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   808 100.0 691 86.5 83.6- 89.0 117 13.5 11.0- 16.4
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 396 100.0 350 88.5 84.4- 91.6 46 11.5 8.4- 15.6
  African American, Non-Hispanic 173 100.0 148 85.8 78.7- 90.8 25 14.2 9.2- 21.3
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 57 100.0 50 89.6 77.2- 95.6 7 10.4 4.4- 22.8
  Latino/Hispanic 182 100.0 143 78.9 71.6- 84.7 39 21.1 15.3- 28.4
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 41 100.0 29 74.3 58.1- 85.8 12 25.7 14.2- 41.9
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 33 100.0 25 83.4 67.3- 92.4 8 16.6 7.6- 32.7
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 165 100.0 134 83.9 76.5- 89.3 31 16.1 10.7- 23.5
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 229 100.0 190 83.7 77.8- 88.2 39 16.3 11.8- 22.2
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 342 100.0 314 93.5 90.5- 95.6 28 6.5 4.4- 9.5
Age                  
  18-24 154 100.0 138 90.6 84.1- 94.6 16 9.4 5.4- 15.9
  25-30 180 100.0 157 87.5 81.1- 92.0 23 12.5 8.0- 18.9
  31-40 351 100.0 296 84.5 79.7- 88.4 55 15.5 11.6- 20.3
  41-44 131 100.0 106 82.1 73.8- 88.2 25 17.9 11.8- 26.2

Source: 2024 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.