Core State Preconception Health Indicators
Women Aged 18 to 44
E1 Percentage who currently smoke everyday or some days

  Total Yes No
  N % N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
Total   1,091 100.0 192 17.0 14.4- 19.9 899 83.0 80.1- 85.6
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 616 100.0 126 20.2 16.5- 24.5 490 79.8 75.5- 83.5
  African American, Non-Hispanic 261 100.0 42 16.6 12.0- 22.6 219 83.4 77.4- 88.0
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 21 100.0 5 14.9 4.4- 39.7 16 85.1 60.3- 95.6
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 49 100.0 8 6.3 2.8- 13.5 41 93.7 86.5- 97.2
  Latino/Hispanic 144 100.0 11 7.6 3.6- 15.3 133 92.4 84.7- 96.4
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 39 100.0 5 19.5 7.2- 43.3 34 80.5 56.7- 92.8
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 63 100.0 19 27.0 15.5- 42.8 44 73.0 57.2- 84.5
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 245 100.0 65 27.6 21.5- 34.8 180 72.4 65.2- 78.5
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 351 100.0 72 16.5 12.7- 21.2 279 83.5 78.8- 87.3
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 402 100.0 33 6.6 4.4- 9.8 369 93.4 90.2- 95.6
Age                  
  18-24 216 100.0 24 11.9 7.6- 18.1 192 88.1 81.9- 92.4
  25-30 262 100.0 46 16.7 12.1- 22.5 216 83.3 77.5- 87.9
  31-40 451 100.0 82 19.0 14.7- 24.2 369 81.0 75.8- 85.3
  41-44 171 100.0 42 23.1 16.6- 31.2 129 76.9 68.8- 83.4

Source: 2016 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2016 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.