NC PRAMS 2002: (Have you had any alcoholic drinks in the past 2 years?)

2002 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

ALCOHOL USE

Have you had any alcoholic drinks in the past 2 years?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1544	756	49.0	45.9-52.1	788	51.0	47.9-54.1
Age
< 20 years	198	135	71.1	62.2-78.7	63	28.9	21.3-37.8
20-24 years	404	207	50.0	43.9-56.0	197	50.0	44.0-56.1
25-34 years	752	343	46.0	41.7-50.4	409	54.0	49.6-58.3
35+ years	190	71	38.1	30.0-46.9	119	61.9	53.1-70.0
Race
White	1060	465	43.6	40.1-47.3	595	56.4	52.7-59.9
Black	409	240	62.6	55.9-68.8	169	37.4	31.2-44.1
Other	75	51	66.9	52.9-78.4	24	33.1	21.6-47.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	163	121	74.5	65.6-81.7	42	25.5	18.3-34.4
No	1381	635	45.7	42.5-49.0	746	54.3	51.0-57.5
Education
< High School	349	248	70.6	64.3-76.1	101	29.4	23.9-35.7
High School	440	234	53.9	47.8-59.9	206	46.1	40.1-52.2
> High School	752	272	35.5	31.4-39.7	480	64.5	60.3-68.6
Marital Status
Married	978	438	44.8	41.0-48.5	540	55.2	51.5-59.0
Other	566	318	57.6	52.1-62.9	248	42.4	37.1-47.9
Income
15,999 or less	463	278	63.3	57.4-68.7	185	36.7	31.3-42.6
16,000-24,999	173	85	44.7	35.6-54.2	88	55.3	45.8-64.4
25,000-39,999	205	102	50.7	42.2-59.1	103	49.3	40.9-57.8
40,000 or more	548	166	30.0	25.6-34.8	382	70.0	65.2-74.4
WIC recipient
No	837	331	39.8	35.9-43.9	506	60.2	56.1-64.1
Yes	693	418	60.5	55.8-65.0	275	39.5	35.0-44.2
Medicaid recipient
No	755	281	37.6	33.5-41.8	474	62.4	58.2-66.5
Yes	789	475	61.4	56.9-65.7	314	38.6	34.3-43.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	695	351	52.9	49.2-56.5	344	47.1	43.5-50.8
2500+ grams	849	405	48.6	45.3-52.0	444	51.4	48.0-54.7

#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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