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Tobacco Use by Pregnant Women, Minnesota

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

National, 12.6%

State total, 11.8%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 4.8%
• White, 12.5%
• Black, 14.1%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 2.1%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 42.6%

By Age

• Age less than 20 years, 24.9%
• Age 20 to 24 years, 19.2%
• Age 25 to 34 years, 8.3%
• Age greater than 34 years, 7.9%

By Years of Education*

• Less than 12 years of education, 21.0%
• 12 years of education, 16.9%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 4.4%

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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 Minnesota, in 1999.

Heading: Less than 1500 grams

• Smokers, 1.2%
• Nonsmokers, 1.0%

Heading: 1500 to 2499 grams

• Smokers, 8.2%
• Nonsmokers, 4.4%

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Race/Ethnicity of Mother

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

• Hispanic, 5.3%
• White, 81.5%
• Black, 6.3%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 5.1%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 1.8%

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Age of Mother

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

• Less than 20 years old, 8.5%
• 20 to 24 years old, 20.0%
• 25 to 34 years old, 57.0%
• Greater than 34 years old, 14.6%

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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, 4.2%
• 12 years of education, 24.6%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 71.2%

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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