Prevalence alcohol consumption among pregnant women by race/ethnicity U.S. 2018-2020

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

Characteristic	Current drinking	Binge drinking
Overall	13.5%	5.2%
White, non-Hispanic	12.7%	4.1%
Black, non-Hispanic*	15%	-
Hispanic*	12.5%	-
Other, non-Hispanic*	17.2%	-

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Release date

January 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2018 to 2020

Number of respondents

6,327 respondents

Age group

18-49 years

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

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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