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Tobacco Use by Pregnant Women, California

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

Source: California Maternal and Infant Health Assessment.

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

Heading: Less than 1500 grams

• Smokers, 1.8
• Nonsmokers, 1.0

Heading: 1500 to 2499 grams

• Smokers, 6.2
• Nonsmokers, 3.7

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Figure 3: Cigarette Smoking During Pregnancy, by Race/Ethnicity, Age, and Education, 1999

Source: California Maternal and Infant Health Assessment.

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

California, 11.4%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 6.1%
• White, 18.0%
• Black, 17.9%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, N/A
• American Indian/Alaska Native, N/A

By Age

• Less than 20 years old, 16.9%
• 20 to 24 years old, 14.8%
• 25 to 34 years old, 9.0%
• Greater than 34 years old, 10.6%

By Years of Education

• Less than 12 years of education, 12.2%
• 12 years of education, 15.9%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 8.1%

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Race/Ethnicity of Mother

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

• Hispanic, 48.4%
• White, 33.4%
• Black, 6.6%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 11.1%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.5%

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Age of Mother

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

• Less than 20 years old, 11.1%
• 20 to 24 years old, 23.2%
• 25 to 34 years old, 50.1%
• Greater than 34 years old, 15.6%

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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, 23.4%
• 12 years of education, 25.0%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 51.6%

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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