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   905 100.0 59 6.4 4.8- 8.6 846 93.6 91.4- 95.2
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 498 100.0 40 7.6 5.4- 10.6 458 92.4 89.4- 94.6
  African American, Non-Hispanic 190 100.0 15 8.1 4.5- 14.3 175 91.9 85.7- 95.5
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 24 100.0 1 1.8 0.2- 12.4 23 98.2 87.6- 99.8
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 55 100.0 0 0.0 0.0- 5.3 55 100.0 94.7-100.0
  Latino/Hispanic 138 100.0 3 1.7 0.5- 5.7 135 98.3 94.3- 99.5
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 30 100.0 0 0.0 0.0- 9.5 30 100.0 90.5-100.0
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 41 100.0 3 10.9 3.1- 31.6 38 89.1 68.4- 96.9
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 191 100.0 13 5.9 3.2- 10.4 178 94.1 89.6- 96.8
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 274 100.0 20 7.4 4.6- 11.7 254 92.6 88.3- 95.4
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 381 100.0 23 5.2 3.3- 8.1 358 94.8 91.9- 96.7
Age                  
  18-24 179 100.0 11 6.5 3.5- 11.7 168 93.5 88.3- 96.5
  25-30 205 100.0 14 6.8 3.4- 12.9 191 93.2 87.1- 96.6
  31-40 395 100.0 23 5.9 3.8- 9.2 372 94.1 90.8- 96.2
  41-44 139 100.0 11 6.6 3.2- 13.0 128 93.4 87.0- 96.8

Source: 2020 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2020 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.