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   704 100.0 167 21.8 18.1- 25.9 537 78.2 74.1- 81.9
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 366 100.0 92 25.3 20.3- 31.1 274 74.7 68.9- 79.7
  African American, Non-Hispanic 119 100.0 31 22.2 14.2- 33.1 88 77.8 66.9- 85.8
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 54 100.0 15 26.7 8.6- 58.5 39 73.3 41.5- 91.4
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 46 100.0 13 24.1 12.1- 42.4 33 75.9 57.6- 87.9
  Latino/Hispanic 119 100.0 16 9.2 5.3- 15.7 103 90.8 84.3- 94.7
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 20 100.0 0 0.0 0.0- 13.9 20 100.0 86.1-100.0
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 32 100.0 8 18.3 8.1- 36.4 24 81.7 63.6- 91.9
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 156 100.0 41 27.8 19.5- 38.1 115 72.2 61.9- 80.5
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 185 100.0 47 19.6 13.9- 26.8 138 80.4 73.2- 86.1
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 318 100.0 73 22.0 17.0- 28.0 245 78.0 72.0- 83.0
Age                  
  18-24 131 100.0 33 24.0 16.3- 33.9 98 76.0 66.1- 83.7
  25-30 153 100.0 40 28.3 19.6- 38.9 113 71.7 61.1- 80.4
  31-40 306 100.0 69 18.4 13.7- 24.2 237 81.6 75.8- 86.3
  41-44 124 100.0 28 21.5 13.5- 32.4 96 78.5 67.6- 86.5

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.