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   764 100.0 55 6.5 4.7- 8.9 709 93.5 91.1- 95.3
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 407 100.0 33 7.6 5.1- 11.3 374 92.4 88.7- 94.9
  African American, Non-Hispanic 160 100.0 14 7.0 3.9- 12.3 146 93.0 87.7- 96.1
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 29 100.0 0 0.0 0.0- 9.8 29 100.0 90.2-100.0
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 39 100.0 1 4.5 0.6- 26.1 38 95.5 73.9- 99.4
  Latino/Hispanic 129 100.0 7 3.6 1.6- 8.2 122 96.4 91.8- 98.4
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 25 100.0 0 0.0 0.0- 11.3 25 100.0 88.7-100.0
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 30 100.0 2 3.3 0.7- 14.6 28 96.7 85.4- 99.3
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 150 100.0 6 5.3 2.1- 12.6 144 94.7 87.4- 97.9
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 228 100.0 16 6.8 3.8- 11.7 212 93.2 88.3- 96.2
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 336 100.0 32 8.7 5.9- 12.6 304 91.3 87.4- 94.1
Age                  
  18-24 138 100.0 8 4.6 2.2- 9.5 130 95.4 90.5- 97.8
  25-30 159 100.0 14 10.0 5.1- 18.7 145 90.0 81.3- 94.9
  31-40 335 100.0 25 7.2 4.5- 11.4 310 92.8 88.6- 95.5
  41-44 139 100.0 9 4.3 2.0- 8.9 130 95.7 91.1- 98.0

Source: 2022 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.