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   997 100.0 905 90.2 87.8- 92.2 92 9.8 7.8- 12.2
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 527 100.0 485 90.5 86.9- 93.1 42 9.5 6.9- 13.1
  African American, Non-Hispanic 214 100.0 192 91.1 86.2- 94.4 22 8.9 5.6- 13.8
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 25 100.0 22 89.5 68.9- 97.1 3 10.5 2.9- 31.1
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 63 100.0 61 93.8 74.0- 98.8 2 6.2 1.2- 26.0
  Latino/Hispanic 168 100.0 145 85.8 78.0- 91.1 23 14.2 8.9- 22.0
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 38 100.0 31 72.7 50.5- 87.5 7 27.3 12.5- 49.5
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 50 100.0 43 89.0 76.9- 95.2 7 11.0 4.8- 23.1
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 227 100.0 195 87.8 82.3- 91.8 32 12.2 8.2- 17.7
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 292 100.0 256 88.1 83.4- 91.7 36 11.9 8.3- 16.6
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 404 100.0 393 96.8 93.5- 98.5 11 3.2 1.5- 6.5
Age                  
  18-24 199 100.0 189 94.5 89.7- 97.1 10 5.5 2.9- 10.3
  25-30 226 100.0 211 92.1 86.2- 95.6 15 7.9 4.4- 13.8
  31-40 429 100.0 385 88.1 83.8- 91.4 44 11.9 8.6- 16.2
  41-44 158 100.0 134 84.8 76.6- 90.5 24 15.2 9.5- 23.4

Source: 2020 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2020 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.