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   875 100.0 790 90.6 88.0- 92.7 85 9.4 7.3- 12.0
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 472 100.0 448 95.6 93.0- 97.2 24 4.4 2.8- 7.0
  African American, Non-Hispanic 180 100.0 156 85.5 78.2- 90.6 24 14.5 9.4- 21.8
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 17 100.0 13 88.2 64.9- 96.8 4 11.8 3.2- 35.1
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 42 100.0 31 73.9 54.3- 87.1 11 26.1 12.9- 45.7
  Latino/Hispanic 164 100.0 142 86.7 79.2- 91.7 22 13.3 8.3- 20.8
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 39 100.0 33 82.8 64.5- 92.7 6 17.2 7.3- 35.5
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 37 100.0 26 73.3 55.0- 86.0 11 26.7 14.0- 45.0
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 170 100.0 149 88.9 82.3- 93.3 21 11.1 6.7- 17.7
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 239 100.0 212 90.6 85.5- 94.0 27 9.4 6.0- 14.5
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 399 100.0 378 95.9 93.5- 97.5 21 4.1 2.5- 6.5
Age                  
  18-24 142 100.0 131 92.6 86.7- 95.9 11 7.4 4.1- 13.3
  25-30 195 100.0 179 92.1 85.8- 95.8 16 7.9 4.2- 14.2
  31-40 392 100.0 357 91.2 87.1- 94.1 35 8.8 5.9- 12.9
  41-44 156 100.0 132 83.7 75.1- 89.7 24 16.3 10.3- 24.9

Source: 2021 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.