This statistic shows the average number of cigarettes smoked per day by pregnant women in the U.S. who said they smoked before or during pregnancy in 2014, by ethnicity. It was found that white women who said they smoked 3 months before their pregnancy smoked an average of 14 cigarettes a day.
Average number of cigarettes smoked per day by pregnant women in the U.S. before and during pregnancy in 2014, by ethnicity
Figures include smokers only.
*Includes women who reported smoking in the 3 months before pregnancy and did not report smoking during pregnancy; see Methods.
**Include other races not shown and origin not stated.
NOTE: The revised reporting area excludes Connecticut, Hawaii, New Jersey, and Rhode Island and represents 95% of all U.S. births in 2014.
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CDC. (February 10, 2016). Average number of cigarettes smoked per day by pregnant women in the U.S. before and during pregnancy in 2014, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/629760/pregnant-women-smoking-before-pregnancy-in-us/
CDC. "Average number of cigarettes smoked per day by pregnant women in the U.S. before and during pregnancy in 2014, by ethnicity." Chart. February 10, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629760/pregnant-women-smoking-before-pregnancy-in-us/
CDC. (2016). Average number of cigarettes smoked per day by pregnant women in the U.S. before and during pregnancy in 2014, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629760/pregnant-women-smoking-before-pregnancy-in-us/
CDC. "Average Number of Cigarettes Smoked per Day by Pregnant Women in The U.S. before and during Pregnancy in 2014, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629760/pregnant-women-smoking-before-pregnancy-in-us/
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