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   811 100.0 65 6.8 5.2- 8.9 746 93.2 91.1- 94.8
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 443 100.0 46 8.7 6.3- 11.9 397 91.3 88.1- 93.7
  African American, Non-Hispanic 168 100.0 10 5.8 2.9- 11.2 158 94.2 88.8- 97.1
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 17 100.0 2 9.4 1.6- 39.9 15 90.6 60.1- 98.4
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 39 100.0 3 4.2 1.3- 13.1 36 95.8 86.9- 98.7
  Latino/Hispanic 144 100.0 4 1.9 0.7- 5.3 140 98.1 94.7- 99.3
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 32 100.0 0 0.0 0.0- 8.9 32 100.0 91.1-100.0
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 33 100.0 2 6.6 1.3- 27.3 31 93.4 72.7- 98.7
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 153 100.0 10 4.8 2.4- 9.5 143 95.2 90.5- 97.6
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 228 100.0 17 5.7 3.4- 9.4 211 94.3 90.6- 96.6
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 373 100.0 36 9.8 6.9- 13.7 337 90.2 86.3- 93.1
Age                  
  18-24 131 100.0 10 4.5 2.3- 8.5 121 95.5 91.5- 97.7
  25-30 177 100.0 18 10.3 6.2- 16.5 159 89.7 83.5- 93.8
  31-40 367 100.0 29 7.5 5.0- 11.2 338 92.5 88.8- 95.0
  41-44 145 100.0 8 4.0 1.8- 8.6 137 96.0 91.4- 98.2

Source: 2021 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.