Core State Preconception Health Indicators
Women Aged 18 to 44
A1 Percentage who report good or very good or excellent health

  Total Yes No
  N % N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
Total   1,127 100.0 981 88.1 85.7- 90.2 146 11.9 9.8- 14.3
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 628 100.0 572 92.7 90.1- 94.7 56 7.3 5.3- 9.9
  African American, Non-Hispanic 272 100.0 231 84.9 79.3- 89.2 41 15.1 10.8- 20.7
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 22 100.0 18 76.1 47.6- 91.8 4 23.9 8.2- 52.4
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 51 100.0 47 88.0 60.7- 97.2 4 12.0 2.8- 39.3
  Latino/Hispanic 154 100.0 113 75.0 66.4- 82.0 41 25.0 18.0- 33.6
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 42 100.0 22 52.3 33.4- 70.6 20 47.7 29.4- 66.6
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 67 100.0 44 72.9 59.2- 83.2 23 27.1 16.8- 40.8
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 255 100.0 206 85.7 80.8- 89.5 49 14.3 10.5- 19.2
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 361 100.0 323 90.7 86.8- 93.5 38 9.3 6.5- 13.2
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 412 100.0 394 96.1 93.4- 97.7 18 3.9 2.3- 6.6
Age                  
  18-24 221 100.0 201 92.6 88.3- 95.4 20 7.4 4.6- 11.7
  25-30 273 100.0 240 89.1 83.0- 93.1 33 10.9 6.9- 17.0
  31-40 468 100.0 403 85.2 80.7- 88.9 65 14.8 11.1- 19.3
  41-44 175 100.0 145 85.1 78.6- 89.9 30 14.9 10.1- 21.4

Source: 2016 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2016 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.