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Tobacco Use by Pregnant Women, New Mexico

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 New Mexico in 1999, by race/ethnicity, age, and education.

National, 12.6%

State total, 10.8%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 8.7%
• White, 16.6%
• Black, 17.1%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 4.3%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 3.5%

By Age

• Age less than 20 years, 12.5%
• Age 20 to 24 years, 12.3%
• Age 25 to 34 years, 9.5%
• Age greater than 34 years, 8.5%

By Years of Education*

• Less than 12 years of education, 12.9%
• 12 years of education, 11.4%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 6.5%

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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 New Mexico, in 1999.

Heading: Less than 1500 grams

• Smokers, 1.8%
• Nonsmokers, 1.0%

Heading: 1500 to 2499 grams

• Smokers, 11.2%
• Nonsmokers, 5.8%

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

New Mexico, 11.5%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 7.6%
• White, 19.4%
• Black, 17.7%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, N/A
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 4.9%

By Age

• Less than 20 years old, 12.4%
• 20 to 24 years old, 11.6%
• 25 to 34 years old, 9.6%
• Greater than 34 years old, 16.7%

By Years of Education

• Less than 12 years of education, 21.0%
• 12 years of education, 14.8%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 5.6%

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Race/Ethnicity of Mother

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

• Hispanic, 50.9%
• White, 33.7%
• Black, 1.7%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 1.3%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 12.4%

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Age of Mother

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

• Less than 20 years old, 17.9%
• 20 to 24 years old, 30.2%
• 25 to 34 years old, 41.3%
• 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, 16.1%
• 12 years of education, 32.5%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 51.4%

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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