Table 2

State profiles of level of Medicaid coverage, smokers (before pregnancy), quitters (among smokers), and maintainers (among quitters)*

	Level of coverage 1998²⁶	Smoked the 3 months before pregnancy (%)	Quit during pregnancy (% of smokers)	Maintained cessation after delivery (% of quitters)
*Percentages weighted for sampling scheme.
Alaska	None	47	40	45
Alabama	None	32	37	41
Arkansas	None	42	29	43
Colorado	Some	40	42	44
Florida	Some	28	39	37
Illinois	None	31	39	37
Louisiana	Some	27	40	38
Maine	Extensive	57	36	62
North Carolina	Some	35	40	38
New Mexico	Extensive	33	54	44
New York	None	43	40	32
Oklahoma	Some	46	46	43
South Carolina	None	31	40	35
Washington	None	31	38	43
West Virginia	None	56	32	44
Average		34	39	39