NC PRAMS 2003: (Have you had any alcoholic drinks in the past 2 years?)

2003 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	1456	674	45.8	42.6-49.0	782	54.2	51.0-57.4
Age
< 20 years	156	91	58.5	47.6-68.5	65	41.5	31.5-52.4
20-24 years	396	195	49.8	43.6-56.1	201	50.2	43.9-56.4
25-34 years	719	311	41.9	37.5-46.4	408	58.1	53.6-62.5
35+ years	185	77	41.5	32.7-50.9	108	58.5	49.1-67.3
Race
White	994	403	40.0	36.4-43.8	591	60.0	56.2-63.6
Black	400	231	59.2	52.3-65.7	169	40.8	34.3-47.7
Other	62	40	72.2	56.8-83.7	22	27.8	16.3-43.2
Hispanic origin
Yes	145	111	75.8	66.7-83.0	34	24.2	17.0-33.3
No	1308	560	41.3	37.9-44.7	748	58.7	55.3-62.1
Education
< High School	310	198	67.2	60.1-73.5	112	32.8	26.5-39.9
High School	435	228	49.1	43.1-55.1	207	50.9	44.9-56.9
> High School	709	246	33.7	29.5-38.1	463	66.3	61.9-70.5
Marital Status
Married	915	386	41.3	37.4-45.2	529	58.7	54.8-62.6
Other	541	288	54.0	48.4-59.5	253	46.0	40.5-51.6
Income
15,999 or less	394	215	53.7	47.2-60.1	179	46.3	39.9-52.8
16,000-24,999	190	102	51.6	42.8-60.4	88	48.4	39.6-57.2
25,000-39,999	211	92	44.4	36.2-53.0	119	55.6	47.0-63.8
40,000 or more	499	148	28.5	23.9-33.5	351	71.5	66.5-76.1
WIC recipient
No	754	276	35.8	31.7-40.1	478	64.2	59.9-68.3
Yes	694	391	55.9	51.1-60.6	303	44.1	39.4-48.9
Medicaid recipient
No	700	245	32.2	28.2-36.6	455	67.8	63.4-71.8
Yes	756	429	58.5	53.9-63.0	327	41.5	37.0-46.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	665	328	50.5	46.8-54.3	337	49.5	45.7-53.2
2500+ grams	791	346	45.4	41.9-48.9	445	54.6	51.1-58.1

#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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