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   761 100.0 118 16.9 14.0- 20.3 643 83.1 79.7- 86.0
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 392 100.0 65 18.7 14.6- 23.7 327 81.3 76.3- 85.4
  African American, Non-Hispanic 185 100.0 33 16.9 11.7- 23.9 152 83.1 76.1- 88.3
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 19 100.0 2 13.0 3.1- 41.1 17 87.0 58.9- 96.9
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 37 100.0 8 28.2 13.6- 49.5 29 71.8 50.5- 86.4
  Latino/Hispanic 128 100.0 10 5.7 2.8- 11.3 118 94.3 88.7- 97.2
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 29 100.0 4 19.0 7.3- 41.1 25 81.0 58.9- 92.7
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 37 100.0 10 27.5 14.7- 45.4 27 72.5 54.6- 85.3
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 148 100.0 32 24.3 17.2- 33.3 116 75.7 66.7- 82.8
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 229 100.0 51 20.0 14.9- 26.4 178 80.0 73.6- 85.1
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 326 100.0 21 5.2 3.3- 8.2 305 94.8 91.8- 96.7
Age                  
  18-24 153 100.0 9 8.0 4.1- 15.1 144 92.0 84.9- 95.9
  25-30 163 100.0 27 20.0 13.5- 28.6 136 80.0 71.4- 86.5
  31-40 334 100.0 58 20.0 15.3- 25.7 276 80.0 74.3- 84.7
  41-44 119 100.0 24 19.2 12.5- 28.2 95 80.8 71.8- 87.5

Source: 2019 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.