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   734 100.0 122 17.3 14.4- 20.7 612 82.7 79.3- 85.6
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 387 100.0 72 20.2 16.0- 25.1 315 79.8 74.9- 84.0
  African American, Non-Hispanic 176 100.0 26 14.3 9.5- 20.9 150 85.7 79.1- 90.5
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 19 100.0 6 37.4 17.6- 62.5 13 62.6 37.5- 82.4
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 36 100.0 6 17.9 7.8- 36.1 30 82.1 63.9- 92.2
  Latino/Hispanic 116 100.0 12 9.6 5.2- 16.9 104 90.4 83.1- 94.8
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 24 100.0 5 23.6 9.9- 46.4 19 76.4 53.6- 90.1
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 33 100.0 3 6.5 1.9- 19.7 30 93.5 80.3- 98.1
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 141 100.0 13 8.3 4.5- 15.0 128 91.7 85.0- 95.5
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 223 100.0 49 23.5 17.8- 30.3 174 76.5 69.7- 82.2
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 320 100.0 52 17.6 13.3- 22.8 268 82.4 77.2- 86.7
Age                  
  18-24 145 100.0 33 21.2 15.0- 29.2 112 78.8 70.8- 85.0
  25-30 158 100.0 32 19.1 13.2- 26.6 126 80.9 73.4- 86.8
  31-40 324 100.0 45 14.8 11.0- 19.7 279 85.2 80.3- 89.0
  41-44 114 100.0 12 12.5 6.8- 22.0 102 87.5 78.0- 93.2

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.