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   808 100.0 95 13.4 10.5- 16.8 713 86.6 83.2- 89.5
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 467 100.0 58 14.3 10.6- 19.0 409 85.7 81.0- 89.4
  African American, Non-Hispanic 175 100.0 21 13.9 8.1- 22.7 154 86.1 77.3- 91.9
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 15 100.0 4 33.8 10.7- 68.5 11 66.2 31.5- 89.3
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 36 100.0 5 13.1 4.7- 31.5 31 86.9 68.5- 95.3
  Latino/Hispanic 115 100.0 7 6.3 2.7- 14.1 108 93.7 85.9- 97.3
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 28 100.0 1 4.6 0.6- 26.6 27 95.4 73.4- 99.4
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 44 100.0 8 20.9 9.5- 39.8 36 79.1 60.2- 90.5
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 165 100.0 26 16.9 11.3- 24.5 139 83.1 75.5- 88.7
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 253 100.0 31 14.5 9.3- 21.8 222 85.5 78.2- 90.7
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 324 100.0 31 9.3 6.3- 13.5 293 90.7 86.5- 93.7
Age                  
  18-24 162 100.0 30 19.8 13.5- 28.2 132 80.2 71.8- 86.5
  25-30 195 100.0 18 9.0 5.4- 14.6 177 91.0 85.4- 94.6
  31-40 337 100.0 31 10.5 6.6- 16.4 306 89.5 83.6- 93.4
  41-44 120 100.0 18 16.5 9.6- 26.8 102 83.5 73.2- 90.4

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.