NC PRAMS 2006~` : (Have you had any alcoholic drinks in the past 2 years?)

2006 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	1340	527	43.1	39.7-46.6	813	56.9	53.4-60.3
Age
< 20 years	132	79	64.6	53.7-74.2	53	35.4	25.8-46.3
20-24 years	296	125	45.3	38.2-52.6	171	54.7	47.4-61.8
25-34 years	691	252	39.8	35.2-44.5	439	60.2	55.5-64.8
35+ years	221	71	32.8	25.0-41.7	150	67.2	58.3-75.0
Race
White	979	345	39.4	35.6-43.4	634	60.6	56.6-64.4
Black	282	139	52.1	44.3-59.8	143	47.9	40.2-55.7
Other	79	43	52.9	38.6-66.6	36	47.1	33.4-61.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	178	119	69.3	60.6-76.8	59	30.7	23.2-39.4
No	1162	408	38.0	34.4-41.7	754	62.0	58.3-65.6
Education
< High School	217	144	73.3	65.1-80.2	73	26.7	19.8-34.9
High School	400	178	44.1	37.9-50.4	222	55.9	49.6-62.1
> High School	721	204	30.2	26.2-34.6	517	69.8	65.4-73.8
Marital Status
Married	882	323	38.2	34.3-42.2	559	61.8	57.8-65.7
Other	458	204	50.4	44.4-56.4	254	49.6	43.6-55.6
Income
14,999 or less	354	190	55.8	49.0-62.5	164	44.2	37.5-51.0
15,000-24,999	176	66	44.7	35.5-54.3	110	55.3	45.7-64.5
25,000-49,999	258	94	37.9	30.9-45.5	164	62.1	54.5-69.1
50,000 or more	442	110	26.0	21.3-31.3	332	74.0	68.7-78.7
WIC recipient
No	753	240	35.5	31.2-40.0	513	64.5	60.0-68.8
Yes	577	283	51.9	46.6-57.1	294	48.1	42.9-53.4
Medicaid recipient
No	672	189	31.0	26.8-35.5	483	69.0	64.5-73.2
Yes	668	338	53.5	48.5-58.4	330	46.5	41.6-51.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	591	227	41.8	37.6-46.0	364	58.2	54.0-62.4
2500+ grams	749	300	43.3	39.6-47.0	449	56.7	53.0-60.4

~Low participation was a substantial problem for NC PRAMS in 2006.The overall weighted response rate was 59%.

#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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