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   784 100.0 133 15.0 12.4- 18.1 651 85.0 81.9- 87.6
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 455 100.0 100 19.2 15.4- 23.6 355 80.8 76.4- 84.6
  African American, Non-Hispanic 170 100.0 20 10.6 6.4- 17.1 150 89.4 82.9- 93.6
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 14 100.0 5 38.3 12.9- 72.2 9 61.7 27.8- 87.1
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 34 100.0 3 7.6 2.2- 23.1 31 92.4 76.9- 97.8
  Latino/Hispanic 111 100.0 5 4.9 1.9- 12.2 106 95.1 87.8- 98.1
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 27 100.0 7 39.3 19.3- 63.8 20 60.7 36.2- 80.7
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 43 100.0 13 23.9 12.8- 40.2 30 76.1 59.8- 87.2
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 158 100.0 36 19.6 13.6- 27.4 122 80.4 72.6- 86.4
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 245 100.0 47 14.0 10.2- 18.8 198 86.0 81.2- 89.8
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 317 100.0 31 7.8 5.1- 11.7 286 92.2 88.3- 94.9
Age                  
  18-24 155 100.0 16 8.4 4.7- 14.5 139 91.6 85.5- 95.3
  25-30 190 100.0 29 17.2 11.7- 24.4 161 82.8 75.6- 88.3
  31-40 328 100.0 65 17.3 13.1- 22.5 263 82.7 77.5- 86.9
  41-44 117 100.0 24 17.9 11.1- 27.6 93 82.1 72.4- 88.9

Source: 2018 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.