Cigarette Smoking During Pregnancy, by Maternal Race/Ethnicity and Birth Certificate Type, * 2005

Cigarette Smoking During Pregnancy, by Maternal Race/Ethnicity and Birth Certificate Type, 2005
Race/Ethnicity Percent of Women
Revised Unrevised
Total 10.7% 12.4%
Non-Hispanic White 13.9% 17.7%
Non-Hispanic Black 8.5% 10.3%
Hispanic 2.9% 2.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander 2.1% 2.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native 18.1% 24.6%

*The 1989 Standard Certificate of Live Birth (unrevised) was used in 36 reporting areas including New York City and Washington, DC; the 2003 revised birth certificate was used in 11 reporting areas.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. VitalStats. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/vitalstats.htm, accessed 12/12/07.

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