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Tobacco Use by Pregnant Women, Maine

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

National, 12.6%

State total, 18.3%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 9.7%
• White, 18.2%
• Black, 9.5%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 1.9%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 48.4%

By Age

• Age less than 20 years, 35.1%
• Age 20 to 24 years, 27.2%
• Age 25 to 34 years, 13.0%
• Age greater than 34 years, 10.7%

By Years of Education*

• Less than 12 years of education, 43.0%
• 12 years of education, 22.8%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 6.1%

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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 Maine, in 1999.

Heading: Less than 1500 grams

• Smokers, 1.5%
• Nonsmokers, 1.0%

Heading: 1500 to 2499 grams

• Smokers, 8.3%
• Nonsmokers, 4.3%

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

Maine, 19.1%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, N/A
• White, 19.5%
• Black, N/A
• Asian/Pacific Islander, N/A
• American Indian/Alaska Native, N/A

By Age

• Less than 20 years old, 35.8%
• 20 to 24 years old, 22.8%
• 25 to 34 years old, 15.6%
• Greater than 34 years old, 15.0%

By Years of Education

• Less than 12 years of education, N/A
• 12 years of education, 29.8%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 9.3%

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Race/Ethnicity of Mother

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

• Hispanic, 1.0%
• White, 96.3%
• Black, 0.7%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 1.3%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.7%

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Age of Mother

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

• Less than 20 years old, 9.7%
• 20 to 24 years old, 24.4%
• 25 to 34 years old, 53.2%
• Greater than 34 years old, 12.7%

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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, 3.8%
• 12 years of education, 30.6%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 65.7%

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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