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   810 100.0 702 87.1 84.1- 89.5 108 12.9 10.5- 15.9
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 471 100.0 415 88.5 84.6- 91.5 56 11.5 8.5- 15.4
  African American, Non-Hispanic 176 100.0 157 90.4 84.8- 94.1 19 9.6 5.9- 15.2
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 15 100.0 9 57.3 27.4- 82.7 6 42.7 17.3- 72.6
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 36 100.0 31 92.9 81.8- 97.5 5 7.1 2.5- 18.2
  Latino/Hispanic 112 100.0 90 76.0 64.9- 84.5 22 24.0 15.5- 35.1
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 27 100.0 20 80.2 59.7- 91.7 7 19.8 8.3- 40.3
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 44 100.0 25 52.2 35.4- 68.4 19 47.8 31.6- 64.6
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 164 100.0 134 84.5 77.7- 89.6 30 15.5 10.4- 22.3
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 257 100.0 222 89.0 84.5- 92.3 35 11.0 7.7- 15.5
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 324 100.0 305 95.0 91.8- 97.0 19 5.0 3.0- 8.2
Age                  
  18-24 163 100.0 151 92.0 85.4- 95.8 12 8.0 4.2- 14.6
  25-30 198 100.0 172 84.4 77.4- 89.5 26 15.6 10.5- 22.6
  31-40 336 100.0 291 88.1 83.6- 91.6 45 11.9 8.4- 16.4
  41-44 119 100.0 92 77.0 67.2- 84.6 27 23.0 15.4- 32.8

Source: 2018 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.