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Tobacco Use by Pregnant Women, Alabama

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 Alabama in 1999, by race/ethnicity, age, and education.

National, 12.6%

State total, 12.8%

By Race/Ethnicity:

• Hispanic, 2.4%
• White, 16.9%
• Black, 5.5%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 2.1%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 24.5%

By Age

• Age less than 20 years, 15.4%
• Age 20 to 24 years, 15.4%
• Age 25 to 34 years, 10.3%
• Age greater than 34 years, 11.4%

By Years of Education*

• Less than 12 years of education, 34.6%
• 12 years of education, 15.7%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 4.9%

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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 Alabama, in 1999.

Heading: Less than 1500 grams

• Smokers, 1.8%
• Nonsmokers, 2.0%

Heading: 1500 to 2499 grams

• Smokers, 11.3%
• Nonsmokers, 6.7%

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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 Alabama in 1998, by race/ethnicity, age, and years of education.

Alabama, 14.4%

By Race/Ethnicity:

• Hispanic, N/A
• White, 18.9%
• Black, 5.4%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, N/A
• American Indian/Alaska Native, N/A

By Age:

• Less than 20 years old, 21.4%
• 20 to 24 years old, 15.4%
• 25 to 34 years old, 10.6%
• Greater than 34 years old, 17.6%

By Years of Education:

• Less than 12 years of education, 32.3%
• 12 years of education, 21.7%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 3.7%

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Race/Ethnicity of Mother

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

• Hispanic, 2.6%
• White, 64.7%
• Black, 31.8%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 0.7%
• 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, 16.2%
• 20 to 24 years old, 31%
• 25 to 34 years old, 44.4%
• Greater than 34 years old, 8.4%

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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, 8.9%
• 12 years of education, 27.1%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 64.1%

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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