Number of Cigarettes Currently Smoked*
1999 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
				None				1-9/day				10-19/day				20+/day
Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI		%		CI		%		CI
	Total	13,604	77.8	75.2	-	80.5	5.6	4.1	-	7.1	7.9	6.2	-	9.6	8.6	6.9	-	10.4
Age
	<20 years	1,322	46.7	36.4	-	57.0	19.1	10.9	-	27.4	20.8	12.4	-	29.2	13.4	6.7	-	20.1
	20-24 years	3,313	66.0	59.8	-	72.2	6.0	2.9	-	9.1	14.3	9.7	-	19.0	13.6	9.2	-	18.1
	25-34 years	7,236	85.4	82.3	-	88.4	3.9	2.2	-	5.6	4.0	2.4	-	5.7	6.7	4.5	-	8.8
	35+ years	1,733	92.6	88.2	-	97.0	1.4	0.0	-	3.2	2.4	0.0	-	4.9	3.7	0.6	-	6.9
Mother's Race
	White	13,198	78.1	75.4	-	80.7	5.4	3.9	-	6.8	7.9	6.1	-	9.6	8.7	6.9	-	10.5
	Black	105	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	270	77.0	55.8	-	98.2	7.4	0.0	-	20.8	15.6	0.0	-	33.8	0.0	0.0	-	0.0
Hispanic Origin
	Yes	134^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	12,771^	78.2	75.5	-	80.9	5.6	4.1	-	7.1	7.9	6.1	-	9.7	8.3	6.6	-	10.1
Education
	< High School	1,474	33.3	24.2	-	42.3	14.4	7.6	-	21.2	25.1	16.7	-	33.4	27.3	18.8	-	35.7
	High School	5,093	71.3	66.6	-	76.0	7.1	4.4	-	9.7	9.7	6.7	-	12.8	11.9	8.6	-	15.2
	>High School	6,936	93.1	90.9	-	95.3	2.5	1.1	-	3.9	2.7	1.3	-	4.1	1.7	0.6	-	2.8
Marital Status
	Married	9,354	88.5	86.0	-	90.9	3.5	2.1	-	5.0	3.4	2.0	-	4.8	4.6	3.0	-	6.2
	Other	4,250	54.6	48.9	-	60.3	10.2	6.7	-	13.6	17.9	13.5	-	22.2	17.4	13.1	-	21.7
Income
	$15,999 or less	3,593**	54.0	47.9	-	60.1	9.6	6.0	-	13.2	17.1	12.5	-	21.7	19.3	14.6	-	24.0
	$16,000-24,999	1,786**	73.8	66.1	-	81.5	7.6	2.9	-	12.3	8.5	3.6	-	13.4	10.1	5.0	-	15.3
	$25,000-39,999	2,670**	85.2	80.2	-	90.2	5.5	2.2	-	8.7	2.8	0.6	-	5.1	6.5	3.0	-	10.0
	$40,000 or more	4,684**	94.6	92.2	-	96.9	1.6	0.3	-	2.8	2.6	0.9	-	4.3	1.2	0.1	-	2.4
WIC Recipient
	No	8,842**	87.3	84.8	-	89.9	3.7	2.2	-	5.1	4.2	2.6	-	5.7	4.8	3.2	-	6.5
	Yes	4,153**	57.5	51.9	-	63.1	9.8	6.4	-	13.2	16.0	11.8	-	20.1	16.8	12.7	-	20.9
Medicaid Recipient
	No	8,545**	89.4	86.9	-	91.8	3.6	2.1	-	5.0	3.6	2.1	-	5.0	3.5	2.1	-	5.0
	Yes	4,476**	55.6	50.2	-	61.0	9.6	6.3	-	12.8	16.3	12.3	-	20.4	18.5	14.4	-	22.7
Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	822	62.0	58.6	-	65.4	6.5	4.8	-	8.3	11.1	8.9	-	13.3	20.4	17.5	-	23.2
	2500 grams or more	12,776	78.7	75.9	-	81.5	5.6	4.0	-	7.1	7.7	5.9	-	9.6	8.0	6.1	-	9.8
NOTES:
Population size for groups giving birth in Maine are taken from the Maine Vital Statistics System unless otherwise noted.
	Unknowns are excluded from all tabulations.
* Survey Question 24: How many cigarettes or packs of cigarettes do you smoke on an average day now?
** Estimates of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through PRAMS.
^ Estimate of Hispanic population giving birth in Maine is taken from the 1999 birth file.
# There were fewer than 10 survey respondents to this question. Data may be unreliable for describing this group, therefore
	percent is not reported.
CI = 95% Confidence Interval