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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prev Sci. 2017 May;18(4):416–427. doi: 10.1007/s11121-017-0780-6

Table 2.

Weighted distribution of maternal alcohol and cigarette use before, during and after pregnancy (N=8,800), ECLS-B

Maternal Alcohol Use Maternal Smoking
3 months before pregnancy

No alcohol use 60.2% No smoking 75.9%
Less than 1 drink a week 16.3% Smoking <5 CPD 6.0%
1–3 drinks a week 16.6% Smoking 6–10 CPD 8.4%
4 or more drinks a week 7.0% Smoking >10 CPD 9.8%

Last 3 months of pregnancy

No alcohol use 96.7% No smoking 88.7%
Less than 1 drink a week 2.2% Smoking <5 CPD 5.4%
1–3 drinks a week 1.1% Smoking 6–10 CPD 3.7%
4 or more drinks a week 0.1% Smoking >10 CPD 2.2%

9 month post- partum

No alcohol use 63.1% No smoking 80.1%
Less than 1 drink a week 20.0% Smoking <5 CPD 5.7%
1–3 drinks a week 13.2% Smoking 6–10 CPD 7.3%
4 or more drinks a week 3.7% Smoking >10 CPD 6.9%

2 years post- partum

No alcohol use 68.7% No smoking 80.7%
Less than 1 drink a week 15.6% Smoking <5 CPD 5.4%
1–3 drinks a week 11.2% Smoking 6–10 CPD 7.3%
4 or more drinks a week 4.5% Smoking >10 CPD 6.6%

Child in Preschool

No alcohol use 64.0% No smoking 81.3%
Less than 1 drink a week 14.6% Smoking <5 CPD 4.6%
1–3 drinks a week 15.0% Smoking 6–10 CPD 7.2%
4 or more drinks a week 6.4% Smoking >10 CPD 6.9%

Child in Kindergarten

No alcohol use 64.8% No smoking 82.8%
Less than 1 drink a week 13.5% Smoking <5 CPD 5.0%
1–3 drinks a week 14.6% Smoking 6–10 CPD 6.1%
4 or more drinks a week 7.2% Smoking >10 CPD 6.1%