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   805 100.0 93 11.7 9.3- 14.6 712 88.3 85.4- 90.7
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 391 100.0 49 12.4 9.1- 16.7 342 87.6 83.3- 90.9
  African American, Non-Hispanic 173 100.0 28 14.7 9.8- 21.3 145 85.3 78.7- 90.2
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 58 100.0 8 13.9 6.2- 28.3 50 86.1 71.7- 93.8
  Latino/Hispanic 183 100.0 8 3.7 1.8- 7.7 175 96.3 92.3- 98.2
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 42 100.0 2 4.4 1.1- 16.8 40 95.6 83.2- 98.9
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 32 100.0 0 0.0 0.0- 8.9 32 100.0 91.1-100.0
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 165 100.0 23 13.3 8.6- 20.0 142 86.7 80.0- 91.4
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 228 100.0 27 13.7 9.0- 20.2 201 86.3 79.8- 91.0
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 340 100.0 42 11.2 8.1- 15.3 298 88.8 84.7- 91.9
Age                  
  18-24 155 100.0 16 11.2 6.7- 18.3 139 88.8 81.7- 93.3
  25-30 177 100.0 19 10.5 6.6- 16.3 158 89.5 83.7- 93.4
  31-40 350 100.0 40 11.1 7.6- 15.8 310 88.9 84.2- 92.4
  41-44 131 100.0 19 15.9 10.0- 24.3 112 84.1 75.7- 90.0

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.