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Tobacco Use by Pregnant Women, Idaho

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

National, 12.6%

State total, 12.7%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 4.3%
• White, 13.9%
• Black, 13.5%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 6.2%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 15.4%

By Age

• Age less than 20 years, 23.0%
• Age 20 to 24 years, 15.3%
• Age 25 to 34 years, 8.8%
• Age greater than 34 years, 10.3%

By Years of Education*

• Less than 12 years of education, 20.2%
• 12 years of education, 16.0%
• 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 Idaho, in 1999.

Heading: Less than 1500 grams

• Smokers, 1.2%
• Nonsmokers, 1.0%

Heading: 1500 to 2499 grams

• Smokers, 9.5%
• Nonsmokers, 4.5%

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Race/Ethnicity of Mother

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

• Hispanic, 11.9%
• White, 84.9%
• Black, 0.4%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 1.4%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 1.4%

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Age of Mother

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

• Less than 20 years old, 12.2%
• 20 to 24 years old, 31.1%
• 25 to 34 years old, 47.3%
• Greater than 34 years old, 9.4%

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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, 9.1%
• 12 years of education, 25.7%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 65.3%

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Date last reviewed: 06/18/2009
Content source: Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion