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Tobacco Use by Pregnant Women, North Carolina

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 North Carolina in 1999, by race/ethnicity, age, and education.

National, 12.6%

State total, 14.3%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 1.7%
• White, 17.5%
• Black, 10.9%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 2.6%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 24.6%

By Age

• Age less than 20 years, 18.0%
• Age 20 to 24 years, 18.2%
• Age 25 to 34 years, 11.5%
• Age greater than 34 years, 12.2%

By Years of Education*

• Less than 12 years of education, 27.7%
• 12 years of education, 20.0%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 5.7%

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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 North Carolina, in 1999.

Heading: Less than 1500 grams

• Smokers, 2.7%
• Nonsmokers, 1.8%

Heading: 1500 to 2499 grams

• Smokers, 11.5%
• Nonsmokers, 6.2%

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

North Carolina, 15.7%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 1.6%
• White, 20.0%
• Black, 8.9%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, N/A
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 21.9%

By Age

• Less than 20 years old, 24.6%
• 20 to 24 years old, 16.7%
• 25 to 34 years old, 12.7%
• Greater than 34 years old, 14.2%

By Years of Education

• Less than 12 years of education, 25.2%
• 12 years of education, 26.0%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 4.9%

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Race/Ethnicity of Mother

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

• Hispanic, 8.7%
• White, 62.9%
• Black, 24.9%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 2.1%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 1.5%

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Age of Mother

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

• Less than 20 years old, 13.5%
• 20 to 24 years old, 27.4%
• 25 to 34 years old, 48.3%
• Greater than 34 years old, 10.7%

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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, 10.0%
• 12 years of education, 26.3%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 63.7%

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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