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   742 100.0 61 7.5 5.6- 9.9 681 92.5 90.1- 94.4
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 442 100.0 52 10.1 7.4- 13.6 390 89.9 86.4- 92.6
  African American, Non-Hispanic 163 100.0 5 4.2 1.6- 10.3 158 95.8 89.7- 98.4
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 13 100.0 0 0.0 0.0- 20.6 13 100.0 79.4-100.0
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 34 100.0 0 0.0 0.0- 8.4 34 100.0 91.6-100.0
  Latino/Hispanic 90 100.0 4 5.1 1.9- 13.1 86 94.9 86.9- 98.1
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 18 100.0 0 0.0 0.0- 15.3 18 100.0 84.7-100.0
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 38 100.0 1 2.2 0.3- 14.5 37 97.8 85.5- 99.7
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 149 100.0 6 6.1 2.6- 13.4 143 93.9 86.6- 97.4
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 235 100.0 24 8.6 5.5- 13.3 211 91.4 86.7- 94.5
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 308 100.0 31 9.2 6.3- 13.4 277 90.8 86.6- 93.7
Age                  
  18-24 151 100.0 20 10.3 6.3- 16.5 131 89.7 83.5- 93.7
  25-30 180 100.0 12 6.5 3.5- 11.5 168 93.5 88.5- 96.5
  31-40 306 100.0 24 7.0 4.4- 11.0 282 93.0 89.0- 95.6
  41-44 111 100.0 6 5.2 1.8- 13.6 105 94.8 86.4- 98.2

Source: 2018 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.