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Tobacco Use by Pregnant Women, Vermont

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

National, 12.6%

State total, 16.5%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 12.5%
• White, 16.5%
• Black, 8.6%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 7.0%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, N/A

By Age

• Age less than 20 years, 37.9%
• Age 20 to 24 years, 28.4%
• Age 25 to 34 years, 10.4%
• Age greater than 34 years, 9.4%

By Years of Education*

• Less than 12 years of education, 49.3%
• 12 years of education, 20.0%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 4.0%

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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 Vermont, in 1999.

Heading: Less than 1500 grams

• Smokers, 1.7%
• Nonsmokers, 0.9%

Heading: 1500 to 2499 grams

• Smokers, 7.3%
• Nonsmokers, 4.1%

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Race/Ethnicity of Mother

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

• Hispanic, 0.6%
• White, 98.0%
• Black, 0.5%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 0.7%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.1%

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Age of Mother

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

• Less than 20 years old, 8.5%
• 20 to 24 years old, 21.7%
• 25 to 34 years old, 53.4%
• Greater than 34 years old, 16.5%

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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, 3.4%
• 12 years of education, 28.2%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 68.5%

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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