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   948 100.0 139 14.9 12.5- 17.7 809 85.1 82.3- 87.5
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 508 100.0 94 18.8 15.2- 22.9 414 81.2 77.1- 84.8
  African American, Non-Hispanic 200 100.0 27 13.9 9.2- 20.5 173 86.1 79.5- 90.8
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 24 100.0 5 30.1 11.8- 58.1 19 69.9 41.9- 88.2
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 59 100.0 8 11.5 5.3- 22.9 51 88.5 77.1- 94.7
  Latino/Hispanic 157 100.0 5 1.5 0.6- 3.7 152 98.5 96.3- 99.4
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 35 100.0 2 7.2 1.6- 26.8 33 92.8 73.2- 98.4
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 46 100.0 14 25.4 14.5- 40.6 32 74.6 59.4- 85.5
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 210 100.0 46 21.5 15.9- 28.5 164 78.5 71.5- 84.1
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 280 100.0 60 18.1 13.8- 23.3 220 81.9 76.7- 86.2
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 390 100.0 19 4.8 2.7- 8.3 371 95.2 91.7- 97.3
Age                  
  18-24 186 100.0 14 7.7 4.5- 12.9 172 92.3 87.1- 95.5
  25-30 212 100.0 31 15.0 10.2- 21.5 181 85.0 78.5- 89.8
  31-40 414 100.0 69 17.8 13.9- 22.5 345 82.2 77.5- 86.1
  41-44 150 100.0 27 19.4 12.9- 28.2 123 80.6 71.8- 87.1

Source: 2020 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2020 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.