Increase abstinence from alcohol among pregnant women — MICH‑09 Data Methodology and Measurement

About the National Data

Data

Baseline: 89.3 percent of pregnant females aged 15 to 44 years reported abstaining from alcohol in the past 30 days in 2017-18

Target: 92.2 percent

Numerator
Number of pregnant females aged 15 to 44 years reporting no alcohol use in past 30 days.
Denominator
Number of pregnant females aged 15 to 44 years.
Target-setting method
Minimal statistical significance
Target-setting method details
Minimal statistical significance, assuming the same standard error for the target as for the baseline.
Target-setting method justification
Trend data were evaluated for this objective, but it was not possible to project a target because the trend line was moving away from the desired direction. The standard error was used to calculate a target based on minimal statistical significance, assuming the same standard error for the target as for the baseline. This method was used because of the high baseline prevalence.

Methodology

Methodology notes

To ensure adequate precision of estimates for pregnant women, estimates are based on combined data from two years.

History

Comparable HP2020 objective
Retained, which includes core objectives that are continuing from Healthy People 2020 with no change in measurement.