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   730 100.0 43 5.6 4.0- 7.7 687 94.4 92.3- 96.0
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 385 100.0 26 6.0 3.9- 9.0 359 94.0 91.0- 96.1
  African American, Non-Hispanic 175 100.0 10 6.1 3.2- 11.5 165 93.9 88.5- 96.8
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 19 100.0 1 5.6 0.8- 30.9 18 94.4 69.1- 99.2
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 36 100.0 0 0.0 0.0- 8.0 36 100.0 92.0-100.0
  Latino/Hispanic 115 100.0 6 5.2 2.2- 12.0 109 94.8 88.0- 97.8
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 23 100.0 1 6.3 0.9- 33.3 22 93.7 66.7- 99.1
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 33 100.0 0 0.0 0.0- 8.7 33 100.0 91.3-100.0
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 139 100.0 3 2.2 0.7- 7.3 136 97.8 92.7- 99.3
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 223 100.0 16 7.2 4.3- 11.7 207 92.8 88.3- 95.7
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 319 100.0 23 6.9 4.4- 10.6 296 93.1 89.4- 95.6
Age                  
  18-24 144 100.0 12 7.4 4.1- 13.3 132 92.6 86.7- 95.9
  25-30 158 100.0 10 5.3 2.7- 10.4 148 94.7 89.6- 97.3
  31-40 322 100.0 15 4.4 2.5- 7.4 307 95.6 92.6- 97.5
  41-44 113 100.0 6 5.3 2.3- 11.9 107 94.7 88.1- 97.7

Source: 2019 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.