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Tobacco Use by Pregnant Women, New York

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

National, 12.6%

State total, 14.2%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 5.6%
• White, 15.5%
• Black, 15.5%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 2.3%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 30.7%

By Age

• Age less than 20 years, 27.0%
• Age 20 to 24 years, 22.8%
• Age 25 to 34 years, 11.3%
• Age greater than 34 years, 9.2%

By Years of Education*

• Less than 12 years of education, 27.9%
• 12 years of education, 19.3%
• 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 New York, in 1999.

Heading: Less than 1500 grams

• Smokers, 1.7%
• Nonsmokers, 1.3%

Heading: 1500 to 2499 grams

• Smokers, 9.3%
• Nonsmokers, 5.3%

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

New York, 13.8%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 7.3%
• White, 14.6%
• Black, 14.8%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 0.3%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, N/A

By Age

• Less than 20 years old, 30.2%
• 20 to 24 years old, 17.9%
• 25 to 34 years old, 11.4%
• Greater than 34 years old, 12.0%

By Years of Education

• Less than 12 years of education, 28.4%
• 12 years of education, 15.4%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 7.8%

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Race/Ethnicity of Mother

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

• Hispanic, 10.5%
• White, 74.4%
• Black, 11.4%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 3.2%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.5%

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Age of Mother

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

• Less than 20 years old, 7.9%
• 20 to 24 years old, 17.7%
• 25 to 34 years old, 55.5%
• Greater than 34 years old, 18.9%

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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, 6.8%
• 12 years of education, 25.8%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 67.5%

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Date last reviewed: 06/18/2009
Content source: Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion