Core State Preconception Health Indicators
Women Aged 18 to 44
E4 Percentage who participated in binge drinking on at least one occasion in the past month

  Total Yes No
  N % N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
Total   1,050 100.0 176 17.4 14.7- 20.4 874 82.6 79.6- 85.3
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 607 100.0 117 19.6 16.0- 23.7 490 80.4 76.3- 84.0
  African American, Non-Hispanic 252 100.0 37 14.8 10.6- 20.3 215 85.2 79.7- 89.4
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 20 100.0 1 9.2 1.3- 43.6 19 90.8 56.4- 98.7
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 47 100.0 8 24.1 10.0- 47.3 39 75.9 52.7- 90.0
  Latino/Hispanic 124 100.0 13 8.9 4.9- 15.7 111 91.1 84.3- 95.1
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 30 100.0 2 15.7 2.7- 56.1 28 84.3 43.9- 97.3
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 59 100.0 9 14.6 6.8- 28.7 50 85.4 71.3- 93.2
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 228 100.0 36 17.2 12.1- 23.9 192 82.8 76.1- 87.9
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 340 100.0 54 16.3 12.0- 21.6 286 83.7 78.4- 88.0
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 402 100.0 76 19.4 15.4- 24.2 326 80.6 75.8- 84.6
Age                  
  18-24 212 100.0 51 20.5 15.2- 27.1 161 79.5 72.9- 84.8
  25-30 259 100.0 53 22.1 16.0- 29.8 206 77.9 70.2- 84.0
  31-40 427 100.0 54 13.4 10.0- 17.9 373 86.6 82.1- 90.0
  41-44 161 100.0 19 13.0 8.1- 20.1 142 87.0 79.9- 91.9

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.