Alcohol consumption among pregnant women current vs binge drinking by ethnicity U.S. 2015-2017

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This statistic shows the percentage of pregnant women aged 18 to 44 years in the U.S. who drank alcohol while pregnant from 2015 to 2017, by ethnicity. Roughly four percent of pregnant Hispanic women engaged in binge drinking during this period.

Percentage of pregnant women aged 18 to 44 years in the U.S. who drank alcohol while pregnant between 2015 and 2017, by ethnicity

Characteristic	Current	Binge
White, non–Hispanic	10.7%	3.4%
Black, non-Hispanic*	14%	-
Hispanic	8.9%	3.5%
Other, non-Hispanic	18.5%	5.1%

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Release date

April 2019

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Region

United States

Survey time period

from 2015 to 2017

Number of respondents

6,814 respondents

Age group

18-44 years

Special properties

Pregnant women

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Current drinking is defined "as having consumed at least one alcohol drink in the past 30 days". Binge drinking is defined "as having consumed four or more alcohol drinks on one occasion at least one in the past 30 days."

* Binge drinking for the Black, non-Hispanic group of women is not available. The reason provided in the report is "Estimate suppressed because the relative standard error is >0.3."

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