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   763 100.0 55 7.7 5.7- 10.4 708 92.3 89.6- 94.3
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 437 100.0 37 9.1 6.3- 13.0 400 90.9 87.0- 93.7
  African American, Non-Hispanic 182 100.0 10 4.2 2.0- 8.5 172 95.8 91.5- 98.0
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 27 100.0 0 0.0 0.0- 10.5 27 100.0 89.5-100.0
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 48 100.0 7 18.7 8.7- 35.6 41 81.3 64.4- 91.3
  Latino/Hispanic 69 100.0 1 2.2 0.3- 13.9 68 97.8 86.1- 99.7
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 12 100.0 0 0.0 0.0- 22.1 12 100.0 77.9-100.0
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 36 100.0 1 2.2 0.3- 14.3 35 97.8 85.7- 99.7
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 154 100.0 5 2.6 1.0- 6.4 149 97.4 93.6- 99.0
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 247 100.0 22 10.5 6.5- 16.3 225 89.5 83.7- 93.5
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 319 100.0 28 10.1 6.8- 14.9 291 89.9 85.1- 93.2
Age                  
  18-24 165 100.0 11 7.6 3.8- 14.5 154 92.4 85.5- 96.2
  25-30 172 100.0 12 7.0 3.8- 12.6 160 93.0 87.4- 96.2
  31-40 327 100.0 19 6.6 3.9- 10.9 308 93.4 89.1- 96.1
  41-44 105 100.0 14 13.8 7.6- 23.8 91 86.2 76.2- 92.4

Source: 2017 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.