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   1,159 100.0 165 13.8 11.6- 16.3 994 86.2 83.7- 88.4
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 621 100.0 104 15.2 12.2- 18.8 517 84.8 81.2- 87.8
  African American, Non-Hispanic 276 100.0 29 10.6 7.1- 15.5 247 89.4 84.5- 92.9
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 15 100.0 6 38.4 15.3- 68.1 9 61.6 31.9- 84.7
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 62 100.0 6 6.0 2.3- 14.8 56 94.0 85.2- 97.7
  Latino/Hispanic 185 100.0 20 11.9 7.4- 18.4 165 88.1 81.6- 92.6
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 38 100.0 4 17.4 6.3- 39.8 34 82.6 60.2- 93.7
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 67 100.0 14 20.3 10.8- 34.8 53 79.7 65.2- 89.2
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 270 100.0 41 14.0 10.0- 19.2 229 86.0 80.8- 90.0
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 358 100.0 68 16.2 12.6- 20.7 290 83.8 79.3- 87.4
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 434 100.0 39 7.6 5.4- 10.6 395 92.4 89.4- 94.6
Age                  
  18-24 220 100.0 36 16.0 11.1- 22.6 184 84.0 77.4- 88.9
  25-30 250 100.0 26 9.4 6.1- 14.1 224 90.6 85.9- 93.9
  31-40 500 100.0 69 13.9 10.8- 17.7 431 86.1 82.3- 89.2
  41-44 198 100.0 35 14.7 10.1- 20.9 163 85.3 79.1- 89.9

Source: 2015 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2015 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.