NC PRAMS 2008~` : (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in the past 2 years?)

2008 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	1366	1035	75.7	72.9-78.2	331	24.3	21.8-27.1
Age
< 20 years	149	107	72.5	63.4-80.0	42	27.5	20.0-36.6
20-24 years	323	218	67.6	61.4-73.3	105	32.4	26.7-38.6
25-34 years	685	535	78.1	74.4-81.4	150	21.9	18.6-25.6
35+ years	209	175	83.1	76.6-88.1	34	16.9	11.9-23.4
Race
White	968	714	74.3	71.0-77.2	254	25.7	22.8-29.0
Black	331	265	79.6	73.8-84.4	66	20.4	15.6-26.2
Other	67	56	79.2	64.8-88.7	11	20.8	11.3-35.2
Hispanic origin
Yes	188	173	92.8	87.6-95.9	15	7.2	4.1-12.4
No	1177	861	72.4	69.4-75.3	316	27.6	24.7-30.6
Education
< High School	267	179	67.7	61.0-73.8	88	32.3	26.2-39.0
High School	376	246	67.1	61.4-72.4	130	32.9	27.6-38.6
> High School	720	607	83.9	80.6-86.7	113	16.1	13.3-19.4
Marital Status
Married	828	677	80.9	77.6-83.8	151	19.1	16.2-22.4
Other	538	358	68.1	63.4-72.5	180	31.9	27.5-36.6
Income
14,999 or less	379	239	64.2	58.4-69.7	140	35.8	30.3-41.6
15,000-24,999	174	127	73.5	65.4-80.3	47	26.5	19.7-34.6
25,000-49,999	265	200	75.5	69.2-80.9	65	24.5	19.1-30.8
50,000 or more	441	380	84.8	80.6-88.2	61	15.2	11.8-19.4
WIC recipient
No	738	607	81.9	78.6-84.9	131	18.1	15.1-21.4
Yes	622	423	68.7	64.3-72.7	199	31.3	27.3-35.7
Medicaid recipient
No	637	544	84.2	80.7-87.1	93	15.8	12.9-19.3
Yes	729	491	68.6	64.6-72.4	238	31.4	27.6-35.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	446	324	71.1	66.7-75.2	122	28.9	24.8-33.3
2500+ grams	920	711	76.0	73.1-78.8	209	24.0	21.2-26.9

#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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