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Tobacco Use by Pregnant Women, South Carolina

Figure 1: Cigarette Smoking During Pregnancy by Race/Ethnicity, Age, and Education,* 1999

*Years of education includes only women aged 25 years and older.

Source: Birth Certificates, CDC, NCHS, National Vital Statistics System.

Graph shows women who smoked while pregnant in South Carolina in 1999, by race/ethnicity, age, and education.

National, 12.6%

State total, 12.8%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 2.5%
• White, 17.2%
• Black, 6.1%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 3.5%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 27.2%

By Age

• Age less than 20 years, 15.5%
• Age 20 to 24 years, 15.1%
• Age 25 to 34 years, 10.5%
• Age greater than 34 years, 11.9%

By Years of Education*

• Less than 12 years of education, 32.2%
• 12 years of education, 16.0%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 5.0%

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Figure 2: Percentage of Infants with Low Birth Weight, by Mother's Smoking Status, 1999

Source: Birth Certificates, CDC, NCHS, National Vital Statistics System.

Graph shows low birth weights for smokers and nonsmokers in South Carolina, in 1999.

Heading: Less than 1500 grams

• Smokers, 1.7%
• Nonsmokers, 2.0%

Heading: 1500 to 2499 grams

• Smokers, 10.9%
• Nonsmokers, 7.4%

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Figure 3: Cigarette Smoking During Pregnancy, by Race/Ethnicity, Age, and Education, 1998

Source: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System.

Graph shows women who smoked during pregnancy, in South Carolina in 1998, by race/ethnicity, age, and years of education.

South Carolina, 15.1%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, N/A
• White, 20.5%
• Black, 7.4%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, N/A
• American Indian/Alaska Native, N/A

By Age

• Less than 20 years old, 15.7%
• 20 to 24 years old, 19.0%
• 25 to 34 years old, 13.7%
• Greater than 34 years old, 8.6%

By Years of Education

• Less than 12 years of education, 46.5%
• 12 years of education, 17.4%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 7.4%

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Race/Ethnicity of Mother

Graph shows women who gave birth in 1999, by race:

• Hispanic, 3.1%
• White, 60.7%
• Black, 34.7%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 1.2%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.3%

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Age of Mother

Graph shows women who gave birth in 1999, by age:

• Less than 20 years old, 15.8%
• 20 to 24 years old, 28.3%
• 25 to 34 years old, 46.1%
• Greater than 34 years old, 9.8%

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Education of Mother

Graph shows women who gave birth in 1999, by years of education:

• Less than 12 years of education, 8.4%
• 12 years of education, 31.8%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 59.9%

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Date last reviewed: 06/18/2009
Content source: Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion