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   802 100.0 183 24.2 20.8- 27.9 619 75.8 72.1- 79.2
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 391 100.0 106 28.2 23.3- 33.7 285 71.8 66.3- 76.7
  African American, Non-Hispanic 173 100.0 44 28.3 21.0- 36.9 129 71.7 63.1- 79.0
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 58 100.0 14 18.9 10.0- 32.7 44 81.1 67.3- 90.0
  Latino/Hispanic 180 100.0 19 9.3 5.6- 15.1 161 90.7 84.9- 94.4
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 40 100.0 2 4.4 1.0- 17.2 38 95.6 82.8- 99.0
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 33 100.0 3 14.8 3.9- 42.7 30 85.2 57.3- 96.1
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 164 100.0 47 29.2 21.7- 38.2 117 70.8 61.8- 78.3
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 226 100.0 65 29.4 23.2- 36.5 161 70.6 63.5- 76.8
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 340 100.0 67 18.7 14.4- 23.9 273 81.3 76.1- 85.6
Age                  
  18-24 153 100.0 35 25.9 18.5- 34.8 118 74.1 65.2- 81.5
  25-30 178 100.0 48 30.1 22.9- 38.5 130 69.9 61.5- 77.1
  31-40 347 100.0 84 23.2 18.5- 28.8 263 76.8 71.2- 81.5
  41-44 131 100.0 19 15.6 9.8- 23.8 112 84.4 76.2- 90.2

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.