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   773 100.0 665 85.8 82.6- 88.4 108 14.2 11.6- 17.4
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 396 100.0 352 89.2 85.2- 92.2 44 10.8 7.8- 14.8
  African American, Non-Hispanic 189 100.0 163 85.9 79.1- 90.7 26 14.1 9.3- 20.9
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 20 100.0 17 86.1 61.1- 96.1 3 13.9 3.9- 38.9
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 37 100.0 29 75.2 54.7- 88.4 8 24.8 11.6- 45.3
  Latino/Hispanic 131 100.0 104 76.9 67.3- 84.3 27 23.1 15.7- 32.7
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 30 100.0 15 44.9 27.1- 64.0 15 55.1 36.0- 72.9
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 38 100.0 30 82.3 66.2- 91.8 8 17.7 8.2- 33.8
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 151 100.0 117 76.0 67.2- 83.0 34 24.0 17.0- 32.8
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 231 100.0 204 89.7 84.4- 93.4 27 10.3 6.6- 15.6
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 331 100.0 305 92.9 89.0- 95.5 26 7.1 4.5- 11.0
Age                  
  18-24 154 100.0 145 94.4 88.9- 97.2 9 5.6 2.8- 11.1
  25-30 167 100.0 148 85.3 76.8- 91.1 19 14.7 8.9- 23.2
  31-40 339 100.0 287 83.5 78.2- 87.6 52 16.5 12.4- 21.8
  41-44 121 100.0 91 74.6 64.4- 82.7 30 25.4 17.3- 35.6

Source: 2019 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.