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   669 100.0 39 5.9 3.8- 9.1 630 94.1 90.9- 96.2
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 353 100.0 25 8.1 4.7- 13.5 328 91.9 86.5- 95.3
  African American, Non-Hispanic 113 100.0 4 4.5 1.4- 14.0 109 95.5 86.0- 98.6
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 49 100.0 3 1.5 0.3- 6.5 46 98.5 93.5- 99.7
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 46 100.0 2 1.6 0.2- 10.3 44 98.4 89.7- 99.8
  Latino/Hispanic 108 100.0 5 4.5 1.7- 11.4 103 95.5 88.6- 98.3
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 16 100.0 0 0.0 0.0- 17.1 16 100.0 82.9-100.0
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 31 100.0 3 10.7 2.7- 34.1 28 89.3 65.9- 97.3
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 142 100.0 7 6.6 2.6- 15.8 135 93.4 84.2- 97.4
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 182 100.0 12 7.1 3.6- 13.5 170 92.9 86.5- 96.4
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 304 100.0 18 3.8 2.2- 6.4 286 96.2 93.6- 97.8
Age                  
  18-24 127 100.0 6 5.7 2.4- 12.9 121 94.3 87.1- 97.6
  25-30 149 100.0 13 12.0 5.4- 24.5 136 88.0 75.5- 94.6
  31-40 285 100.0 17 3.9 1.9- 7.7 268 96.1 92.3- 98.1
  41-44 117 100.0 4 4.8 1.6- 14.0 113 95.2 86.0- 98.4

Source: 2023 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.