16-17


16-17.		Increase abstinence from alcohol, cigarettes, and illicit drugs among pregnant women.

Target and baseline:

Objective	Increase in Reported Abstinence in Past Month From Substances by Pregnant Women*	1996–97 Baseline (unless noted)	2010 Target
Objective		Percent
16-17a.	Alcohol	86	94
16-17b.	Binge drinking	99	100
16-17c.	Cigarette smoking^†	87 (1998)	99
16-17d.	Illicit drugs	98	100

*Pregnant women aged 15 to 44 years.
^†Smoking during pregnancy for all women giving birth in 1998 in 46 States, the District of Columbia, and New York City.

Target setting method: Better than the best for 16-17a and 16-17c; complete elimination for 16-17b and 16-17d.

Data sources: National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, SAMHSA for 16-17a, 16-17b, and 16-17d; National Vital Statistics System, CDC, NCHS for 16-17c.

Pregnant Women Aged 15 to 44 Years, 1996–97 (unless noted)	16-17a. Alcohol Abstin- ence, Past Month	16-17b. No Binge Drinking, Past Month	16-17c. No Cigar- ette Smoking, 1998*	16-17d. No Drugs, Past Month
	Percent
TOTAL	86	99	87	98
Race and ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	DNA	DNA	80	DNA
Asian or Pacific Islander	DNA	DNA	97	DNA
Asian	DNC	DNC	98	DNC
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander	DNC	DNC	84	DNC
Black or African American	DNA	DNA	91	DNA
White	DNA	DNA	86	DNA

Hispanic or Latino	93	99	96	99
Not Hispanic or Latino	DNA	DNA	86	DNA
Black or African American	83	99	90	95
White	85	99	84	98
Education level (aged 18 to 44 years)
Less than high school	79	99	78	92
High school graduate	91	99	83	100
At least some college	DNA	98	94	DNA
College graduate	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA
Disability status
Persons with disabilities	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Persons without disabilities	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC

DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.
*Smoking during pregnancy for all women giving birth in 1998 in 46 States, the District of Columbia, and New York City.