NC PRAMS 2008~` : (Have you had any alcoholic drinks in the past 2 years?)

2008 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	1367	563	40.6	37.6-43.6	804	59.4	56.4-62.4
Age
< 20 years	148	87	56.3	46.8-65.3	61	43.7	34.7-53.2
20-24 years	323	141	43.8	37.6-50.2	182	56.2	49.8-62.4
25-34 years	688	262	37.3	33.4-41.5	426	62.7	58.5-66.6
35+ years	208	73	34.3	27.5-41.9	135	65.7	58.1-72.5
Race
White	969	359	38.0	34.6-41.5	610	62.0	58.5-65.4
Black	330	169	48.7	42.3-55.2	161	51.3	44.8-57.7
Other	68	35	43.9	31.1-57.6	33	56.1	42.4-68.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	190	124	67.5	59.7-74.5	66	32.5	25.5-40.3
No	1176	439	35.5	32.5-38.7	737	64.5	61.3-67.5
Education
< High School	268	167	61.1	54.2-67.5	101	38.9	32.5-45.8
High School	377	171	44.7	38.9-50.6	206	55.3	49.4-61.1
> High School	718	224	29.1	25.6-32.9	494	70.9	67.1-74.4
Marital Status
Married	827	306	36.5	32.9-40.3	521	63.5	59.7-67.1
Other	540	257	46.4	41.5-51.3	283	53.6	48.7-58.5
Income
14,999 or less	380	198	50.6	44.7-56.5	182	49.4	43.5-55.3
15,000-24,999	174	79	47.6	39.3-56.0	95	52.4	44.0-60.7
25,000-49,999	265	107	39.6	33.2-46.3	158	60.4	53.7-66.8
50,000 or more	440	106	23.4	19.3-28.0	334	76.6	72.0-80.7
WIC recipient
No	739	245	32.5	28.8-36.4	494	67.5	63.6-71.2
Yes	620	314	49.5	45.0-54.0	306	50.5	46.0-55.0
Medicaid recipient
No	638	193	30.0	26.2-34.1	445	70.0	65.9-73.8
Yes	729	370	49.4	45.1-53.6	359	50.6	46.4-54.9
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	449	210	47.7	43.2-52.3	239	52.3	47.7-56.8
2500+ grams	918	353	39.9	36.8-43.2	565	60.1	56.8-63.2

#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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