Back to State Highlights

Tobacco Use by Pregnant Women, Delaware

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

National, 12.6%

State total, 12.8%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 4.6%
• White, 14.7%
• Black, 11.4%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 4.0%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 6.5%

By Age

• Age less than 20 years, 15.3%
• Age 20 to 24 years, 16.9%
• Age 25 to 34 years, 10.8%
• Age greater than 34 years, 10.3%

By Years of Education*

• Less than 12 years of education, 28.6%
• 12 years of education, 18.2%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 4.7%

Back to Delaware Highlights

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 Delaware, in 1999.

Heading: Less than 1500 grams

• Smokers, 2.2%
• Nonsmokers, 1.9%

Heading: 1500 to 2499 grams

• Smokers, 12.0%
• Nonsmokers, 5.9%

Back to Delaware Highlights

Race/Ethnicity of Mother

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

• Hispanic, 8.0%
• White, 64.3%
• Black, 24.8%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 2.6%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.3%

Back to Delaware Highlights

Age of Mother

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

• Less than 20 years old, 13.3%
• 20 to 24 years old, 23.9%
• 25 to 34 years old, 50.2%
• Greater than 34 years old, 12.6%

Back to Delaware Highlights

Education of Mother

Graph shows women who gave birth in 1999, by years of education:

• Less than 12 years of education, 8.1%
• 12 years of education, 29.4%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 62.5%

Back to Delaware Highlights

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