TABLE 1—

Distribution of Sample by Individual Characteristics and Percentage of Current Smoking^a: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) 2000

	No. (Unweighted)	Weighted Percentageb	Weighted Percentageb of current smoking
Age, y
18–24	7148	11.6	28.8
25–34	17 036	27.6	23.9
35–44	20 395	33.1	26.6
45–54	17 121	27.8	21.7
No. of children aged 0–4 years
None	46 879	73.6	25.7
≥1	14 821	26.4	22.7
1	10 553	17.5	23.5
2	3683	5.4	20.6
≥3	585	1.0	20.7
Race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	47 719	70.8	27.3
Black, non-Hispanic	5998	11.2	20.9
Hispanic	4768	13.2	17.7
Other	3215	4.8	19.4
Marital status
Married	34 490	59.2	19.9
Divorced/separated/widowed	13 188	16.2	36.4
Never been married	12 026	20.5	28.0
Member of unmarried couple	1996	4.1	37.0
Educational attainment
College graduate	19 861	30.3	12.6
Some college	19 313	31.0	25.4
High school graduate	18 210	29.4	33.4
Less than high school graduate	4316	9.3	36.6
Income, $
< 15 000	15 666	26.9	32.8
≥15 000	46 034	73.1	22.0
Total	61 700	100.0	24.9

^aSample was restricted to women aged 18–54 years.

^bWe used weighted percentages to account for differential response rates and design-based variation in probability of selection into the sample by age, gender, and race, with sampling weights provided by the BRFSS 2000.