Core State Preconception Health Indicators
Women Aged 18 to 44
G1 Percentage who report that their mental health was not good for at least 14 out of the past 30 days

  Total Yes No
  N % N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
Total   1,391 100.0 200 14.4 12.2- 16.9 1,191 85.6 83.1- 87.8
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 773 100.0 124 16.6 13.6- 20.0 649 83.4 80.0- 86.4
  African American, Non-Hispanic 329 100.0 45 13.3 9.3- 18.6 284 86.7 81.4- 90.7
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 58 100.0 14 30.5 12.4- 57.6 44 69.5 42.4- 87.6
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 64 100.0 7 14.9 6.0- 32.6 57 85.1 67.4- 94.0
  Latino/Hispanic 167 100.0 10 4.7 2.2- 9.7 157 95.3 90.3- 97.8
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 57 100.0 6 13.3 5.5- 29.1 51 86.7 70.9- 94.5
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 96 100.0 19 21.6 13.6- 32.7 77 78.4 67.3- 86.4
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 277 100.0 54 17.1 12.5- 22.9 223 82.9 77.1- 87.5
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 459 100.0 78 16.4 12.6- 21.0 381 83.6 79.0- 87.4
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 508 100.0 45 7.6 5.3- 10.7 463 92.4 89.3- 94.7
Age                  
  18-24 228 100.0 36 15.9 11.2- 21.9 192 84.1 78.1- 88.8
  25-30 289 100.0 31 9.1 5.9- 13.9 258 90.9 86.1- 94.1
  31-40 626 100.0 92 14.9 11.7- 18.7 534 85.1 81.3- 88.3
  41-44 254 100.0 43 18.7 12.9- 26.2 211 81.3 73.8- 87.1

Source: 2013 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2013 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.