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   816 100.0 160 18.6 15.7- 22.0 656 81.4 78.0- 84.3
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 445 100.0 110 22.6 18.4- 27.5 335 77.4 72.5- 81.6
  African American, Non-Hispanic 168 100.0 23 14.1 8.9- 21.7 145 85.9 78.3- 91.1
  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 6 11.4 4.7- 25.3 33 88.6 74.7- 95.3
  Latino/Hispanic 147 100.0 19 13.8 8.3- 22.1 128 86.2 77.9- 91.7
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 32 100.0 1 2.9 0.4- 18.0 31 97.1 82.0- 99.6
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 34 100.0 3 9.2 2.6- 28.2 31 90.8 71.8- 97.4
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 155 100.0 28 16.6 10.9- 24.4 127 83.4 75.6- 89.1
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 229 100.0 44 18.4 13.2- 25.0 185 81.6 75.0- 86.8
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 374 100.0 84 22.7 18.3- 27.8 290 77.3 72.2- 81.7
Age                  
  18-24 133 100.0 35 20.0 13.7- 28.1 98 80.0 71.9- 86.3
  25-30 180 100.0 47 26.6 19.6- 34.9 133 73.4 65.1- 80.4
  31-40 368 100.0 59 15.9 12.0- 20.9 309 84.1 79.1- 88.0
  41-44 144 100.0 19 11.6 7.0- 18.7 125 88.4 81.3- 93.0

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.