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   771 100.0 74 8.8 6.8- 11.4 697 91.2 88.6- 93.2
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 395 100.0 39 9.5 6.8- 13.1 356 90.5 86.9- 93.2
  African American, Non-Hispanic 187 100.0 20 8.7 5.2- 14.1 167 91.3 85.9- 94.8
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 21 100.0 4 19.4 7.0- 43.7 17 80.6 56.3- 93.0
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 37 100.0 6 17.1 6.5- 38.1 31 82.9 61.9- 93.5
  Latino/Hispanic 131 100.0 5 2.6 0.9- 7.3 126 97.4 92.7- 99.1
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 30 100.0 0 0.0 0.0- 9.5 30 100.0 90.5-100.0
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 38 100.0 0 0.0 0.0- 7.6 38 100.0 92.4-100.0
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 151 100.0 15 7.7 4.3- 13.5 136 92.3 86.5- 95.7
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 231 100.0 32 12.8 8.7- 18.4 199 87.2 81.6- 91.3
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 329 100.0 28 8.7 5.8- 12.8 301 91.3 87.2- 94.2
Age                  
  18-24 155 100.0 12 7.4 4.1- 13.0 143 92.6 87.0- 95.9
  25-30 166 100.0 17 9.5 5.3- 16.3 149 90.5 83.7- 94.7
  31-40 337 100.0 28 7.9 5.3- 11.8 309 92.1 88.2- 94.7
  41-44 121 100.0 18 13.9 8.3- 22.3 103 86.1 77.7- 91.7

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.