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 varied with the level of education of the respondents. In particular, women who had some college were most likely to report current drinking and binge drinking while pregnant.
This graph shows the drinking behavior of U.S. pregnant women between 2018 and 2020 in the United States, by level of education.
Percentage of pregnant U.S. women aged 18 to 49 years with current or binge alcohol drinking between 2018 and 2020, by level of education
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."
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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 level of education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309596/pregnant-women-consuming-alcohol-prevalence-us-by-educational-level/
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 level of education." Chart. January 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309596/pregnant-women-consuming-alcohol-prevalence-us-by-educational-level/
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 level of education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309596/pregnant-women-consuming-alcohol-prevalence-us-by-educational-level/
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 Level of Education." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309596/pregnant-women-consuming-alcohol-prevalence-us-by-educational-level/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of pregnant U.S. women aged 18 to 49 years with current or binge alcohol drinking between 2018 and 2020, by level of education Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309596/pregnant-women-consuming-alcohol-prevalence-us-by-educational-level/ (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 level of education [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, January 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309596/pregnant-women-consuming-alcohol-prevalence-us-by-educational-level/
