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   741 100.0 32 4.1 2.7- 6.1 709 95.9 93.9- 97.3
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 376 100.0 21 4.6 2.9- 7.2 355 95.4 92.8- 97.1
  African American, Non-Hispanic 155 100.0 6 3.3 1.4- 7.6 149 96.7 92.4- 98.6
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 48 100.0 2 5.8 1.3- 23.2 46 94.2 76.8- 98.7
  Latino/Hispanic 162 100.0 3 2.2 0.6- 7.9 159 97.8 92.1- 99.4
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 37 100.0 0 0.0 0.0- 7.8 37 100.0 92.2-100.0
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 28 100.0 1 11.6 1.7- 49.5 27 88.4 50.5- 98.3
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 148 100.0 5 2.4 1.0- 5.8 143 97.6 94.2- 99.0
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 208 100.0 8 3.5 1.6- 7.4 200 96.5 92.6- 98.4
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 322 100.0 18 5.5 3.4- 8.9 304 94.5 91.1- 96.6
Age                  
  18-24 138 100.0 3 3.2 0.9- 10.2 135 96.8 89.8- 99.1
  25-30 161 100.0 4 2.1 0.8- 6.0 157 97.9 94.0- 99.2
  31-40 322 100.0 18 4.6 2.8- 7.5 304 95.4 92.5- 97.2
  41-44 126 100.0 7 6.7 3.1- 13.9 119 93.3 86.1- 96.9

Source: 2024 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.