Core State Preconception Health Indicators
Women Aged 18 to 44
I3 Percentage of women who have ever been told by a health care provider that they had hypertension including hypertension during pregnancy

  Total Yes No
  N % N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
Total   716 100.0 122 15.2 11.7- 19.7 594 84.8 80.3- 88.3
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 371 100.0 49 13.2 9.7- 17.7 322 86.8 82.3- 90.3
  African American, Non-Hispanic 122 100.0 30 22.7 13.9- 34.8 92 77.3 65.2- 86.1
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 56 100.0 22 9.4 3.6- 22.7 34 90.6 77.3- 96.4
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 47 100.0 7 21.6 7.7- 47.6 40 78.4 52.4- 92.3
  Latino/Hispanic 120 100.0 14 8.9 4.8- 16.0 106 91.1 84.0- 95.2
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 20 100.0 4 8.1 2.4- 23.9 16 91.9 76.1- 97.6
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 32 100.0 8 29.7 14.7- 50.8 24 70.3 49.2- 85.3
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 159 100.0 31 17.6 10.4- 28.4 128 82.4 71.6- 89.6
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 192 100.0 35 13.1 7.9- 20.9 157 86.9 79.1- 92.1
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 320 100.0 46 12.7 8.0- 19.6 274 87.3 80.4- 92.0
Age                  
  18-24 133 100.0 11 11.5 5.1- 23.9 122 88.5 76.1- 94.9
  25-30 157 100.0 17 9.3 5.4- 15.6 140 90.7 84.4- 94.6
  31-40 310 100.0 63 17.7 12.2- 25.0 247 82.3 75.0- 87.8
  41-44 126 100.0 33 22.4 14.7- 32.5 93 77.6 67.5- 85.3

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.