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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 |
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Agree that heavy drinking increases the risk of: |
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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 |
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Yes, heard of FAS |
62 |
73* |
52+ |
65* |
67 |
78* |
67 |
77* |
66 |
76* |
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FAS Description: |
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Child born[2] |
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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 |
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Men |
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Agree that heavy drinking increases the risk of: |
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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 |
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Yes, heard of FAS |
49 |
55* |
38 |
44 |
51 |
56 |
50 |
57* |
47 |
51 |
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FAS Description: |
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Child born[2] |
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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 |
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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.