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   670 100.0 105 14.9 11.6- 18.9 565 85.1 81.1- 88.4
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 353 100.0 66 17.9 13.6- 23.2 287 82.1 76.8- 86.4
  African American, Non-Hispanic 115 100.0 13 17.1 8.4- 31.8 102 82.9 68.2- 91.6
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 49 100.0 10 15.3 4.9- 38.6 39 84.7 61.4- 95.1
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 45 100.0 5 6.3 2.2- 16.3 40 93.7 83.7- 97.8
  Latino/Hispanic 108 100.0 11 9.4 4.9- 17.3 97 90.6 82.7- 95.1
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 16 100.0 1 7.0 1.0- 36.8 15 93.0 63.2- 99.0
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 31 100.0 5 17.2 6.5- 38.3 26 82.8 61.7- 93.5
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 144 100.0 15 8.0 4.5- 13.8 129 92.0 86.2- 95.5
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 181 100.0 31 20.9 13.4- 31.0 150 79.1 69.0- 86.6
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 304 100.0 54 15.5 11.5- 20.6 250 84.5 79.4- 88.5
Age                  
  18-24 128 100.0 26 17.3 11.4- 25.5 102 82.7 74.5- 88.6
  25-30 149 100.0 28 15.1 9.8- 22.5 121 84.9 77.5- 90.2
  31-40 283 100.0 41 14.9 9.3- 22.9 242 85.1 77.1- 90.7
  41-44 119 100.0 11 8.4 4.4- 15.5 108 91.6 84.5- 95.6

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.