Table 2.
Cigarette Use Behaviors of Pregnant Women
| Dominican Republic | Argentina | Uruguay | Ecuador | Brazil | Guatemala | |
| Total no. | 192 | 796 | 716 | 746 | 749 | 752 |
| Ever tried cigarettes, no. (%)a | 26 (13.5) | 599 (75.3) | 560 (78.3) | 430 (57.6) | 336 (44.9) | 263 (35.0) |
| Age first tried smoking | ||||||
| 7–12 y/o, no. (%) | 14 (53.8) | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13–18 y/o, no. (%) | 9 (34.6) | – | – | – | – | – |
| ≥19 y/o, no. (%) | 3 (11.5) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ever a regular smokerb | ||||||
| Total no. | 10 | 353 | 379 | 32 | 154 | 78 |
| Among women who had ever tried smoking (%) | 38.5 | 58.9 | 67.7 | 7.4 | 45.8 | 29.7 |
| Among all women (%) | 5.2 | 44.3 | 53.0 | 4.3 | 20.6 | 10.4 |
| Current smokersc, no. (%) | 5 (2.6) | 82 (10.3) | 131 (18.3) | 6 (0.8) | 46 (6.1) | 6 (0.8) |
| Will try smoking anytime during the next yeard, no. (%) | 13 (6.7) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Think cigarette use is acceptable for women, no. (%) | 5 (2.6) | 277 (34.8) | 237 (33.2) | 38 (5.1) | 143 (19.1) | 912 (12.2) |
Note. Data from Argentina, Uruguay, Ecuador, Brazil, and Guatemala are from the study of Bloch et al. (2008) “TABLE 2—Cigarette Smoking Behaviors of Pregnant Women in 9 Developing Countries: Survey on Tobacco Use, 2004–2005” (p. 4). y/o = years old.
a
Includes pregnant women who responded yes when asked, “Have you ever tried smoking, even one or two puffs?”
b
Includes pregnant women who have ever tried smoking, who reported ever smoking 100 or more cigarettes/tobacco in their lifetime.
c
Includes all pregnant women who reported currently smoking.
d
Includes women who responded definitely yes, maybe, or don’t know when asked “Do you think you will try smoking anytime during the next year?”