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   713 100.0 77 11.4 8.2- 15.6 636 88.6 84.4- 91.8
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 370 100.0 44 12.1 8.4- 17.0 326 87.9 83.0- 91.6
  African American, Non-Hispanic 122 100.0 16 13.0 6.8- 23.5 106 87.0 76.5- 93.2
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 56 100.0 5 1.2 0.2- 5.8 51 98.8 94.2- 99.8
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 45 100.0 6 19.6 6.6- 45.9 39 80.4 54.1- 93.4
  Latino/Hispanic 120 100.0 6 2.5 1.0- 5.9 114 97.5 94.1- 99.0
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 5 16.5 6.4- 36.3 27 83.5 63.7- 93.6
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 158 100.0 19 16.1 8.6- 28.1 139 83.9 71.9- 91.4
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 191 100.0 16 8.3 4.5- 14.7 175 91.7 85.3- 95.5
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 319 100.0 36 9.6 6.5- 13.8 283 90.4 86.2- 93.5
Age                  
  18-24 131 100.0 12 13.9 6.6- 26.8 119 86.1 73.2- 93.4
  25-30 156 100.0 23 14.5 9.0- 22.6 133 85.5 77.4- 91.0
  31-40 310 100.0 30 8.4 5.0- 13.7 280 91.6 86.3- 95.0
  41-44 126 100.0 12 10.0 5.1- 18.6 114 90.0 81.4- 94.9

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.