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Tobacco Use by Pregnant Women, Wyoming

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

National, 12.6%

State total, 21.0%

By Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic, 13.1%
• White, 21.6%
• Black, 20.6%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 6.4%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 29.8%

By Age

• Age less than 20 years, 31.6%
• Age 20 to 24 years, 26.3%
• Age 25 to 34 years, 15.8%
• Age greater than 34 years, 11.9%

By Years of Education*

• Less than 12 years of education, 47.6%
• 12 years of education, 25.0%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 8.7%

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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 Wyoming, in 1999.

Heading: Less than 1500 grams

• Smokers, 1.5%
• Nonsmokers, 0.8%

Heading: 1500 to 2499 grams

• Smokers, 11.9%
• Nonsmokers, 6.1%

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Race/Ethnicity of Mother

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

• Hispanic, 8.7%
• White, 85.3%
• Black, 1.1%
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 0.8%
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 4.1%

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Age of Mother

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

• Less than 20 years old, 13.9%
• 20 to 24 years old, 32.3%
• 25 to 34 years old, 44.3%
• Greater than 34 years old, 9.6%

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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, 5.7%
• 12 years of education, 25.7%
• Greater than 12 years of education, 68.7%

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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