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Alcohol Use During Pregnancy by Mother's Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2010 to 2020

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Year201020112012201320142015201620172018201920200.0%5.0%10.0%15.0%20.0%25.0%Estimated Percentage of MothersAlcohol Use During Pregnancy by Mother's Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2010 to 2020WhiteBlackHispanicAsianNew Jersey
Race/Ethnicity, New JerseyYearEstimated Percentage of Mothers95% Confidence Interval, Lower Limit95% Confidence Interval, Upper Limit

White

 1White2010201010.0%7.6%13.1%
 1White2011201110.8%8.2%14.2%
 1White2012201213.9%10.5%18.2%
 1White2013201315.4%11.6%20.1%
 1White2014201412.8%9.7%16.8%
 1White2015201512.0%8.9%15.9%
 1White201620169.2%6.7%12.6%
 1White2017201712.4%9.5%16.2%
 1White2018201812.3%9.2%16.2%
 1White2019201911.8%8.8%15.6%
 1White2020202012.1%9.0%16.2%

Black

 2Black201020103.7%2.0%6.9%
 2Black201120113.9%2.0%7.8%
 2Black201220129.7%6.1%15.0%
 2Black201320138.1%4.8%13.4%
 2Black201420148.5%5.4%13.0%
 2Black201520155.3%2.8%9.6%
 2Black201620168.4%5.2%13.1%
 2Black2017201711.0%7.2%16.4%
 2Black201820184.3%2.2%8.2%
 2Black2019201911.8%7.6%18.0%
 2Black202020207.1%4.1%12.1%

Hispanic

 3Hispanic201020105.6%3.6%8.8%
 3Hispanic201120115.7%3.7%8.8%
 3Hispanic201220127.6%4.9%11.8%
 3Hispanic201320137.4%4.6%11.9%
 3Hispanic201420148.7%6.1%12.3%
 3Hispanic2015201512.5%9.2%16.8%
 3Hispanic201620169.7%7.0%13.2%
 3Hispanic2017201710.2%7.4%14.1%
 3Hispanic201820188.7%6.1%12.3%
 3Hispanic201920197.3%4.9%10.6%
 3Hispanic202020207.1%4.7%10.6%

Asian

 4Asian201020105.0%3.0%8.2%
 4Asian201120114.0%2.2%6.9%
 4Asian201220126.8%4.2%10.9%
 4Asian201320134.9%2.4%9.7%
 4Asian201420149.4%6.0%14.4%
 4Asian201520157.2%4.4%11.7%
 4Asian201620164.5%2.5%8.0%
 4Asian201720176.3%3.7%10.3%
 4Asian201820188.7%5.5%13.4%
 4Asian201920197.3%4.3%12.1%
 4Asian202020207.7%4.7%12.4%

New Jersey

 34000New Jersey201020107.2%5.8%8.9%
 34000New Jersey201120117.6%6.1%9.4%
 34000New Jersey2012201210.5%8.6%12.8%
 34000New Jersey2013201310.7%8.6%13.3%
 34000New Jersey2014201410.5%8.7%12.6%
 34000New Jersey2015201510.4%8.6%12.6%
 34000New Jersey201620168.9%7.3%10.7%
 34000New Jersey2017201710.6%8.8%12.6%
 34000New Jersey201820189.6%7.9%11.6%
 34000New Jersey2019201910.0%8.2%12.1%
 34000New Jersey202020209.2%7.5%11.3%

Why Is This Important?

There is no known safe amount of alcohol to drink while pregnant. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs) are considered to be the leading known preventable cause of mental retardation and other birth defects.1 There is no cure for FASDs.2

Definition

Percentage of live births to mothers who reported use of alcohol during their most recent pregnancy

Data Notes

This is revised Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective MCH-4.

Alcohol use during pregnancy is self-reported and, thus, assumed to be under-reported to some degree.

Data Source

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology, Division of Family Health Services, New Jersey Department of Health
(https://www.nj.gov/health/fhs/maternalchild/mchepi/prams/)

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    Number of live births to mothers who reported use of alcohol during their most recent pregnancy

  • Denominator:

    Total number of live births to mothers who responded to the survey (PRAMS)

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Health Topic Pages Related to: Alcohol Use During Pregnancy

Indicator Data Last Updated On 11/05/2021, Published on 07/30/2024
Maternal and Child Health, Division of Family Health Services, New Jersey Department of Health, PO Box 360, Trenton, NJ 08625-0360, email: https://www.nj.gov/health/fhs/maternalchild/contact.shtml (https://www.nj.gov/health/fhs/maternalchild/mchepi/)