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   801 100.0 94 14.9 11.4- 19.1 707 85.1 80.9- 88.6
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 419 100.0 51 14.5 10.3- 20.2 368 85.5 79.8- 89.7
  African American, Non-Hispanic 172 100.0 27 18.1 11.9- 26.4 145 81.9 73.6- 88.1
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 30 100.0 3 14.7 4.0- 42.1 27 85.3 57.9- 96.0
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 41 100.0 6 22.7 8.5- 48.0 35 77.3 52.0- 91.5
  Latino/Hispanic 139 100.0 7 6.4 2.9- 13.4 132 93.6 86.6- 97.1
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 26 100.0 2 9.3 2.2- 31.9 24 90.7 68.1- 97.8
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 33 100.0 10 49.8 27.7- 72.0 23 50.2 28.0- 72.3
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 157 100.0 21 14.7 9.0- 23.0 136 85.3 77.0- 91.0
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 242 100.0 41 16.0 11.3- 22.1 201 84.0 77.9- 88.7
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 350 100.0 20 5.7 3.6- 8.9 330 94.3 91.1- 96.4
Age                  
  18-24 147 100.0 9 6.2 3.1- 12.0 138 93.8 88.0- 96.9
  25-30 169 100.0 17 12.9 7.5- 21.4 152 87.1 78.6- 92.5
  31-40 349 100.0 47 20.1 13.8- 28.2 302 79.9 71.8- 86.2
  41-44 145 100.0 22 19.1 11.1- 30.8 123 80.9 69.2- 88.9

Source: 2022 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.