TABLE 2—
Smoking Cessation Strategy Results in Regions IV and VI Compared With Other Regions: United States, 2011–2014
| Region | Any Smoking in Pregnancy Ratea |
Quit Rate Before Pregnancyb |
Quit Rate During Pregnancyc |
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| 2011, % | 2012, % | 2013, % | 2014, % | % Change | 2011, % | 2012, % | 2013, % | 2014, % | % Change | 2011, % | 2012, % | 2013, % | 2014, % | % Change | |
| Region IV | 11.4 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 10.5 | −8d | 20.5 | 22.1 | 22.6 | 22.4 | 10d,e | 17.7 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 19.2 | 9d,e |
| Alabama | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Florida | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.4 | −4d | 17.5 | 19.4 | 18.4 | 16.5 | −5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 14.9 | 16.2 | 8d,e |
| Georgia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kentucky | 22.5 | 22.3 | 21.6 | 20.7 | −8d | 12.9 | 16.1 | 16.8 | 15.4 | 19d,e | 11.3 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 2 |
| Mississippi | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| North Carolina | 11.0 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 9.8 | −10d | 25.2 | 26.6 | 27.8 | 28.5 | 13d,e | 21.0 | 21.8 | 22.1 | 24.4 | 16d,e |
| South Carolina | 11.4 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.2 | −2 | 25.2 | 26.6 | 28.7 | 29.2 | 16d,e | 23.7 | 24.3 | 24.6 | 25.8 | 9d,e |
| Tennessee | 17.1 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 14.9 | −12d,e | 22.5 | 23.3 | 23.8 | 24.7 | 10d,e | 20.3 | 20.4 | 19.8 | 21.5 | 6d |
| Region VI | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.4 | −15d,e | 27.7 | 28.4 | 28.7 | 30.1 | 8d,e | 21.5 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 22.4 | 4d |
| Arkansas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Louisiana | 9.1 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 7.4 | −18d,e | 18.0 | 18.3 | 18.5 | 19.1 | 6 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 14.7 | 14.8 | −1 |
| New Mexico | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 8 | 39.9 | 36.8 | 38.3 | 37.5 | −6 | 31.8 | 29.3 | 31.2 | 30.6 | −4 |
| Oklahoma | 15.1 | 14.3 | 13.6 | 13.1 | −13d,e | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 19.0 | 3 | 17.3 | 18.1 | 17.0 | 17.0 | −1 |
| Texas | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.9 | −15d,e | 32.4 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 35.8 | 11d,e | 24.6 | 24.9 | 24.6 | 26.2 | 7d,e |
| Regions IV and VI | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7.9 | −11d | 23.2 | 24.4 | 24.9 | 25.2 | 9d,e | 19.0 | 19.4 | 19.2 | 20.3 | 7d,e |
| All other regions | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.1 | −10d | 24.6 | 24.9 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 0 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 21.7 | 2d |
Note. Dash indicates data not available or not comparable throughout the study period.
Source. Birth certificate data from the National Vital Statistics System, including 34 states and DC with comparable collection of tobacco use in pregnancy; 9 of 13 states in Regions IV and VI, and 25 of 37 states and DC in all other regions (CA, CO, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MD, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY).
Defined as smoking during any trimester.
Defined as not smoking in any trimester among those who reported smoking any amount in the 3 months before pregnancy.
Defined as not smoking in the last 3 months of pregnancy among those who reported smoking in the first 3 months of pregnancy.
Statistically significant improvement comparing 2011 with 2014, P < .05.
Significantly greater improvement compared with other regions, P < .05.