NC PRAMS 2006~` : (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in the past 2 years?)

2006 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

SMOKING

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in the past 2 years?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1336	979	76.2	73.2-79.0	357	23.8	21.0-26.8
Age
< 20 years	133	87	71.2	60.4-80.1	46	28.8	19.9-39.6
20-24 years	294	183	69.2	62.4-75.2	111	30.8	24.8-37.6
25-34 years	688	525	78.9	74.8-82.5	163	21.1	17.5-25.2
35+ years	221	184	82.7	74.9-88.5	37	17.3	11.5-25.1
Race
White	977	693	75.0	71.5-78.2	284	25.0	21.8-28.5
Black	282	219	78.4	71.4-84.1	63	21.6	15.9-28.6
Other	77	67	83.2	67.1-92.3	10	16.8	7.7-32.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	177	163	93.4	87.8-96.6	14	6.6	3.4-12.2
No	1159	816	72.8	69.4-76.0	343	27.2	24.0-30.6
Education
< High School	215	146	76.8	68.9-83.2	69	23.2	16.8-31.1
High School	399	259	67.2	61.0-72.9	140	32.8	27.1-39.0
> High School	720	572	81.3	77.6-84.5	148	18.7	15.5-22.4
Marital Status
Married	880	700	81.8	78.5-84.7	180	18.2	15.3-21.5
Other	456	279	67.9	62.2-73.2	177	32.1	26.8-37.8
Income
14,999 or less	352	215	65.8	59.1-72.0	137	34.2	28.0-40.9
15,000-24,999	174	118	76.5	67.9-83.5	56	23.5	16.5-32.1
25,000-49,999	261	186	72.2	65.0-78.5	75	27.8	21.5-35.0
50,000 or more	438	377	87.5	83.3-90.8	61	12.5	9.2-16.7
WIC recipient
No	753	607	82.9	79.2-86.0	146	17.1	14.0-20.8
Yes	578	367	68.6	63.6-73.2	211	31.4	26.8-36.4
Medicaid recipient
No	671	553	83.0	79.1-86.2	118	17.0	13.8-20.9
Yes	665	426	70.3	65.7-74.6	239	29.7	25.4-34.3
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	590	398	64.6	60.4-68.5	192	35.4	31.5-39.6
2500+ grams	746	581	77.2	73.9-80.2	165	22.8	19.8-26.1

~Low participation was a substantial problem for NC PRAMS in 2006.The overall weighted response rate was 59%.

#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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