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   807 100.0 126 16.8 13.6- 20.5 681 83.2 79.5- 86.4
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 448 100.0 75 19.0 14.7- 24.2 373 81.0 75.8- 85.3
  African American, Non-Hispanic 188 100.0 31 17.2 10.8- 26.3 157 82.8 73.7- 89.2
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 27 100.0 4 20.6 7.0- 47.1 23 79.4 52.9- 93.0
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 53 100.0 13 20.0 10.4- 35.2 40 80.0 64.8- 89.6
  Latino/Hispanic 91 100.0 3 3.3 1.0- 9.9 88 96.7 90.1- 99.0
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 16 100.0 1 8.6 1.2- 42.5 15 91.4 57.5- 98.8
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 42 100.0 15 34.1 19.0- 53.2 27 65.9 46.8- 81.0
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 169 100.0 35 19.7 13.5- 27.8 134 80.3 72.2- 86.5
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 257 100.0 53 20.6 15.0- 27.5 204 79.4 72.5- 85.0
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 328 100.0 22 4.9 3.0- 8.1 306 95.1 91.9- 97.0
Age                  
  18-24 173 100.0 15 9.6 5.0- 17.9 158 90.4 82.1- 95.0
  25-30 182 100.0 28 15.8 10.5- 22.9 154 84.2 77.1- 89.5
  31-40 340 100.0 62 21.5 16.3- 27.8 278 78.5 72.2- 83.7
  41-44 118 100.0 22 18.3 10.2- 30.7 96 81.7 69.3- 89.8

Source: 2017 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.