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 by race and ethnicity.
This graph shows the drinking behavior of U.S. pregnant women between 2018 and 2020 in the United States, by race/ethnicity.
Percentage of pregnant U.S. women aged 18 to 49 years with current or binge alcohol drinking between 2018 and 2020, by race and ethnicity
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 race and ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309589/pregnant-women-consuming-alcohol-prevalence-us-by-ethnicity-race/
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 race and ethnicity." Chart. January 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309589/pregnant-women-consuming-alcohol-prevalence-us-by-ethnicity-race/
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 race and ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309589/pregnant-women-consuming-alcohol-prevalence-us-by-ethnicity-race/
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 Race and Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309589/pregnant-women-consuming-alcohol-prevalence-us-by-ethnicity-race/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of pregnant U.S. women aged 18 to 49 years with current or binge alcohol drinking between 2018 and 2020, by race and ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309589/pregnant-women-consuming-alcohol-prevalence-us-by-ethnicity-race/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of pregnant U.S. women aged 18 to 49 years with current or binge alcohol drinking between 2018 and 2020, by race and ethnicity [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, January 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309589/pregnant-women-consuming-alcohol-prevalence-us-by-ethnicity-race/
