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   738 100.0 116 15.0 12.2- 18.2 622 85.0 81.8- 87.8
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 375 100.0 73 19.1 15.0- 24.2 302 80.9 75.8- 85.0
  African American, Non-Hispanic 154 100.0 23 12.8 8.4- 19.1 131 87.2 80.9- 91.6
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 48 100.0 4 8.9 2.8- 24.7 44 91.1 75.3- 97.2
  Latino/Hispanic 161 100.0 16 7.6 4.3- 13.1 145 92.4 86.9- 95.7
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 37 100.0 2 5.3 1.3- 19.4 35 94.7 80.6- 98.7
  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) 149 100.0 18 11.0 6.6- 17.8 131 89.0 82.2- 93.4
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 204 100.0 26 13.9 9.1- 20.7 178 86.1 79.3- 90.9
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 322 100.0 69 20.6 16.2- 25.8 253 79.4 74.2- 83.8
Age                  
  18-24 139 100.0 23 14.9 9.4- 22.9 116 85.1 77.1- 90.6
  25-30 160 100.0 26 16.0 10.5- 23.5 134 84.0 76.5- 89.5
  31-40 319 100.0 54 16.0 11.9- 21.1 265 84.0 78.9- 88.1
  41-44 126 100.0 13 9.8 5.5- 16.8 113 90.2 83.2- 94.5

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.