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Tobacco Use by Pregnant Women, Georgia

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

National, 12.6%

State total, 9.2%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 1.0%
• White, 13.4%
• Black, 4.9%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 1.8%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 9.3%

By Age

• Age less than 20 years, 12.0%
• Age 20 to 24 years, 11.8%
• Age 25 to 34 years, 7.2%
• Age greater than 34 years, 8.4%

By Years of Education*

• Less than 12 years of education, 20.9%
• 12 years of education, 12.1%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 3.4%

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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 Georgia, in 1999.

Heading: Less than 1500 grams

• Smokers, 1.9%
• Nonsmokers, 1.7%

Heading: 1500 to 2499 grams

• Smokers, 10.9%
• Nonsmokers, 6.6%

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Race/Ethnicity of Mother

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

• Hispanic, 8.4%
• White, 55.9%
• Black, 33.2%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 2.3%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.2%

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Age of Mother

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

• Less than 20 years old, 14.6%
• 20 to 24 years old, 27.0%
• 25 to 34 years old, 47.5%
• Greater than 34 years old, 11.0%

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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, 9.6%
• 12 years of education, 28.0%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 62.4%

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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