TABLE N43. LIVE BIRTHS BY AGE, RACE/ETHNICITY, AND SMOKING STATUS OF MOTHER
NEW JERSEY, 1998
RACE/ETHNICITY AND SMOKING STATUS OF MOTHER	TOTAL		AGE GROUP
			10-14		15-19		20-24		25-34		35-44		45-59
	NO.	%	NO.	%	NO.	%	NO.	%	NO.	%	NO.	%	NO.	%
WHITE NON-HISPANIC
Yes	8,015	12.6	3	21.4	670	33.1	1,565	24.4	4,400	10.9	1,372	9.2	4	3.4
No	53,452	84.0	9	64.3	1,305	64.5	4,669	72.9	34,453	85.7	12,914	86.6	101	86.3
Not Stated	2,195	3.4	2	14.3	48	2.4	174	2.7	1,332	3.3	621	4.2	12	10.3
Total	63,662	100.0	14	100.0	2,023	100.0	6,408	100.0	40,185	100.0	14,907	100.0	117	100.0
BLACK NON-HISPANIC
Yes	2,885	15.2	5	5.2	456	13.2	701	14.8	1,319	15.9	402	17.6	2	10.0
No	15,702	82.9	89	92.7	2,966	85.6	3,987	84.1	6,839	82.2	1,805	78.9	13	65.0
Not Stated	347	1.8	2	2.1	44	1.3	51	1.1	158	1.9	81	3.5	5	25.0
Total	18,934	100.0	96	100.0	3,466	100.0	4,739	100.0	8,316	100.0	2,288	100.0	20	100.0
HISPANIC
Yes	1,371	6.8	3	6.3	275	9.4	417	7.4	537	5.8	138	6.1	1	5.9
No	18,656	92.7	45	93.8	2,644	90.2	5,221	92.2	8,627	93.6	2,103	93.2	15	88.2
Not Stated	102	0.5	0	0.0	13	0.4	22	0.4	51	0.6	15	0.7	1	5.9
Total	20,129	100.0	48	100.0	2,932	100.0	5,660	100.0	9,215	100.0	2,256	100.0	17	100.0
ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER NON-HISPANIC
Yes	109	1.5	0	N/A	7	7.4	28	3.7	51	1.0	23	1.6	0	0.0
No	7,182	97.2	0	N/A	88	92.6	716	95.3	4,961	97.4	1,400	97.4	16	100.0
Not Stated	101	1.4	0	N/A	0	0.0	7	0.9	79	1.6	14	1.0	0	0.0
Total	7,392	100.0	0	N/A	95	100.0	751	100.0	5,091	100.0	1,437	100.0	16	100.0
OTHER NON-HISPANIC
Yes	92	12.0	0	0.0	20	21.5	25	15.0	35	8.6	12	12.2	0	N/A
No	662	86.5	1	100.0	72	77.4	141	84.4	366	90.1	82	83.7	0	N/A
Not Stated	11	1.4	0	0.0	1	1.1	1	0.6	5	1.2	4	4.1	0	N/A
Total	765	100.0	1	100.0	93	100.0	167	100.0	406	100.0	98	100.0	0	N/A
TOTAL
Yes	12,519	11.0	11	6.9	1,434	16.6	2,742	15.2	6,368	9.8	1,956	8.9	7	3.8
No	95,936	84.3	145	90.6	7,096	81.9	14,792	82.1	55,386	85.3	18,366	83.9	145	79.7
Not Stated	5,395	4.7	4	2.5	131	1.5	473	2.6	3,173	4.9	1,570	7.2	30	16.5
Total	113,850	100.0	160	100.0	8,661	100.0	18,007	100.0	64,927	100.0	21,892	100.0	182	100.0
Total by race/ethnicity and total by age includes race/ethnicity not stated and/or age not stated.
Use of cigarettes by the mother is self-reported and under-reporting is possible.