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   992 100.0 195 19.8 17.1- 22.9 797 80.2 77.1- 82.9
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 521 100.0 129 24.6 20.7- 29.1 392 75.4 70.9- 79.3
  African American, Non-Hispanic 214 100.0 37 16.7 11.3- 23.9 177 83.3 76.1- 88.7
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 25 100.0 2 15.8 3.7- 48.1 23 84.2 51.9- 96.3
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 64 100.0 12 18.0 9.8- 30.5 52 82.0 69.5- 90.2
  Latino/Hispanic 168 100.0 15 8.5 4.8- 14.8 153 91.5 85.2- 95.2
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 38 100.0 2 3.5 0.8- 13.7 36 96.5 86.3- 99.2
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 52 100.0 10 19.8 10.2- 35.1 42 80.2 64.9- 89.8
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 223 100.0 45 18.1 13.3- 24.3 178 81.9 75.7- 86.7
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 292 100.0 81 27.0 21.7- 33.2 211 73.0 66.8- 78.3
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 401 100.0 59 14.3 10.8- 18.7 342 85.7 81.3- 89.2
Age                  
  18-24 199 100.0 51 23.9 18.2- 30.8 148 76.1 69.2- 81.8
  25-30 226 100.0 47 18.4 13.4- 24.7 179 81.6 75.3- 86.6
  31-40 424 100.0 65 15.2 11.4- 19.9 359 84.8 80.1- 88.6
  41-44 158 100.0 34 25.2 17.8- 34.5 124 74.8 65.5- 82.2

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.