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Tobacco Use by Pregnant Women, Oklahoma

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

National, 12.6%

State total, 17.9%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 6.4%
• White, 19.3%
• Black, 14.3%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 4.9%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 21.5%

By Age

• Age less than 20 years, 24.1%
• Age 20 to 24 years, 20.5%
• Age 25 to 34 years, 14.0%
• Age greater than 34 years, 16.5%

By Years of Education*

• Less than 12 years of education, 33.6%
• 12 years of education, 20.4%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 7.4%

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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 Oklahoma, in 1999.

Heading: Less than 1500 grams

• Smokers, 1.7%
• Nonsmokers, 1.1%

Heading: 1500 to 2499 grams

• Smokers, 10.2%
• Nonsmokers, 5.4%

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

Oklahoma, 18.6%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 8.3%
• White, 20.3%
• Black, 12.6%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 1.2%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 22.6%

By Age

• Less than 20 years old, 26.6%
• 20 to 24 years old, 22.5%
• 25 to 34 years old, 11.7%
• Greater than 34 years old, 26.7%

By Years of Education

• Less than 12 years of education, 33.9%
• 12 years of education, 22.6%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 4.1%

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Race/Ethnicity of Mother

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

• Hispanic, 8.2%
• White, 71.1%
• Black, 9.3%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 1.7%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 9.8%

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Age of Mother

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

• Less than 20 years old, 16.3%
• 20 to 24 years old, 32.2%
• 25 to 34 years old, 43.3%
• Greater than 34 years old, 8.3%

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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, 10.9%
• 12 years of education, 31.1%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 58.0%

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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