Core State Preconception Health Indicators
Women Aged 18 to 44
C3 Percentage who had a routine checkup in the past year

  Total Yes No
  N % N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
Total   2,062 100.0 1,512 72.2 69.8- 74.5 550 27.8 25.5- 30.2
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 1,157 100.0 815 69.4 66.1- 72.4 342 30.6 27.6- 33.9
  African American, Non-Hispanic 491 100.0 397 80.4 76.0- 84.2 94 19.6 15.8- 24.0
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 69 100.0 54 79.3 63.9- 89.3 15 20.7 10.7- 36.1
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 82 100.0 59 70.8 57.4- 81.4 23 29.2 18.6- 42.6
  Latino/Hispanic 251 100.0 179 69.5 62.0- 76.2 72 30.5 23.8- 38.0
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 62 100.0 43 68.9 54.3- 80.4 19 31.1 19.6- 45.7
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 142 100.0 102 70.1 60.5- 78.2 40 29.9 21.8- 39.5
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 472 100.0 332 70.6 65.7- 75.0 140 29.4 25.0- 34.3
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 660 100.0 461 69.6 65.3- 73.6 199 30.4 26.4- 34.7
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 724 100.0 572 78.4 74.6- 81.8 152 21.6 18.2- 25.4
Age                  
  18-24 365 100.0 265 73.2 67.7- 78.1 100 26.8 21.9- 32.3
  25-30 428 100.0 313 71.4 66.1- 76.2 115 28.6 23.8- 33.9
  31-40 869 100.0 639 71.6 67.8- 75.1 230 28.4 24.9- 32.2
  41-44 400 100.0 295 73.2 67.7- 78.0 105 26.8 22.0- 32.3

Source: 2012 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2012 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.