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   859 100.0 100 11.4 9.1- 14.2 759 88.6 85.8- 90.9
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 466 100.0 59 12.6 9.4- 16.6 407 87.4 83.4- 90.6
  African American, Non-Hispanic 176 100.0 21 12.2 7.6- 18.9 155 87.8 81.1- 92.4
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 17 100.0 7 51.0 20.9- 80.3 10 49.0 19.7- 79.1
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 41 100.0 4 6.3 2.1- 17.4 37 93.7 82.6- 97.9
  Latino/Hispanic 159 100.0 9 5.4 2.6- 11.0 150 94.6 89.0- 97.4
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 39 100.0 3 15.0 4.8- 38.0 36 85.0 62.0- 95.2
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 36 100.0 8 25.6 11.7- 47.3 28 74.4 52.7- 88.3
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 165 100.0 32 15.4 10.4- 22.0 133 84.6 78.0- 89.6
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 237 100.0 42 13.3 9.5- 18.5 195 86.7 81.5- 90.5
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 391 100.0 17 4.1 2.4- 6.9 374 95.9 93.1- 97.6
Age                  
  18-24 139 100.0 9 5.7 2.9- 11.0 130 94.3 89.0- 97.1
  25-30 191 100.0 19 12.1 7.5- 19.0 172 87.9 81.0- 92.5
  31-40 386 100.0 56 15.2 11.2- 20.2 330 84.8 79.8- 88.8
  41-44 153 100.0 18 11.1 6.7- 17.8 135 88.9 82.2- 93.3

Source: 2021 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.