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   759 100.0 61 8.6 6.4- 11.4 698 91.4 88.6- 93.6
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 380 100.0 38 10.8 7.5- 15.3 342 89.2 84.7- 92.5
  African American, Non-Hispanic 161 100.0 11 6.1 3.1- 11.5 150 93.9 88.5- 96.9
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 54 100.0 7 10.7 4.8- 22.2 47 89.3 77.8- 95.2
  Latino/Hispanic 164 100.0 5 2.8 1.1- 7.0 159 97.2 93.0- 98.9
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 38 100.0 2 5.0 1.2- 18.4 36 95.0 81.6- 98.8
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 29 100.0 3 9.2 2.8- 26.2 26 90.8 73.8- 97.2
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 150 100.0 24 14.3 9.2- 21.7 126 85.7 78.3- 90.8
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 215 100.0 24 11.5 7.3- 17.7 191 88.5 82.3- 92.7
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 330 100.0 8 1.3 0.6- 2.6 322 98.7 97.4- 99.4
Age                  
  18-24 145 100.0 2 2.1 0.4- 9.3 143 97.9 90.7- 99.6
  25-30 167 100.0 11 8.6 4.6- 15.6 156 91.4 84.4- 95.4
  31-40 325 100.0 32 11.2 7.5- 16.3 293 88.8 83.7- 92.5
  41-44 129 100.0 17 14.3 8.4- 23.2 112 85.7 76.8- 91.6

Source: 2024 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.