NC PRAMS 2008~` : (Smoked Last 3 months of Pregnancy*)

2008 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

SMOKING

Smoked Last 3 months of Pregnancy*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1371	1192	87.5	85.4-89.4	179	12.5	10.6-14.6
Age
< 20 years	149	123	85.6	78.1-90.9	26	14.4	9.1-21.9
20-24 years	322	260	81.5	75.9-86.0	62	18.5	14.0-24.1
25-34 years	691	619	89.9	86.9-92.2	72	10.1	7.8-13.1
35+ years	209	190	91.0	85.5-94.5	19	9.0	5.5-14.5
Race
White	972	826	86.3	83.7-88.6	146	13.7	11.4-16.3
Black	331	302	90.6	85.9-93.9	29	9.4	6.1-14.1
Other	68	64	92.1	79.1-97.3	4	7.9	2.7-20.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	191	185	97.8	94.2-99.2	6	2.2	0.8- 5.8
No	1179	1006	85.6	83.1-87.8	173	14.4	12.2-16.9
Education
< High School	267	203	78.8	72.6-83.8	64	21.2	16.2-27.4
High School	378	301	82.3	77.5-86.2	77	17.7	13.8-22.5
> High School	722	684	94.3	92.1-96.0	38	5.7	4.0- 7.9
Marital Status
Married	830	758	91.5	89.0-93.5	72	8.5	6.5-11.0
Other	541	434	81.8	77.8-85.3	107	18.2	14.7-22.2
Income
14,999 or less	379	289	77.7	72.4-82.2	90	22.3	17.8-27.6
15,000-24,999	176	150	86.4	79.5-91.2	26	13.6	8.8-20.5
25,000-49,999	265	234	90.2	85.5-93.6	31	9.8	6.4-14.5
50,000 or more	442	421	94.2	91.1-96.3	21	5.8	3.7- 8.9
WIC recipient
No	740	683	92.6	90.1-94.5	57	7.4	5.5- 9.9
Yes	623	502	81.9	78.1-85.1	121	18.1	14.9-21.9
Medicaid recipient
No	639	600	93.5	91.0-95.4	39	6.5	4.6- 9.0
Yes	732	592	82.6	79.1-85.5	140	17.4	14.5-20.9
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	450	372	81.5	77.6-84.9	78	18.5	15.1-22.4
2500+ grams	921	820	88.1	85.7-90.1	101	11.9	9.9-14.3

*Data in this table are recoded responses to survey question 30: In the last 3 months of your pregnancy, 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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