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Tobacco Use by Pregnant Women, Any State

*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 Any State in 1999, by race/ethnicity, age, and education.

National, 12.6%

State total, 11.2%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 1.4%
• White, 12.9%
• Black, 4.8%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 7.2%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 8.2%

By Age

• Age less than 20 years, 13.1%
• Age 20 to 24 years, 14.0%
• Age 25 to 34 years, 7.9%
• Age greater than 34 years, 9.5%

By Years of Education*

• Less than 12 years of education, 27.0%
• 12 years of education, 14.6%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 3.2%

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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 Any State, in 1999.

Heading: Less than 1500 grams

• Smokers, 2.9%
• Nonsmokers, 1.4%

Heading: 1500 to 2499 grams

• Smokers, 12.1%
• Nonsmokers, 7.0%

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

Any State, 12.2%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 1.7%
• White, 14.7%
• Black, 5.0%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 4.2%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 3.7%

By Age

• Less than 20 years old, 17.1%
• 20 to 24 years old, 12.0%
• 25 to 34 years old, 8.8%
• Greater than 34 years old, 7.5%

By Years of Education

• Less than 12 years of education, 22.8%
• 12 years of education, 12.8%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 2.9%

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Race/Ethnicity of Mother

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

• Hispanic, 8.8%
• White, 54.4%
• Black, 29.7%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 6.7%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.4%

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Age of Mother

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

• Less than 20 years old, 15.2%
• 20 to 24 years old, 29.2%
• 25 to 34 years old, 45.1%
• Greater than 34 years old, 10.5%

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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, 6.7%
• 12 years of education, 30.1%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 63.2%

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Date last reviewed: 03/21/2006
Content source: Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion