Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Pregnant Women in the BRFSS

Characteristics	Currently pregnant (n=7,434) Crude (95% CI)
Age, years
18–24	28.2 (26.3, 30.1)
25–29	26.0 (24.3, 27.8)
30–34	27.8 (26.0, 29.6)
35–49	18.0 (16.5, 19.6)
Race
White	49.3 (47.3, 51.4)
Black or African American	12.7 (11.5, 14.1)
Hispanic	27.0 (25.0, 29.0)
Other	11.0 (9.6, 12.6)
Marital status
Married	56.5 (54.5, 58.5)
Divorced	5.8 (4.9, 6.7)
Widowed	0.9 (0.5, 1.9)
Single	36.8 (34.8, 38.8)
Education
Less than high school	15.6 (13.9, 17.5)
High school/Some college	53.7 (51.7, 55.8)
College graduate	30.6 (28.9, 32.4)
Employment status
Employed	57.6 (55.5, 59.6)
Unemployed	36.1 (34.1, 38.2)
Student	6.3 (5.4, 7.4)
Retired	0.0 (0.0, 0.1)
Income
Below poverty line	22.9 (21.1, 24.8)
Within 100%–200% above poverty l	21.3 (19.5, 23.2)
>200% above poverty	55.8 (53.6, 57.9)
Metropolitan area
Center city	30.6 (26.0, 35.6)
Same county as center city	25.2 (19.5, 31.8)
Suburban county	22.5 (18.0, 27.6)
Outside metropolitan area	21.8 (18.3, 25.7)
Smoking status
Current	7.0 (6.1, 8.0)
Former	18.6 (17.1, 20.3)
Never	74.4 (72.6, 76.1)
Other tobacco usea	0.7 (0.5, 1.0)
Heavy alcohol use	1.7 (1.3, 2.4)
Marijuana use	5.9 (3.7, 9.2)
Binge drinking	3.8 (3.1, 4.7)
Other high risk behaviorsb	9.2 (8.0, 10.6)
E-cigarette use, %
Current	2.2 (1.7, 2.8)
Daily	0.6 (0.4, 0.9)
Occasional	1.5 (1.1, 2.1)
Former	21.0 (19.3, 22.9)
Never	76.8 (74.9, 78.6)

Notes: Results presented as % (95% CI). Weighted percentages are reported. n is the unweighted sample size in the dataset.

^aDefined as current use of chewing tobacco, snuff, or snus every day or some days.

^bIndividuals who injected any drugs other than those prescribed in the last year, been treated for any sexually transmitted disease in the past year, or given or received money or drugs in exchange for sex in the past year.

BRFSS, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.