NC PRAMS 2002: (During the last 3 months of your pregnancy, how many alcoholic drinks did you have in an average week?*)

2002 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

ALCOHOL USE

During the last 3 months of your pregnancy, how many alcoholic drinks did you have in an average week?*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	None			LT 1 per wk			1 to 3 drinks per wk			4 or more drinks per wk
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1530	1455	94.5	92.9-95.7	75	5.5	4.3- 7.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Age
< 20 years	196	193	98.5	93.3-99.7	3	1.5	0.3- 6.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
20-24 years	399	396	98.7	96.1-99.6	3	1.3	0.4- 3.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34 years	746	703	94.0	91.5-95.7	43	6.0	4.3- 8.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35+ years	189	163	83.6	76.1-89.1	26	16.4	10.9-23.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Race
White	1052	992	93.5	91.4-95.1	60	6.5	4.9- 8.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Black	403	390	97.4	94.5-98.8	13	2.6	1.2- 5.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Other	75	73	95.8	84.8-98.9	2	4.2	1.1-15.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hispanic origin
Yes	162	156	95.2	89.1-97.9	6	4.8	2.1-10.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
No	1368	1299	94.4	92.7-95.7	69	5.6	4.3- 7.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Education
< High School	346	339	98.7	96.4-99.6	7	1.3	0.4- 3.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
High School	431	419	96.8	93.8-98.4	12	3.2	1.6- 6.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
> High School	750	694	91.0	88.2-93.3	56	9.0	6.7-11.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Marital Status
Married	974	912	92.9	90.7-94.6	62	7.1	5.4- 9.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Other	556	543	97.7	95.4-98.9	13	2.3	1.1- 4.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Income
15,999 or less	456	443	97.6	95.1-98.9	13	2.4	1.1- 4.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
16,000-24,999	170	166	97.8	92.5-99.4	4	2.2	0.6- 7.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25,000-39,999	204	201	98.2	93.8-99.5	3	1.8	0.5- 6.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
40,000 or more	546	494	89.0	85.5-91.8	52	11.0	8.2-14.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
WIC recipient
No	829	774	92.4	89.8-94.3	55	7.6	5.7-10.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Yes	688	668	97.0	94.9-98.3	20	3.0	1.7- 5.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Medicaid recipient
No	750	696	91.8	89.1-93.9	54	8.2	6.1-10.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Yes	780	759	97.4	95.5-98.5	21	2.6	1.5- 4.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	691	666	96.5	94.8-97.6	25	3.5	2.4- 5.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
2500+ grams	839	789	94.3	92.5-95.6	50	5.7	4.4- 7.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

*Data in this table are recoded responses to survey question 33a.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50.
N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
The percentages shown are weighted percentages, designed to reflect the entire population of North Carolina women having a live birth.

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