| Core State Preconception Health Indicators |
| Women Aged 18 to 44 |
| Source: 2008 North Carolina BRFSS |
| Indicator | E1 Percentage of women aged 18-44 who currently smoke everyday or some days |
Frequency | Percentage | Lower Bound | Upper Bound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E1 Percentage of women aged 18-44 who currently smoke everyday or some days | Yes | 546 | 20.6 | 18.3 | 22.8 |
| E1 Percentage of women aged 18-44 who currently smoke everyday or some days | No | 2170 | 79.4 | 77.2 | 81.7 |
| E1 Percentage of women aged 18-44 who currently smoke everyday or some days | Total | 2716 | 100.0 | . | . |
| Race-Ethnicity | E1 Percentage of women aged 18-44 who currently smoke everyday or some days |
Frequency | Percentage | Lower Bound | Upper Bound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White, Non-Hispanic | Yes | 409 | 24.6 | 21.6 | 27.5 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | No | 1367 | 75.4 | 72.5 | 78.4 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | Total | 1776 | 100.0 | . | . |
| African American, Non-Hispanic | Yes | 86 | 16.5 | 12.3 | 20.7 |
| African American, Non-Hispanic | No | 443 | 83.5 | 79.3 | 87.7 |
| African American, Non-Hispanic | Total | 529 | 100.0 | . | . |
| American Indian, Non-Hispanic | Yes | 26 | 38.9 | 24.9 | 52.9 |
| American Indian, Non-Hispanic | No | 42 | 61.1 | 47.1 | 75.1 |
| American Indian, Non-Hispanic | Total | 68 | 100.0 | . | . |
| Other Race, Non-Hispanic | Yes | 7 | 14.5 | 0.0 | 33.6 |
| Other Race, Non-Hispanic | No | 68 | 85.5 | 66.4 | 100.0 |
| Other Race, Non-Hispanic | Total | 75 | 100.0 | . | . |
| Latino/Hispanic | Yes | 14 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 5.6 |
| Latino/Hispanic | No | 240 | 96.5 | 94.4 | 98.6 |
| Latino/Hispanic | Total | 254 | 100.0 | . | . |
| Education | E1 Percentage of women aged 18-44 who currently smoke everyday or some days |
Frequency | Percentage | Lower Bound | Upper Bound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) | Yes | 11 | 9.7 | 3.5 | 15.9 |
| No schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) | No | 77 | 90.3 | 84.1 | 96.5 |
| No schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) | Total | 88 | 100.0 | . | . |
| Grades 9 through 11 (Some high school) | Yes | 61 | 31.0 | 21.9 | 40.1 |
| Grades 9 through 11 (Some high school) | No | 118 | 69.0 | 59.9 | 78.1 |
| Grades 9 through 11 (Some high school) | Total | 179 | 100.0 | . | . |
| Grade 12 or GED (High school graduate) | Yes | 199 | 31.8 | 26.2 | 37.5 |
| Grade 12 or GED (High school graduate) | No | 426 | 68.2 | 62.5 | 73.8 |
| Grade 12 or GED (High school graduate) | Total | 625 | 100.0 | . | . |
| College 1 year to 3 years (Some college or technical school) | Yes | 186 | 23.5 | 19.4 | 27.6 |
| College 1 year to 3 years (Some college or technical school) | No | 626 | 76.5 | 72.4 | 80.6 |
| College 1 year to 3 years (Some college or technical school) | Total | 812 | 100.0 | . | . |
| College 4 years or more (College graduate) | Yes | 89 | 7.6 | 5.5 | 9.6 |
| College 4 years or more (College graduate) | No | 922 | 92.4 | 90.4 | 94.5 |
| College 4 years or more (College graduate) | Total | 1011 | 100.0 | . | . |
| Age | E1 Percentage of women aged 18-44 who currently smoke everyday or some days |
Frequency | Percentage | Lower Bound | Upper Bound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-24 | Yes | 49 | 19.8 | 13.2 | 26.3 |
| 18-24 | No | 227 | 80.2 | 73.7 | 86.8 |
| 18-24 | Total | 276 | 100.0 | . | . |
| 25-30 | Yes | 112 | 25.2 | 20.1 | 30.3 |
| 25-30 | No | 379 | 74.8 | 69.7 | 79.9 |
| 25-30 | Total | 491 | 100.0 | . | . |
| 31-40 | Yes | 250 | 18.1 | 15.5 | 20.8 |
| 31-40 | No | 1084 | 81.9 | 79.2 | 84.5 |
| 31-40 | Total | 1334 | 100.0 | . | . |
| 41-44 | Yes | 135 | 22.2 | 17.9 | 26.6 |
| 41-44 | No | 480 | 77.8 | 73.4 | 82.1 |
| 41-44 | Total | 615 | 100.0 | . | . |