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   1,123 100.0 178 16.6 14.1- 19.5 945 83.4 80.5- 85.9
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 627 100.0 117 19.9 16.3- 24.2 510 80.1 75.8- 83.7
  African American, Non-Hispanic 273 100.0 38 14.3 10.0- 20.0 235 85.7 80.0- 90.0
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 22 100.0 5 27.9 10.4- 56.3 17 72.1 43.7- 89.6
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 49 100.0 9 15.1 6.9- 29.9 40 84.9 70.1- 93.1
  Latino/Hispanic 152 100.0 9 5.4 2.5- 11.3 143 94.6 88.7- 97.5
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 41 100.0 3 16.6 5.4- 41.3 38 83.4 58.7- 94.6
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 67 100.0 19 26.1 15.6- 40.4 48 73.9 59.6- 84.4
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 254 100.0 52 20.3 15.1- 26.7 202 79.7 73.3- 84.9
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 360 100.0 63 17.6 13.4- 22.7 297 82.4 77.3- 86.6
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 410 100.0 45 10.6 7.6- 14.5 365 89.4 85.5- 92.4
Age                  
  18-24 221 100.0 46 21.1 15.5- 27.9 175 78.9 72.1- 84.5
  25-30 271 100.0 42 16.0 11.2- 22.5 229 84.0 77.5- 88.8
  31-40 466 100.0 71 15.5 11.9- 19.9 395 84.5 80.1- 88.1
  41-44 174 100.0 23 13.6 8.7- 20.6 151 86.4 79.4- 91.3

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.