NC PRAMS 2006~` : (Smoked 3 months Before Pregnancy*)

2006 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	1288	973	77.8	74.8-80.6	315	22.2	19.4-25.2
Age
18-19 years	91	61	70.5	57.6-80.8	30	29.5	19.2-42.4
20-24 years	295	188	70.4	63.7-76.4	107	29.6	23.6-36.3
25-34 years	685	539	80.6	76.5-84.1	146	19.4	15.9-23.5
35-44 years	217	185	84.9	77.2-90.3	32	15.1	9.7-22.8
Race
White	952	696	76.1	72.6-79.4	256	23.9	20.6-27.4
Black	262	212	82.3	75.3-87.6	50	17.7	12.4-24.7
Other	74	65	83.4	67.0-92.5	9	16.6	7.5-33.0
Hispanic origin
Yes	174	163	94.1	88.4-97.1	11	5.9	2.9-11.6
No	1114	810	74.6	71.2-77.7	304	25.4	22.3-28.8
Education
< High School	178	123	78.1	69.6-84.8	55	21.9	15.2-30.4
High School	393	266	68.6	62.4-74.3	127	31.4	25.7-37.6
> High School	715	582	83.2	79.6-86.3	133	16.8	13.7-20.4
Marital Status
Married	870	708	83.4	80.2-86.2	162	16.6	13.8-19.8
Other	418	265	68.8	62.8-74.2	153	31.2	25.8-37.2
Income
14,999 or less	334	210	67.5	60.7-73.7	124	32.5	26.3-39.3
15,000-24,999	166	117	76.4	67.3-83.6	49	23.6	16.4-32.7
25,000-49,999	255	190	76.2	69.2-82.1	65	23.8	17.9-30.8
50,000 or more	434	379	88.8	84.8-91.9	55	11.2	8.1-15.2
WIC recipient
No	740	611	84.7	81.1-87.6	129	15.3	12.4-18.9
Yes	543	357	69.6	64.5-74.3	186	30.4	25.7-35.5
Medicaid recipient
No	664	556	84.2	80.4-87.3	108	15.8	12.7-19.6
Yes	624	417	72.0	67.3-76.2	207	28.0	23.8-32.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	561	396	67.9	63.7-71.8	165	32.1	28.2-36.3
2500+ grams	727	577	78.7	75.4-81.7	150	21.3	18.3-24.6

*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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