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   807 100.0 142 18.3 15.3- 21.9 665 81.7 78.1- 84.7
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 467 100.0 94 20.4 16.3- 25.3 373 79.6 74.7- 83.7
  African American, Non-Hispanic 175 100.0 25 15.2 9.9- 22.7 150 84.8 77.3- 90.1
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 15 100.0 3 18.2 4.3- 52.3 12 81.8 47.7- 95.7
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 36 100.0 8 25.4 12.1- 45.7 28 74.6 54.3- 87.9
  Latino/Hispanic 114 100.0 12 12.7 6.7- 22.9 102 87.3 77.1- 93.3
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 27 100.0 5 24.7 9.5- 50.7 22 75.3 49.3- 90.5
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 44 100.0 11 27.4 14.4- 45.7 33 72.6 54.3- 85.6
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 162 100.0 35 21.5 15.0- 29.9 127 78.5 70.1- 85.0
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 256 100.0 53 20.9 15.7- 27.3 203 79.1 72.7- 84.3
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 324 100.0 39 9.9 6.9- 14.1 285 90.1 85.9- 93.1
Age                  
  18-24 162 100.0 32 23.0 16.2- 31.6 130 77.0 68.4- 83.8
  25-30 197 100.0 27 13.9 9.3- 20.2 170 86.1 79.8- 90.7
  31-40 335 100.0 61 18.0 13.4- 23.6 274 82.0 76.4- 86.6
  41-44 119 100.0 23 16.9 10.6- 25.9 96 83.1 74.1- 89.4

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.