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   907 100.0 158 17.8 15.1- 20.9 749 82.2 79.1- 84.9
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 500 100.0 104 20.3 16.6- 24.5 396 79.7 75.5- 83.4
  African American, Non-Hispanic 188 100.0 31 18.5 12.7- 26.1 157 81.5 73.9- 87.3
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 25 100.0 2 4.7 1.1- 18.1 23 95.3 81.9- 98.9
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 55 100.0 7 10.4 4.6- 21.8 48 89.6 78.2- 95.4
  Latino/Hispanic 139 100.0 14 11.0 6.2- 18.7 125 89.0 81.3- 93.8
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 7 20.0 9.0- 38.7 34 80.0 61.3- 91.0
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 197 100.0 36 17.2 12.2- 23.7 161 82.8 76.3- 87.8
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 271 100.0 52 20.0 15.1- 25.9 219 80.0 74.1- 84.9
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 380 100.0 66 18.1 14.0- 23.0 314 81.9 77.0- 86.0
Age                  
  18-24 181 100.0 36 21.7 15.7- 29.1 145 78.3 70.9- 84.3
  25-30 206 100.0 47 23.8 17.7- 31.3 159 76.2 68.7- 82.3
  31-40 396 100.0 64 15.4 11.9- 19.8 332 84.6 80.2- 88.1
  41-44 137 100.0 14 9.8 5.1- 18.0 123 90.2 82.0- 94.9

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.