Core State Preconception Health Indicators
Women Aged 18 to 44
I5 Percentage who currently have asthma

  Total Yes No
  N % N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
Total   1,122 100.0 123 10.8 8.8- 13.2 999 89.2 86.8- 91.2
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 625 100.0 70 10.0 7.6- 13.1 555 90.0 86.9- 92.4
  African American, Non-Hispanic 272 100.0 32 14.6 10.1- 20.8 240 85.4 79.2- 89.9
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 21 100.0 6 24.8 9.1- 51.9 15 75.2 48.1- 90.9
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 50 100.0 5 7.7 2.7- 20.3 45 92.3 79.7- 97.3
  Latino/Hispanic 154 100.0 10 7.1 3.4- 14.4 144 92.9 85.6- 96.6
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 41 100.0 2 8.4 2.0- 29.8 39 91.6 70.2- 98.0
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 67 100.0 13 18.5 9.9- 31.9 54 81.5 68.1- 90.1
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 256 100.0 33 13.8 9.5- 19.7 223 86.2 80.3- 90.5
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 360 100.0 40 9.7 6.8- 13.7 320 90.3 86.3- 93.2
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 408 100.0 38 8.4 5.9- 11.9 370 91.6 88.1- 94.1
Age                  
  18-24 221 100.0 23 9.8 6.3- 15.1 198 90.2 84.9- 93.7
  25-30 271 100.0 27 9.2 6.0- 13.7 244 90.8 86.3- 94.0
  31-40 466 100.0 53 11.8 8.6- 16.0 413 88.2 84.0- 91.4
  41-44 174 100.0 23 13.8 8.6- 21.5 151 86.2 78.5- 91.4

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.