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Tobacco Use by Pregnant Women, Alaska

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.

Tobacco Use by Pregnant Women, Alaska

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

National, 12.6%

State total, 18.0%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 9.3%
• White, 13.9%
• Black, 7.8%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 4.2%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 34.1%

By Age

• Age less than 20 years, 25.4%
• Age 20 to 24 years, 20.7%
• Age 25 to 34 years, 15.3%
• Age greater than 34 years, 15.5%

By Years of Education*

• Less than 12 years of education, 42.5%
• 12 years of education, 22.9%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 6.8%

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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 Alaska, in 1999.

Heading: Less than 1500 grams

• Smokers, 1.0%
• Nonsmokers, 1.0%

Heading: 1500 to 2499 grams

• Smokers, 8.6%
• Nonsmokers, 3.9%

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Figure 3
 

Source: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System.

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

Alaska, 18.7%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 4.7%
• White, 15.8%
• Black, 10.2%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 7.5%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 32.8%

By Age

• Less than 20 years old, 24.1%
• 20 to 24 years old, 25.2%
• 25 to 34 years old, 12.6%
• Greater than 34 years old, 21.3%

By Years of Education

• Less than 12 years of education, 40.8%
• 12 years of education, 21.3%
• 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, 6.0%
• White, 61.3%
• Black, 4.3%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 3.8%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 24.6%

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Age of Mother

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

• Less than 20 years old, 11.5%
• 20 to 24 years old, 27.3%
• 25 to 34 years old, 47.5%
• Greater than 34 years old, 13.8%

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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, 6.6%
• 12 years of education, 37.0%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 56.4%

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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