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   748 100.0 121 15.6 12.9- 18.8 627 84.4 81.2- 87.1
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 445 100.0 93 20.5 16.5- 25.1 352 79.5 74.9- 83.5
  African American, Non-Hispanic 164 100.0 19 10.9 6.7- 17.4 145 89.1 82.6- 93.3
  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 2 6.2 1.5- 21.9 32 93.8 78.1- 98.5
  Latino/Hispanic 92 100.0 7 6.4 2.9- 13.6 85 93.6 86.4- 97.1
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 19 100.0 3 11.8 3.0- 36.4 16 88.2 63.6- 97.0
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 38 100.0 2 4.7 1.2- 17.3 36 95.3 82.7- 98.8
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 151 100.0 13 9.5 5.2- 16.8 138 90.5 83.2- 94.8
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 234 100.0 46 18.7 13.8- 24.9 188 81.3 75.1- 86.2
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 312 100.0 58 19.3 14.8- 24.7 254 80.7 75.3- 85.2
Age                  
  18-24 152 100.0 36 19.4 13.6- 26.8 116 80.6 73.2- 86.4
  25-30 182 100.0 34 19.7 14.1- 26.8 148 80.3 73.2- 85.9
  31-40 308 100.0 36 9.9 6.7- 14.3 272 90.1 85.7- 93.3
  41-44 112 100.0 16 17.3 10.3- 27.6 96 82.7 72.4- 89.7

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.