NC PRAMS 2007~` : (During the last 3 months of your pregnancy, how many times did you drink 5 or more alcoholic drinks in one sitting?*)

2007 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

ALCOHOL USE

During the last 3 months of your pregnancy, how many times did you drink 5 or more alcoholic drinks in one sitting?*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	None			1 time			2 or more times
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	920	903	99.0	98.0-99.5	3	0.1	0.0- 0.2	14	0.9	0.4- 2.0
Age
< 20 years	78	75	96.9	85.6-99.4	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0	2	2.8	0.5-15.1
20-24 years	198	194	98.9	95.5-99.7	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7	3	1.0	0.2- 4.6
25-34 years	505	499	99.3	97.8-99.8	1	0.0	0.0- 0.2	5	0.7	0.2- 2.2
35+ years	139	135	99.5	98.7-99.8	0	0.0	. - .	4	0.5	0.2- 1.3
Race
White	684	679	99.3	98.0-99.8	0	0.0	. - .	5	0.7	0.2- 2.0
Black	211	201	98.0	94.3-99.3	3	0.3	0.1- 1.0	7	1.7	0.5- 5.8
Other	25	23	98.9	95.4-99.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.1	0.3- 4.6
Hispanic origin
Yes	66	66	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
No	853	836	98.9	97.8-99.5	3	0.1	0.0- 0.2	14	1.0	0.5- 2.2
Education
< High School	119	114	97.8	91.2-99.5	2	0.3	0.1- 1.3	3	1.9	0.4- 9.3
High School	216	211	98.9	95.8-99.7	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7	4	1.0	0.2- 4.3
> High School	581	574	99.4	98.1-99.8	0	0.0	. - .	7	0.6	0.2- 1.9
Marital Status
Married	608	600	99.1	97.7-99.7	0	0.0	. - .	8	0.9	0.3- 2.3
Other	312	303	98.9	96.6-99.6	3	0.2	0.1- 0.6	6	0.9	0.2- 3.5
Income
14,999 or less	206	196	97.4	93.2-99.0	3	0.3	0.1- 0.9	7	2.3	0.7- 6.7
15,000-24,999	127	127	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25,000-49,999	164	162	99.8	99.3- 100	0	0.0	. - .	2	0.2	0.0- 0.7
50,000 or more	383	379	99.1	97.1-99.8	0	0.0	. - .	4	0.9	0.2- 2.9
WIC recipient
No	590	585	99.4	98.1-99.8	0	0.0	. - .	5	0.6	0.2- 1.9
Yes	325	313	98.3	95.8-99.3	3	0.2	0.1- 0.6	9	1.5	0.5- 4.2
Medicaid recipient
No	518	513	99.3	97.9-99.8	0	0.0	. - .	5	0.7	0.2- 2.1
Yes	402	390	98.6	96.5-99.5	3	0.2	0.1- 0.5	9	1.2	0.4- 3.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	406	393	96.5	94.2-97.9	3	0.9	0.3- 2.7	10	2.6	1.4- 4.6
2500+ grams	514	510	99.2	97.9-99.7	0	0.0	. - .	4	0.8	0.3- 2.1

*Data in this table are recoded responses to survey question 34b and asked only of mothers who reported drinking alcohol in the past 2 years.

#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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