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   766 100.0 141 18.0 15.0- 21.6 625 82.0 78.4- 85.0
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 437 100.0 93 20.0 16.0- 24.8 344 80.0 75.2- 84.0
  African American, Non-Hispanic 184 100.0 24 12.2 7.5- 19.3 160 87.8 80.7- 92.5
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 26 100.0 4 22.0 7.6- 49.4 22 78.0 50.6- 92.4
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 48 100.0 13 29.3 16.8- 45.9 35 70.7 54.1- 83.2
  Latino/Hispanic 71 100.0 7 12.4 5.3- 26.3 64 87.6 73.7- 94.7
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 6 13.3 5.3- 29.4 30 86.7 70.6- 94.7
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 154 100.0 20 11.4 7.0- 18.2 134 88.6 81.8- 93.0
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 249 100.0 45 18.3 13.1- 25.0 204 81.7 75.0- 86.9
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 320 100.0 72 25.9 20.5- 32.0 248 74.1 68.0- 79.5
Age                  
  18-24 165 100.0 33 17.6 11.8- 25.3 132 82.4 74.7- 88.2
  25-30 172 100.0 40 20.0 14.0- 27.7 132 80.0 72.3- 86.0
  31-40 326 100.0 50 16.4 12.1- 21.8 276 83.6 78.2- 87.9
  41-44 109 100.0 20 23.5 14.4- 35.9 89 76.5 64.1- 85.6

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.