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Tobacco Use by Pregnant Women, Utah

Figure 1: Cigarette Smoking During Pregnancy by Race/Ethnicity, Age, and Education,* 1999

*Years ofeducation 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 Utah in 1999, by race/ethnicity, age, and education.

National, 12.6%

State total, 8.1%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 5.1%
• White, 8.6%
• Black, 15.4%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 4.1%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 9.2%

By Age

• Age less than 20 years, 19.6%
• Age 20 to 24 years, 9.7%
• Age 25 to 34 years, 5.5%
• Age greater than 34 years, 4.9%

By Years of Education*

• Less than 12 years of education, 17.2%
• 12 years of education, 9.9%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 2.1%

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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 Utah, in 1999.

Heading: Less than 1500 grams

• Smokers, 2.0%
• Nonsmokers, 1.0%

Heading: 1500 to 2499 grams

• Smokers, 11.7%
• Nonsmokers, 5.2%

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Race/Ethnicity of Mother

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

• Hispanic, 11.8%
• White, 83.5%
• Black, 0.6%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 2.9%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 1.3%

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Age of Mother

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

• Less than 20 years old, 9.3%
• 20 to 24 years old, 32.8%
• 25 to 34 years old, 49.2%
• Greater than 34 years old, 8.8%

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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, 8.0%
• 12 years of education, 26.0%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 66.0%

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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