Table 3.
Calculated Public Health Impact of Smoking Legislation on Low-Birthweight Births
Calculated 1 Year Postmandate | |
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Target population: insured pregnant smokers | 40,000 |
Pregnant smokers newly covered for smoking cessation (30%) | 12,000 |
Difference in quit rates between insured and uninsured | 22−14%=8% |
New quitters=difference in quit rates × newly covered | 1,000 |
Number of low-birthweight (LBW) births prevented= (smoker LBW rate (12%) non-smoker LBW rate (6%)) × number of new quitters (1,000) | 60 |
Source: California Health Benefits Review Program. Analysis of Senate Bill 576: Tobacco Cessation Services. A report to the 2005–2006 California Legislature, April 2005.