Table 2.
Smoking prevalence (95% confidence interval) during mid-pregnancy for prenatal screening program enrollees in 13 race/ethnicity groups; San Diego, Orange and Imperial counties; by descending prevalence (N = 3329).
| Race-Ethnicity | No | No of Smokers * | % | 95% Confidence Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samoan | 184 | 26 | 14.1 | 9.8–19.9 |
| African American | 300 | 38 | 12.7 | 9.4–16.9 |
| Native American | 245 | 31 | 12.7 | 9.1–17.4 |
| White | 103 | 7 | 6.8 | 3.3–13.4 |
| Korean | 300 | 12 | 4.0 | 2.3–6.9 |
| Cambodian | 300 | 10 | 3.3 | 1.8–6.0 |
| Hispanic | 97 | 3 | 3.1 | 1.1–8.7 |
| Japanese | 300 | 7 | 2.3 | 1.1–4.7 |
| Laotian | 300 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.9–4.3 |
| Filipino | 300 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3–2.9 |
| Chinese | 300 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3–2.9 |
| Vietnamese | 300 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2–2.4 |
| Asian Indian | 300 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1–1.9 |
* Smoking status defined by race- and age-specific cutpoints per Benowitz et al. 2008 [39].