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   711 100.0 613 89.0 86.1- 91.3 98 11.0 8.7- 13.9
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 371 100.0 339 91.3 87.3- 94.1 32 8.7 5.9- 12.7
  African American, Non-Hispanic 120 100.0 93 82.0 73.1- 88.5 27 18.0 11.5- 26.9
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 55 100.0 44 87.7 65.6- 96.4 11 12.3 3.6- 34.4
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 46 100.0 41 96.1 89.2- 98.6 5 3.9 1.4- 10.8
  Latino/Hispanic 119 100.0 96 84.6 76.1- 90.4 23 15.4 9.6- 23.9
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 20 100.0 14 75.4 52.4- 89.6 6 24.6 10.4- 47.6
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 30 100.0 22 77.0 57.0- 89.4 8 23.0 10.6- 43.0
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 157 100.0 124 85.1 78.0- 90.2 33 14.9 9.8- 22.0
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 192 100.0 162 91.6 87.0- 94.6 30 8.4 5.4- 13.0
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 319 100.0 296 93.5 89.6- 96.0 23 6.5 4.0- 10.4
Age                  
  18-24 132 100.0 123 94.7 89.4- 97.4 9 5.3 2.6- 10.6
  25-30 156 100.0 133 86.0 78.7- 91.1 23 14.0 8.9- 21.3
  31-40 307 100.0 264 87.6 82.4- 91.4 43 12.4 8.6- 17.6
  41-44 126 100.0 101 84.9 76.4- 90.6 25 15.1 9.4- 23.6

Source: 2023 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.