NC PRAMS 2007~` : (Have you had any alcoholic drinks in the past 2 years?)

2007 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	1659	735	44.4	41.4-47.5	924	55.6	52.5-58.6
Age
< 20 years	195	119	62.5	53.3-70.8	76	37.5	29.2-46.7
20-24 years	396	195	47.3	41.2-53.5	201	52.7	46.5-58.8
25-34 years	839	329	40.5	36.3-44.7	510	59.5	55.3-63.7
35+ years	229	92	36.7	29.3-44.7	137	63.3	55.3-70.7
Race
White	1141	454	41.2	37.7-44.7	687	58.8	55.3-62.3
Black	446	234	51.1	44.7-57.5	212	48.9	42.5-55.3
Other	72	47	62.1	47.5-74.8	25	37.9	25.2-52.5
Hispanic origin
Yes	206	142	67.1	59.2-74.2	64	32.9	25.8-40.8
No	1450	591	40.1	36.9-43.4	859	59.9	56.6-63.1
Education
< High School	330	212	64.8	58.0-71.1	118	35.2	28.9-42.0
High School	453	233	51.6	45.7-57.4	220	48.4	42.6-54.3
> High School	870	288	31.4	27.7-35.4	582	68.6	64.6-72.3
Marital Status
Married	1008	397	38.2	34.6-42.0	611	61.8	58.0-65.4
Other	651	338	53.1	48.1-58.1	313	46.9	41.9-51.9
Income
14,999 or less	446	240	54.9	48.9-60.8	206	45.1	39.2-51.1
15,000-24,999	256	128	48.6	40.8-56.4	128	51.4	43.6-59.2
25,000-49,999	306	141	43.7	36.9-50.9	165	56.3	49.1-63.1
50,000 or more	541	156	28.4	24.0-33.3	385	71.6	66.7-76.0
WIC recipient
No	945	353	36.0	32.2-39.9	592	64.0	60.1-67.8
Yes	701	374	54.5	49.8-59.2	327	45.5	40.8-50.2
Medicaid recipient
No	787	267	32.5	28.6-36.7	520	67.5	63.3-71.4
Yes	872	468	54.4	50.2-58.6	404	45.6	41.4-49.8
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	764	356	48.2	44.7-51.7	408	51.8	48.3-55.3
2500+ grams	895	379	44.1	40.8-47.4	516	55.9	52.6-59.2

#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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