N % N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
Total   1,046 100.0 96 9.8 7.8- 12.3 950 90.2 87.7- 92.2
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 608 100.0 65 10.0 7.7- 13.0 543 90.0 87.0- 92.3
  African American, Non-Hispanic 248 100.0 21 10.9 6.8- 16.9 227 89.1 83.1- 93.2
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 21 100.0 2 9.1 1.4- 41.0 19 90.9 59.0- 98.6
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 48 100.0 4 16.3 4.8- 42.8 44 83.7 57.2- 95.2
  Latino/Hispanic 121 100.0 4 3.4 1.2- 9.1 117 96.6 90.9- 98.8
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 29 100.0 1 15.9 2.5- 58.4 28 84.1 41.6- 97.5
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 59 100.0 3 5.1 1.4- 16.9 56 94.9 83.1- 98.6
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 226 100.0 15 7.0 3.9- 12.4 211 93.0 87.6- 96.1
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 342 100.0 39 10.1 7.1- 14.1 303 89.9 85.9- 92.9
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 399 100.0 39 12.1 8.7- 16.6 360 87.9 83.4- 91.3
Age                  
  18-24 210 100.0 21 9.0 5.7- 14.0 189 91.0 86.0- 94.3
  25-30 258 100.0 22 9.9 5.7- 16.7 236 90.1 83.3- 94.3
  31-40 429 100.0 40 9.8 6.9- 13.7 389 90.2 86.3- 93.1
  41-44 158 100.0 14 11.3 6.4- 19.3 144 88.7 80.7- 93.6

Source: 2016 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2016 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.