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   832 100.0 118 15.0 12.1- 18.4 714 85.0 81.6- 87.9
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 453 100.0 72 16.0 12.3- 20.6 381 84.0 79.4- 87.7
  African American, Non-Hispanic 196 100.0 27 17.9 11.3- 27.1 169 82.1 72.9- 88.7
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 25 100.0 5 24.8 8.9- 52.6 20 75.2 47.4- 91.1
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 58 100.0 7 9.3 3.8- 21.1 51 90.7 78.9- 96.2
  Latino/Hispanic 100 100.0 7 7.6 3.4- 16.2 93 92.4 83.8- 96.6
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 19 100.0 2 13.6 3.4- 41.7 17 86.4 58.3- 96.6
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 42 100.0 13 30.0 15.9- 49.2 29 70.0 50.8- 84.1
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 172 100.0 26 13.3 8.6- 20.0 146 86.7 80.0- 91.4
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 264 100.0 43 15.4 10.7- 21.7 221 84.6 78.3- 89.3
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 338 100.0 35 11.4 8.0- 16.1 303 88.6 83.9- 92.0
Age                  
  18-24 172 100.0 19 11.2 6.3- 18.9 153 88.8 81.1- 93.7
  25-30 191 100.0 33 15.1 10.4- 21.4 158 84.9 78.6- 89.6
  31-40 355 100.0 52 17.4 12.9- 23.1 303 82.6 76.9- 87.1
  41-44 120 100.0 16 15.8 8.2- 28.1 104 84.2 71.9- 91.8

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.