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   691 100.0 66 9.7 7.0- 13.4 625 90.3 86.6- 93.0
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 359 100.0 37 11.2 7.8- 15.7 322 88.8 84.3- 92.2
  African American, Non-Hispanic 120 100.0 13 9.9 5.1- 18.3 107 90.1 81.7- 94.9
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 51 100.0 6 32.6 9.6- 68.9 45 67.4 31.1- 90.4
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 45 100.0 4 5.7 2.0- 15.4 41 94.3 84.6- 98.0
  Latino/Hispanic 116 100.0 6 7.4 1.4- 30.6 110 92.6 69.4- 98.6
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 19 100.0 0 0.0 0.0- 14.6 19 100.0 85.4-100.0
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 32 100.0 7 17.8 6.9- 38.7 25 82.2 61.3- 93.1
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 151 100.0 20 14.2 7.8- 24.4 131 85.8 75.6- 92.2
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 185 100.0 29 12.0 7.8- 18.1 156 88.0 81.9- 92.2
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 310 100.0 10 1.9 0.8- 4.3 300 98.1 95.7- 99.2
Age                  
  18-24 129 100.0 6 4.3 1.9- 9.5 123 95.7 90.5- 98.1
  25-30 151 100.0 7 6.4 2.5- 15.3 144 93.6 84.7- 97.5
  31-40 298 100.0 34 13.0 7.9- 20.7 264 87.0 79.3- 92.1
  41-44 122 100.0 19 14.8 8.7- 24.2 103 85.2 75.8- 91.3

Source: 2023 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.