Spokane Counts 2011 - Maternal Smoking

Maternal Smoking

Health Behavior

Indicator: Maternal Smoking

Definition: Percent of births where the mother smoked during pregnancy.

Why is this important: Not only is smoking harmful to the mother, smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of poor birth outcomes, such as low birth weight and preterm birth.

Where are we: In 2009 in Spokane County, 16% of births were to women who smoked during pregnancy. Maternal smoking significantly decreased from 2005 to 2009. The maternal smoking rate in Spokane County was significantly higher than that of Washington State in 2009 and the U.S. in 2008.

Health Disparities:

Among Spokane County women who gave birth in 2009:

Smoking during pregnancy decreased as age increased.
Compared to Whites, Blacks were more likely to smoke and Asian/Pacific Islanders were less likely to smoke during pregnancy.
Smoking during pregnancy decreased as education increased.
Women on Medicaid were more likely to smoke during pregnancy.

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	Data Source	DOH, CHS 2009

Geography	Spokane County	16.0% (15.1-16.9)
	WA	9.8% (9.6-10.0)
	U.S.	9.7%

	Trend	05-09 Decrease

Age	Births
	<18 yrs	30.6% (22.8-39.8)
	18-24 yrs	23.7% (21.9-25.6)
	25-34 yrs	12.3% (11.2-13.5)
	35+ yrs	8.4% (6.5-10.7)

Race	White	16.2% (15.2-17.2)
	Black	20.3% (14.8-27.1)
	NAAN	28.1% (21.7-35.4)
	API	4.7% (2.6-8.4)

Education*	< High school	35.6% (32.1-39.3)
	High school	25.0% (23.0-27.1)
	Some college	13.5%(12.1-15.0)
	College graduate	1.4% (0.9-2.1)

Income	Medicaid	25.6% (24.0-27.2)
	Non-Medicaid	7.4% (6.5-8.4)

* Education reflects the mother's highest education level

Data Source: Washington State Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics.

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