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Knowledge of health risks of heavy drinking[1] and fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), women and men ages 18 to 44 years, 1985 and 1990.


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Health Risk

All

Abstainer

Former drinker

Current drinker

Risk drinker [1]

1985

1990

1985

1990

1985

1990

1985

1990

1985

1990

Women

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agree that heavy drinking increases the risk of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

miscarriage

87

89*

87

88

87

90

89

92*

87

91

mental retardation

87

90*

86

89*

89

91

88

92*

87

91

low birth weight

88

91*

88

90*

90

91

90

92*

88

93*

birth defects

88

92*

87

91*

90

90

89

94*

88

92

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, heard of FAS

62

73*

52+

65*

67

78*

67

77*

66

76*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAS Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Child born[2]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

drunk

3

4

4

5

3

3

3

4

3

3

addicted to alcohol

72

58*

72

60*

73

54*

71

57*

69

61

with certain birth defects[3]

25

39*

24

36*

24

43*

26

40*

28

36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Men

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agree that heavy drinking increases the risk of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

miscarriage

82

82

81

77

87

82

84

84

80

81

mental retardation

79

81

79

78

87+

81

81

83*

79

80

low birth weight

79

82*

78

79

82

81

80

84*

75

79

birth defects

80

83*

80

80

86+

82

81

85*

79

82

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, heard of FAS

49

55*

38

44

51

56

50

57*

47

51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAS Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Child born[2]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

drunk

3

4

4

5

3

5

3

4

2

4

addicted to alcohol

73

60*

67

59

78

59*

73

60*

75

64*

with certain birth defects[3]

24

36*

29

37

18

37*

24

36*

23

32

Data from the 1985 and 1990 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Questionnaires of the National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics. Weighted percentages.

[1] Average of more than one drink a day (women); more than two drinks a day (men).

[2] Excludes respondents who have never heard of FAS.

[3] Correct response.

* Significantly different (p < 0.05) from 1985.

Significantly different (p < 0.05) within year from all combined.

Source: Dufour, M.C.; Williams, G.D.; Campbell, K.E.; and Aitken, S.A. Epidemiologic Bulletin No. 33: Knowledge of FAS and the risks of heavy drinking during pregnancy, 1985 and 1990. Alcohol Health & Research World 18(1): 86-92, 1994.

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