NC PRAMS 2002: (Smoked 3 months Before Pregnancy*)

2002 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

SMOKING

Smoked 3 months Before Pregnancy*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1492	1128	77.5	74.8-80.0	364	22.5	20.0-25.2
Age
< 20 years	190	123	60.5	50.9-69.4	67	39.5	30.6-49.1
20-24 years	380	273	73.3	67.4-78.4	107	26.7	21.6-32.6
25-34 years	738	589	82.0	78.4-85.1	149	18.0	14.9-21.6
35+ years	184	143	83.6	76.3-89.0	41	16.4	11.0-23.7
Race
White	1034	747	74.9	71.6-77.9	287	25.1	22.1-28.4
Black	385	324	86.9	81.6-90.8	61	13.1	9.2-18.4
Other	73	57	76.8	62.9-86.5	16	23.2	13.5-37.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	161	152	93.8	87.5-97.1	9	6.2	2.9-12.5
No	1331	976	75.4	72.4-78.2	355	24.6	21.8-27.6
Education
< High School	328	231	72.4	66.1-78.0	97	27.6	22.0-33.9
High School	418	294	72.8	67.1-78.0	124	27.2	22.0-32.9
> High School	743	601	82.6	79.0-85.6	142	17.4	14.4-21.0
Marital Status
Married	961	767	81.2	78.1-84.0	194	18.8	16.0-21.9
Other	531	361	69.5	64.1-74.4	170	30.5	25.6-35.9
Income
15,999 or less	432	304	74.7	69.1-79.5	128	25.3	20.5-30.9
16,000-24,999	167	108	64.2	54.5-72.8	59	35.8	27.2-45.5
25,000-39,999	200	144	74.6	66.4-81.4	56	25.4	18.6-33.6
40,000 or more	542	451	84.2	80.2-87.5	91	15.8	12.5-19.8
WIC recipient
No	819	650	82.0	78.7-85.0	169	18.0	15.0-21.3
Yes	663	469	71.6	67.0-75.7	194	28.4	24.3-33.0
Medicaid recipient
No	742	616	84.1	80.7-87.0	126	15.9	13.0-19.3
Yes	750	512	70.1	65.7-74.1	238	29.9	25.9-34.3
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	674	490	72.7	69.3-75.9	184	27.3	24.1-30.7
2500+ grams	818	638	77.9	75.0-80.7	180	22.1	19.3-25.0

*Data in this table are recoded responses to survey question 28. 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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