Between 2018 and 2020, around 13.5 percent of pregnant women in the U.S. reported consuming at least one alcoholic drink in the past 30 days, while 5.2 percent reported binge drinking. This behavior varies across age groups. In particular, the highest percentage of women who reported they binge drank while pregnant were aged 18-24, with a rate of 8.5 percent. On the other hand, the highest percentage of pregnant women who reported current drinking were aged 35-49, with a rate of 17 percent.
This graph shows the drinking behavior of U.S. pregnant women between 2018 and 2020 in the United States, by age group.
Percentage of pregnant U.S. women aged 18 to 49 years with current or binge alcohol drinking between 2018 and 2020, by age group
Current drinking: "Defined as consuming at least one alcoholic drink in the past 30 days."
Binge drinking: "Defined as consuming four or more alcoholic drinks on one occasion at least once in the past 30 days."
* Estimates not shown were suppressed because the relative SE is >0.3.
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CDC, & MMWR. (January 7, 2022). Percentage of pregnant U.S. women aged 18 to 49 years with current or binge alcohol drinking between 2018 and 2020, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309458/pregnant-women-consuming-alcohol-prevalence-us-by-age/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of pregnant U.S. women aged 18 to 49 years with current or binge alcohol drinking between 2018 and 2020, by age group." Chart. January 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309458/pregnant-women-consuming-alcohol-prevalence-us-by-age/
CDC, MMWR. (2022). Percentage of pregnant U.S. women aged 18 to 49 years with current or binge alcohol drinking between 2018 and 2020, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309458/pregnant-women-consuming-alcohol-prevalence-us-by-age/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of Pregnant U.S. Women Aged 18 to 49 Years with Current or Binge Alcohol Drinking between 2018 and 2020, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309458/pregnant-women-consuming-alcohol-prevalence-us-by-age/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of pregnant U.S. women aged 18 to 49 years with current or binge alcohol drinking between 2018 and 2020, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309458/pregnant-women-consuming-alcohol-prevalence-us-by-age/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of pregnant U.S. women aged 18 to 49 years with current or binge alcohol drinking between 2018 and 2020, by age group [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, January 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309458/pregnant-women-consuming-alcohol-prevalence-us-by-age/
