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   872 100.0 102 11.8 9.4- 14.7 770 88.2 85.3- 90.6
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 470 100.0 54 11.4 8.4- 15.3 416 88.6 84.7- 91.6
  African American, Non-Hispanic 180 100.0 29 17.0 11.3- 24.8 151 83.0 75.2- 88.7
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 17 100.0 6 24.0 7.8- 54.0 11 76.0 46.0- 92.2
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 42 100.0 5 10.2 3.8- 24.9 37 89.8 75.1- 96.2
  Latino/Hispanic 163 100.0 8 5.0 2.3- 10.6 155 95.0 89.4- 97.7
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 40 100.0 0 0.0 0.0- 7.2 40 100.0 92.8-100.0
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 37 100.0 4 15.3 5.7- 35.3 33 84.7 64.7- 94.3
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 168 100.0 23 13.0 8.2- 20.0 145 87.0 80.0- 91.8
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 239 100.0 34 13.0 8.7- 18.8 205 87.0 81.2- 91.3
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 397 100.0 40 9.5 6.8- 13.1 357 90.5 86.9- 93.2
Age                  
  18-24 141 100.0 13 11.0 6.1- 18.9 128 89.0 81.1- 93.9
  25-30 195 100.0 27 15.4 10.3- 22.3 168 84.6 77.7- 89.7
  31-40 391 100.0 44 11.1 8.0- 15.2 347 88.9 84.8- 92.0
  41-44 155 100.0 18 9.4 5.5- 15.6 137 90.6 84.4- 94.5

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.