NC PRAMS 2004: (Have you had any alcoholic drinks in the past 2 years?)

2004 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	1557	655	40.2	37.2-43.3	902	59.8	56.7-62.8
Age
< 20 years	162	92	57.3	47.0-67.0	70	42.7	33.0-53.0
20-24 years	403	178	40.8	34.9-46.9	225	59.2	53.1-65.1
25-34 years	797	311	37.8	33.7-42.1	486	62.2	57.9-66.3
35+ years	195	74	33.5	25.9-42.1	121	66.5	57.9-74.1
Race
White	1072	383	34.8	31.4-38.4	689	65.2	61.6-68.6
Black	420	230	53.2	46.6-59.8	190	46.8	40.2-53.4
Other	65	42	66.0	51.1-78.3	23	34.0	21.7-48.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	171	110	65.0	56.2-72.9	61	35.0	27.1-43.8
No	1386	545	35.9	32.8-39.1	841	64.1	60.9-67.2
Education
< High School	314	175	54.2	47.1-61.1	139	45.8	38.9-52.9
High School	444	220	44.9	39.1-50.9	224	55.1	49.1-60.9
> High School	796	258	30.6	26.8-34.6	538	69.4	65.4-73.2
Marital Status
Married	958	368	35.9	32.3-39.6	590	64.1	60.4-67.7
Other	599	287	46.9	41.6-52.2	312	53.1	47.8-58.4
Income
14,999 or less	458	240	48.8	42.9-54.8	218	51.2	45.2-57.1
15,000-24,999	243	104	43.3	35.6-51.3	139	56.7	48.7-64.4
25,000-49,999	318	135	39.0	32.8-45.6	183	61.0	54.4-67.2
50,000 or more	420	103	23.8	19.2-29.0	317	76.2	71.0-80.8
WIC recipient
No	791	266	32.3	28.4-36.4	525	67.7	63.6-71.6
Yes	756	386	48.3	43.7-52.9	370	51.7	47.1-56.3
Medicaid recipient
No	719	232	31.2	27.3-35.5	487	68.8	64.5-72.7
Yes	838	423	47.6	43.2-51.9	415	52.4	48.1-56.8
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	698	327	48.3	44.7-51.9	371	51.7	48.1-55.3
2500+ grams	859	328	39.5	36.2-42.8	531	60.5	57.2-63.8

#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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