NC PRAMS 2004~` : (Smoked 3 months Before Pregnancy*)

2004 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

Preconception Health Indicators Women 18-44

Smoked 3 months Before Pregnancy*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1504	1083	73.2	70.3-75.9	421	26.8	24.1-29.7
Age
18-19 years	114	68	55.4	43.5-66.8	46	44.6	33.2-56.5
20-24 years	401	231	61.2	55.1-67.1	170	38.8	32.9-44.9
25-34 years	801	627	79.6	75.9-82.9	174	20.4	17.1-24.1
35-44 years	188	157	85.4	77.8-90.7	31	14.6	9.3-22.2
Race
White	1042	732	72.8	69.4-76.0	310	27.2	24.0-30.6
Black	398	298	71.5	64.8-77.4	100	28.5	22.6-35.2
Other	64	53	88.1	75.4-94.7	11	11.9	5.3-24.6
Hispanic origin
Yes	171	152	91.0	84.4-94.9	19	9.0	5.1-15.6
No	1333	931	70.1	66.8-73.1	402	29.9	26.9-33.2
Education
< High School	270	155	62.0	54.5-68.9	115	38.0	31.1-45.5
High School	441	281	62.5	56.5-68.1	160	37.5	31.9-43.5
> High School	790	645	84.5	81.2-87.3	145	15.5	12.7-18.8
Marital Status
Married	949	743	80.5	77.3-83.3	206	19.5	16.7-22.7
Other	555	340	61.2	55.7-66.4	215	38.8	33.6-44.3
Income
14,999 or less	441	268	61.5	55.5-67.2	173	38.5	32.8-44.5
15,000-24,999	232	148	65.2	57.1-72.5	84	34.8	27.5-42.9
25,000-49,999	313	225	75.1	68.9-80.5	88	24.9	19.5-31.1
50,000 or more	411	361	88.5	84.1-91.8	50	11.5	8.2-15.9
WIC recipient
No	779	621	82.2	78.6-85.3	158	17.8	14.7-21.4
Yes	720	457	63.6	59.0-68.0	263	36.4	32.0-41.0
Medicaid recipient
No	708	589	86.2	82.8-88.9	119	13.8	11.1-17.2
Yes	796	494	62.2	57.8-66.4	302	37.8	33.6-42.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	666	452	66.4	62.7-69.9	214	33.6	30.1-37.3
2500+ grams	838	631	73.8	70.6-76.7	207	26.2	23.3-29.4

*Data in this table are recoded responses to survey question 29: In the 3 months before you got pregnant, how many cigarettes or packs of cigarettes did you smoke on an average day? (A pack has 20 cigarettes.)

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50.
N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
The percentages shown are weighted percentages, designed to reflect the entire population of North Carolina women having a live birth.

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