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Increase abstinence from alcohol among pregnant women — MICH‑09 Data

National Status: Little or no detectable change

  
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Most Recent Data:
90.3 percent (2018-19)

National Target:
92.2 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
89.3 percent of pregnant females aged 15 to 44 years reported abstaining from alcohol in the past 30 days in 2017-18

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Pregnant women abstaining from alcohol in past 30 days, 2017-18 to 2018-19 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017-18 2018-19
Total
89.3
CI 87.1 / 91.2
SE 1.042
90.3
CI 88.1 / 92.1
SE 1.014

Pregnant women abstaining from alcohol in past 30 days by Race/Ethnicity, 2017-18 to 2018-19 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017-18 2018-19
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DSU
DSU
Asian only
DSU
DSU
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only
83.2
CI 76.9 / 88.1
SE 2.823
83.1
CI 76.3 / 88.2
SE 3.024
White only
90.3
CI 87.7 / 92.4
SE 1.187
91.6
CI 89.2 / 93.5
SE 1.090
2 or more races
DSU
DSU
Hispanic or Latino
91.3
CI 84.8 / 95.1
SE 2.555
93.7
CI 88.8 / 96.5
SE 1.885
Not Hispanic or Latino
88.8
CI 86.4 / 90.9
SE 1.143
89.4
CI 86.9 / 91.4
SE 1.163
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
83.1
CI 76.5 / 88.1
SE 2.919
82.7
CI 75.6 / 88.0
SE 3.148
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
89.9
CI 87.1 / 92.2
SE 1.294
90.9
CI 88.0 / 93.1
SE 1.280
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU

Pregnant women abstaining from alcohol in past 30 days by Age group, 2017-18 to 2018-19 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017-18 2018-19
15-24 years
89.7
CI 86.3 / 92.3
SE 1.520
87.7
CI 83.6 / 90.9
SE 1.853
25-44 years
89.2
CI 86.3 / 91.5
SE 1.310
91.1
CI 88.4 / 93.2
SE 1.217

Pregnant women abstaining from alcohol in past 30 days by Educational attainment (25-44 years), 2017-18 to 2018-19 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017-18 2018-19
Less than High school
DSU
DSU
High school
89.8
CI 82.8 / 94.1
SE 2.795
90.4
CI 82.9 / 94.8
SE 2.928
Some college or Associate degree
88.3
CI 83.2 / 92.0
SE 2.231
92.0
CI 87.3 / 95.1
SE 1.947
4-year college degree or more
89.2
CI 84.7 / 92.4
SE 1.944
91.7
CI 87.8 / 94.5
SE 1.683

Pregnant women abstaining from alcohol in past 30 days by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2017-18 to 2018-19 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017-18 2018-19
<100
88.2
CI 83.6 / 91.7
SE 2.028
90.4
CI 85.9 / 93.6
SE 1.926
100-199
92.0
CI 87.5 / 94.9
SE 1.854
89.7
CI 84.4 / 93.4
SE 2.256
200-399
91.6
CI 87.7 / 94.4
SE 1.679
92.1
CI 88.1 / 94.8
SE 1.675
400+
85.9
CI 80.7 / 89.9
SE 2.324
88.9
CI 84.2 / 92.3
SE 2.048

Pregnant women abstaining from alcohol in past 30 days by Health insurance status, 2017-18 to 2018-19 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017-18 2018-19
Insured
89.9
CI 87.6 / 91.7
SE 1.053
90.6
CI 88.4 / 92.4
SE 1.027
Private
87.8
CI 84.4 / 90.6
SE 1.579
89.4
CI 86.2 / 91.9
SE 1.450
Public
92.8
CI 90.2 / 94.7
SE 1.124
91.9
CI 89.0 / 94.1
SE 1.288
Uninsured
DSU
DSU

Pregnant women abstaining from alcohol in past 30 days by Geographic location, 2017-18 to 2018-19 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017-18 2018-19
Metropolitan
89.1
CI 86.6 / 91.2
SE 1.175
89.9
CI 87.5 / 92.0
SE 1.139
Non-metropolitan
90.8
CI 86.2 / 93.9
SE 1.952
92.3
CI 87.9 / 95.1
SE 1.786

Pregnant women abstaining from alcohol in past 30 days by Marital status (18-44 years), 2017-18 to 2018-19 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017-18 2018-19
Married/​Cohabiting partner
90.0
CI 86.9 / 92.5
SE 1.419
92.6
CI 89.8 / 94.6
SE 1.214
Divorced, separated, widowed
DSU
DSU
Never married
89.3
CI 86.1 / 91.8
SE 1.458
87.5
CI 83.8 / 90.5
SE 1.686

Pregnant women abstaining from alcohol in past 30 days by Country of birth, 2017-18 to 2018-19 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017-18 2018-19
US
88.4
CI 85.9 / 90.5
SE 1.175
89.4
CI 86.9 / 91.5
SE 1.167
Outside US
94.1
CI 88.5 / 97.1
SE 2.058
94.2
CI 89.6 / 96.8
SE 1.769

Pregnant women abstaining from alcohol in past 30 days by Veteran status (20-44 years), 2017-18 to 2018-19 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017-18 2018-19
Veteran
DSU
DSU
Non-veteran
89.1
CI 86.7 / 91.1
SE 1.100
90.4
CI 88.1 / 92.3
SE 1.055

Pregnant women abstaining from alcohol in past 30 days by Disability status, 2017-18 to 2018-19 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017-18 2018-19
Disability status
DNC
DNC

Pregnant women abstaining from alcohol in past 30 days by Sexual orientation (18-44 years), 2017-18 to 2018-19 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017-18 2018-19
Straight, Female
89.9
CI 87.6 / 91.9
SE 1.100
91.2
CI 88.9 / 93.1
SE 1.066
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
DSU
DSU
Bisexual, Female
83.4
CI 73.2 / 90.2
SE 4.278
81.5
CI 71.5 / 88.6
SE 4.323

Pregnant women abstaining from alcohol in past 30 days by Gender identity, 2017-18 to 2018-19 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017-18 2018-19
Gender identity
DNC
DNC

Disparity