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Tobacco Use by Pregnant Women, Oregon

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

National, 12.6%

State total, 14.5%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 3.7%
• White, 17.0%
• Black, 16.2%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 3.6%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 26.6%

By Age

• Age less than 20 years, 24.7%
• Age 20 to 24 years, 18.5%
• Age 25 to 34 years, 10.8%
• Age greater than 34 years, 10.4%

By Years of Education*

• Less than 12 years of education, 18.6%
• 12 years of education, 18.4%
• 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 Oregon, in 1999.

Heading: Less than 1500 grams

• Smokers, 1.2%
• Nonsmokers, 0.9%

Heading: 1500 to 2499 grams

• Smokers, 6.5%
• Nonsmokers, 4.1%

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Race/Ethnicity of Mother

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

• Hispanic, 15.4%
• White, 76.4%
• Black, 2.0%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 4.8%
• 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, 12.3%
• 20 to 24 years old, 26.3%
• 25 to 34 years old, 48.8%
• Greater than 34 years old, 12.5%

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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, 11.3%
• 12 years of education, 27.9%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 60.8%

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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