Characteristics of pregnant women who engage in binge alcohol consumption
| Table 3: Characteristics of binge alcohol consumption by 272 pregnant women* | ||
| Characteristic | No. (and %)† of women | |
| Mean no. of drinks per binge n = 240 | ||
| 5 | 67 | (27.9) |
| 6-7 | 90 | (37.5) |
| 8-9 | 34 | (14.2) |
| 10-14 | 43 | (17.9) |
| $ 15 | 6 | (2.5) |
| No. of binges before contact n - 266 | ||
| 1 | 92 | (34.6) |
| 2-3 | 73 | (27.4) |
| 4-6 | 38 | (14.3) |
| 7-9 | 18 | (6.8) |
| 10-19 | 33 | (12.4) |
| $ 20 | 12 | (4.5) |
| Pattern of binges n = 266 | ||
| Isolated incidents | 180 | (67.7) |
| Once a week | 31 | (11.7) |
| Twice a week | 26 | (9.8) |
| Lasting 3 to 6 consecutive days | 29 | (10.9) |
| Time period of binges, no. of weeks after conception n = 237 | ||
| Up to 2 | 14 | (5.9) |
| Up to 3 | 58 | (24.5) |
| Up to 5 | 85 | (35.9) |
| Up to 7 | 42 | (17.7) |
| Up to 9 | 16 | (6.8) |
| Up to 13 | 12 | (5.1) |
| Up to 19 | 10 | (4.2) |
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*Information was not available for each woman for every characteristic.
†Percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding. | ||