NC PRAMS 2003: (During the last 3 months of your pregnancy, how many alcoholic drinks did you have in an average week?*)

2003 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	1447	1389	95.8	94.3-96.9	58	4.2	3.1- 5.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Age
< 20 years	155	152	98.3	92.1-99.7	3	1.7	0.3- 7.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
20-24 years	394	384	96.8	93.5-98.4	10	3.2	1.6- 6.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34 years	717	691	96.4	94.3-97.7	26	3.6	2.3- 5.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35+ years	181	162	88.5	81.4-93.1	19	11.5	6.9-18.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Race
White	988	941	95.1	93.2-96.5	47	4.9	3.5- 6.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Black	396	385	97.3	94.1-98.8	11	2.7	1.2- 5.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Other	63	63	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hispanic origin
Yes	145	143	98.0	91.9-99.5	2	2.0	0.5- 8.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
No	1299	1243	95.5	93.8-96.7	56	4.5	3.3- 6.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Education
< High School	309	302	98.3	94.8-99.5	7	1.7	0.5- 5.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
High School	434	422	98.0	95.4-99.1	12	2.0	0.9- 4.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
> High School	702	663	93.2	90.6-95.2	39	6.8	4.8- 9.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Marital Status
Married	908	867	95.0	93.0-96.4	41	5.0	3.6- 7.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Other	539	522	97.3	94.8-98.6	17	2.7	1.4- 5.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Income
15,999 or less	392	380	98.0	95.2-99.2	12	2.0	0.8- 4.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
16,000-24,999	191	185	95.7	90.2-98.2	6	4.3	1.8- 9.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25,000-39,999	209	203	97.5	93.1-99.1	6	2.5	0.9- 6.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
40,000 or more	492	462	93.2	90.0-95.4	30	6.8	4.6-10.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
WIC recipient
No	748	708	94.3	91.9-96.0	40	5.7	4.0- 8.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Yes	691	673	97.4	95.3-98.6	18	2.6	1.4- 4.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Medicaid recipient
No	693	655	93.5	90.8-95.4	38	6.5	4.6- 9.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Yes	754	734	98.0	96.3-98.9	20	2.0	1.1- 3.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	659	637	96.7	95.1-97.8	22	3.3	2.2- 4.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
2500+ grams	788	752	95.7	94.1-96.9	36	4.3	3.1- 5.9	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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