This indicator is a count of the number of mothers who smoked during pregnancy. It may be expressed as a percentage of births.Smoking during pregnancy is associated with increased risk of low birth weight and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Eliminating smoking before pregnancy is one of the most effective ways to reduce the risk of low birth weight, SIDS and other infant health problems.
In 2021, in Alachua County, the percent of total births that were Resident Live Births to Mothers Who Smoked During Pregnancy (All) was 2.9 compared to Florida at 2.9. Since the oldest age of the mother at birth varies, an ending age of 999 is used to retrieve all records up to and including the oldest age.
Alachua County is in the first quartile for this measure. This means that relative to other counties in Florida, the situation occurs more often in about three quarters of the counties. The map illustrates county data by quartile. It is shown when there are at least 51 counties with data for this measure.
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Resident Live Births to Mothers Who Smoked During Pregnancy, Percent of Total Births, 2021
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Alachua | AL |
Baker | BA |
Bay | BY |
Bradford | BF |
Brevard | BV |
Broward | BW |
Calhoun | CA |
Charlotte | CH |
Citrus | CI |
Clay | CL |
Collier | CO |
Columbia | CU |
Desoto | DE |
Dixie | DI |
Duval | DU |
Escambia | ES |
Flagler | FL |
Franklin | FR |
Gadsden | GA |
Gilchrist | GI |
Glades | GL |
Gulf | GU |
Hamilton | HT |
Hardee | HA |
Hendry | HE |
Hernando | HN |
Highlands | HL |
Hillsborough | HB |
Holmes | HM |
Indian river | IR |
Jackson | JS |
Jefferson | JE |
Lafayette | LY |
Lake | LA |
Lee | LE |
Leon | LO |
Levy | LV |
Liberty | LI |
Madison | MS |
Manatee | MN |
Marion | MR |
Martin | MA |
Miami-Dade | DA |
Monroe | MO |
Nassau | NA |
Okaloosa | OL |
Okeechobee | OK |
Orange | OR |
Osceola | OS |
Palm beach | PB |
Pasco | PA |
Pinellas | PL |
Polk | PO |
Putnam | PN |
Santa rosa | SR |
Sarasota | SS |
Seminole | SO |
St. Johns | SJ |
St. Lucie | SL |
Sumter | ST |
Suwannee | SN |
Taylor | TA |
Union | UN |
Volusia | VO |
Wakulla | WK |
Walton | WT |
Washington | WG |
Resident Live Births to Mothers Who Smoked During Pregnancy, Single Year|
2021 | 75 | 2,580 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 6,235 | 216,189 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
2020 | 116 | 2,551 | 4.5* | 0.8 | 7,763 | 209,645 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
2019 | 126 | 2,700 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 9,011 | 220,010 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
2018 | 122 | 2,731 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 9,833 | 221,508 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
2017 | 148 | 2,826 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 10,636 | 223,579 | 4.8 | 0.1 |
2016 | 185 | 2,862 | 6.5* | 0.9 | 11,452 | 225,018 | 5.1 | 0.1 |
2015 | 173 | 2,885 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 12,970 | 224,273 | 5.8 | 0.1 |
2014 | 197 | 2,916 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 14,056 | 219,905 | 6.4 | 0.1 |
2013 | 209 | 2,823 | 7.4 | 1.0 | 14,156 | 215,194 | 6.6 | 0.1 |
2012 | 221 | 2,879 | 7.7* | 1.0 | 14,150 | 212,954 | 6.6 | 0.1 |
2011 | 220 | 2,960 | 7.4 | 0.9 | 14,232 | 213,237 | 6.7 | 0.1 |
2010 | 207 | 2,866 | 7.2 | 0.9 | 14,946 | 214,519 | 7.0 | 0.1 |
2009 | 206 | 2,925 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 15,177 | 221,391 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
2008 | 254 | 2,980 | 8.5* | 1.0 | 15,656 | 231,417 | 6.8 | 0.1 |
2007 | 206 | 2,849 | 7.2 | 1.0 | 16,884 | 239,120 | 7.1 | 0.1 |
2006 | 178 | 2,837 | 6.3* | 0.9 | 17,930 | 237,166 | 7.6 | 0.1 |
2005 | 217 | 2,690 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 17,719 | 226,219 | 7.8 | 0.1 |
2004 | 158 | 2,607 | 6.1* | 0.9 | 16,341 | 218,045 | 7.5 | 0.1 |
2003 | 174 | 2,480 | 7.0* | 1.0 | 17,165 | 212,243 | 8.1 | 0.1 |
2002 | 196 | 2,413 | 8.1 | 1.1 | 17,674 | 205,580 | 8.6 | 0.1 |