Attitudes Towards Drinking Alcohol While Pregnant

Views on alcohol consumption during pregnancy

Figure A.  Respondents' view of a safe level of alcohol consumption during pregnancy, KFL&A

*Use with caution due to high variability

*Use with caution due to high variability 

Interpretation for Figure A

Figure A shows that in 2012 82.2% (80.2, 84.0) of adults felt that no alcohol consumption was safe during pregnancy.  It appears that this percentage has decreased since 2004; however, the differences are not statistically significant.

Views on alcohol consumption during pregnancy, by sex

Figure B.  Respondents' view of a safe level of alcohol consumption during pregnancy*, by sex, 2011 to 2012

*Data for answer option 'One drink per day' is not shown due to small numbers.

*Data for answer option 'One drink per day' is not shown due to small numbers.

Interpretation for Figure B

Figure B: On average, significantly more females, 86.9% (85.9, 87.9), than males, 79.9% (78.5, 81.3), thought that no alcohol consumption was safe during pregnancy, while more males than females thought 1-2 drinks over one month was  a safe amount of alcohol to consume during pregnancy.

Views on alcohol consumption during pregnancy, by age group

Figure C.  Respondents' view that a safe level of alcohol consumption during pregnancy*, by age group, 2011 to 2012

*Data for answer option 'One drink per day' is not shown due to small numbers.

*Data for answer option 'One drink per day' is not shown due to small numbers.

Notes

The RRFSS is a random-digit-dialed telephone survey of adults aged 18 years and older, conducted by the Institute for Social Research at York University, on behalf of KFL&A Public Health.

Confidence intervals explained

Researchers look at the "confidence levels" of percentages being compared to decide if there is a statistically significant difference between percentages. A statistically significant difference means that:

• the difference between two percentages is unlikely to have occurred by chance alone, and
• there is a true difference or change in the percentages.

In this report, 95% confidence intervals will accompany each percentage in all figures and tables.  This interval represents the range in which we are 95% confident the true percentage will fall within.  In tables, the 95% confidence intervals will be written with the percentage, followed by the 95% confidence interval range in brackets (e.g., 25% (12.3, 32.4)).  In figures, the 95% confidence interval is represented by vertical bars in each bar line.