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   860 100.0 168 20.3 17.2- 23.9 692 79.7 76.1- 82.8
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 465 100.0 104 22.0 17.7- 26.9 361 78.0 73.1- 82.3
  African American, Non-Hispanic 178 100.0 36 20.6 14.2- 28.9 142 79.4 71.1- 85.8
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 16 100.0 3 37.6 11.1- 74.4 13 62.4 25.6- 88.9
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 41 100.0 9 26.3 13.0- 46.1 32 73.7 53.9- 87.0
  Latino/Hispanic 160 100.0 16 11.1 6.1- 19.2 144 88.9 80.8- 93.9
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 37 100.0 5 18.9 7.3- 40.5 32 81.1 59.5- 92.7
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 36 100.0 6 16.9 7.1- 35.2 30 83.1 64.8- 92.9
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 166 100.0 28 20.9 13.7- 30.6 138 79.1 69.4- 86.3
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 235 100.0 62 23.9 18.3- 30.6 173 76.1 69.4- 81.7
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 395 100.0 68 16.6 12.9- 21.2 327 83.4 78.8- 87.1
Age                  
  18-24 139 100.0 32 22.6 15.8- 31.4 107 77.4 68.6- 84.2
  25-30 191 100.0 45 24.4 17.9- 32.2 146 75.6 67.8- 82.1
  31-40 386 100.0 60 16.0 11.8- 21.4 326 84.0 78.6- 88.2
  41-44 154 100.0 32 22.1 15.1- 31.2 122 77.9 68.8- 84.9

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.