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Tobacco Use by Pregnant Women, Kentucky

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

National, 12.6%

State total, 24.5%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 7.0%
• White, 25.7%
• Black, 17.6%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 4.8%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 28.6%

By Age

• Age less than 20 years, 35.0%
• Age 20 to 24 years, 30.0%
• Age 25 to 34 years, 18.4%
• Age greater than 34 years, 19.0%

By Years of Education*

• Less than 12 years of education, 50.2%
• 12 years of education, 28.2%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 8.6%

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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 Kentucky, in 1999.

Heading: Less than 1500 grams

• Smokers, 2.0%
• Nonsmokers, 1.3%

Heading: 1500 to 2499 grams

• Smokers, 10.0%
• Nonsmokers, 5.5%

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Race/Ethnicity of Mother

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

• Hispanic, 1.8%
• White, 88.0%
• Black, 9.1%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 1.0%
• 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, 15.0%
• 20 to 24 years old, 30.7%
• 25 to 34 years old, 45.7%
• Greater than 34 years old, 8.7%

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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, 9.2%
• 12 years of education, 30.8%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 60.0%

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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