Dataset Description
Definition
The number and percent of mothers who smoked cigarettes during at least one trimester of their pregnancy. Percent is given per the number of live births.
Data Source
The data used for this measure come from Center for Health Statistics, Washington State Department of Health (DOH), Birth Data. were retrieved on May 18, 2016 from http://www.doh.wa.gov/DataandStatisticalReports/VitalStatisticsData/BirthData/BirthTablesbyTopic.aspx (Behavioral and Health Characteristics Table B4)
S: Data estimate has been suppressed. When the annual number of mothers who smoked during pregnancy was 10 or fewer, percent is not shown. Data presented here are annual estimates.
Notes
Data last updated in May 2016 by Washington KIDS COUNT.
DOH technical notes on measurement issues are available at http://www.doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Documents/5300/TechnicalNotes.pdf.
Last Updated
2016-05
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