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Tobacco Use by Pregnant Women, West Virginia

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 West Virginia in 1999, by race/ethnicity, age, and education.

National, 12.6%

State total, 26.1%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 14.0%
• White, 26.4%
• Black, 24.7%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 4.9%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, N/A

By Age

• Age less than 20 years, 37.6%
• Age 20 to 24 years, 31.6%
• Age 25 to 34 years, 19.2%
• Age greater than 34 years, 20.8%

By Years of Education*

• Less than 12 years of education, 57.5%
• 12 years of education, 26.2%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 8.8%

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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 West Virginia, in 1999.

Heading: Less than 1500 grams

• Smokers, 1.7%
• Nonsmokers, 1.1%

Heading: 1500 to 2499 grams

• Smokers, 10.5%
• 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 West Virginia in 1998, by race/ethnicity, age, and years of education.

West Virginia, 27.7%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, N/A
• White, 27.9%
• Black, 23.5%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, N/A
• American Indian/Alaska Native, N/A

By Age

• Less than 20 years old, 36.7%
• 20 to 24 years old, 33.8%
• 25 to 34 years old, 20.3%
• Greater than 34 years old, 24.5%

By Years of Education

• Less than 12 years of education, 52.6%
• 12 years of education, 28.1%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 9.6%

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Race/Ethnicity of Mother

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

• Hispanic, 0.5%
• White, 95.1%
• Black, 3.6%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 0.8%
• 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, 14.8%
• 20 to 24 years old, 32.7%
• 25 to 34 years old, 44.5%
• Greater than 34 years old, 8.1%

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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, 8.2%
• 12 years of education, 37.4%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 54.4%

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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