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   844 100.0 734 85.9 82.4- 88.7 110 14.1 11.3- 17.6
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 459 100.0 415 88.9 84.3- 92.2 44 11.1 7.8- 15.7
  African American, Non-Hispanic 200 100.0 171 84.1 75.3- 90.1 29 15.9 9.9- 24.7
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 27 100.0 24 88.6 65.3- 97.0 3 11.4 3.0- 34.7
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 58 100.0 48 92.1 82.8- 96.6 10 7.9 3.4- 17.2
  Latino/Hispanic 100 100.0 76 72.5 60.3- 82.2 24 27.5 17.8- 39.7
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 19 100.0 9 41.9 19.7- 68.0 10 58.1 32.0- 80.3
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 44 100.0 27 62.4 43.9- 77.9 17 37.6 22.1- 56.1
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 177 100.0 152 87.4 81.0- 91.9 25 12.6 8.1- 19.0
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 268 100.0 228 85.6 79.2- 90.4 40 14.4 9.6- 20.8
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 339 100.0 322 95.5 92.2- 97.5 17 4.5 2.5- 7.8
Age                  
  18-24 180 100.0 173 95.3 87.3- 98.4 7 4.7 1.6- 12.7
  25-30 192 100.0 168 83.8 76.2- 89.3 24 16.2 10.7- 23.8
  31-40 356 100.0 298 82.3 76.6- 86.9 58 17.7 13.1- 23.4
  41-44 122 100.0 100 78.8 65.9- 87.7 22 21.2 12.3- 34.1

Source: 2017 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.