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Tobacco Use by Pregnant Women, Colorado

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

National, 12.6%

State total, 10.5%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 6.7%
• White, 12.0%
• Black, 13.5%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 3.2%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 21.7%

By Age

• Age less than 20 years, 16.0%
• Age 20 to 24 years, 14.0%
• Age 25 to 34 years, 8.2%
• Age greater than 34 years, 7.9%

By Years of Education*

• Less than 12 years of education, 15.4%
• 12 years of education, 15.0%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 4.6%

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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 Colorado, in 1999.

Heading: Less than 1500 grams

• Smokers, 1.8%
• Nonsmokers, 1.2%

Heading: 1500 to 2499 grams

• Smokers, 11.3%
• Nonsmokers, 6.6%

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

Colorado, 13.3%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 5.4%
• White, 16.2%
• Black, 16.5%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 4.3%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, N/A

By Age

• Less than 20 years old, 21.3%
• 20 to 24 years old, 16.8%
• 25 to 34 years old, 10.1%
• Greater than 34 years old, 12.9%

By Years of Education

• Less than 12 years of education, 23.6%
• 12 years of education, 19.4%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 5.9%

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Race/Ethnicity of Mother

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

• Hispanic, 26.2%
• White, 65.5%
• Black, 4.5%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 3.0%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.8%

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Age of Mother

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

• Less than 20 years old, 11.8%
• 20 to 24 years old, 24.3%
• 25 to 34 years old, 49.8%
• Greater than 34 years old, 14.1%

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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, 10.0%
• 12 years of education, 23.4%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 66.6%

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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