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   765 100.0 130 19.2 16.1- 22.8 635 80.8 77.2- 83.9
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 392 100.0 76 22.4 17.8- 27.6 316 77.6 72.4- 82.2
  African American, Non-Hispanic 186 100.0 29 15.5 10.5- 22.2 157 84.5 77.8- 89.5
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 21 100.0 3 21.3 7.2- 48.5 18 78.7 51.5- 92.8
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 37 100.0 10 34.0 18.4- 53.9 27 66.0 46.1- 81.6
  Latino/Hispanic 129 100.0 12 8.1 4.3- 14.6 117 91.9 85.4- 95.7
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 29 100.0 5 19.9 8.3- 40.5 24 80.1 59.5- 91.7
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 37 100.0 7 22.8 10.5- 42.6 30 77.2 57.4- 89.5
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 148 100.0 29 22.2 15.3- 31.0 119 77.8 69.0- 84.7
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 230 100.0 53 24.1 18.4- 30.9 177 75.9 69.1- 81.6
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 328 100.0 37 11.2 7.9- 15.7 291 88.8 84.3- 92.1
Age                  
  18-24 151 100.0 30 20.2 14.1- 28.1 121 79.8 71.9- 85.9
  25-30 166 100.0 35 25.0 17.7- 34.1 131 75.0 65.9- 82.3
  31-40 335 100.0 46 16.3 12.0- 21.6 289 83.7 78.4- 88.0
  41-44 120 100.0 20 16.3 10.1- 25.4 100 83.7 74.6- 89.9

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.