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Did Mother Initiate Breastfeeding?*
2003 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,851 22.4 19.7 - 25.3 77.6 74.7 - 80.3
Age                    
<20 years 1,141 34.2 23.1 - 47.3 65.9 52.7 - 76.9
20-24 years 3,389 29.7 23.5 - 36.7 70.3 63.3 - 76.5
25-34 years 7,370 20.4 17.1 - 24.3 79.6 75.7 - 83.0
35+ years 1,950 11.1 6.8 - 17.6 88.9 82.4 - 93.2
Mother's Race                  
White 13,330 22.4 19.7 - 25.5 77.6 74.6 - 80.3
Black 182 # # - # # # - #
Other 309 25.9 10.6 - 51.0 74.1 49.0 - 89.5
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 166^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,666 22.2 19.5 - 25.2 77.8 74.8 - 80.5
Education                  
< High School 1,467 45.2 33.7 - 57.2 54.8 42.8 - 66.3
High School 4,756 29.3 24.4 - 34.8 70.7 65.3 - 75.7
> High School 7,491 13.3 10.7 - 16.5 86.7 83.5 - 89.3
Marital Status                  
Married 9,210 17.0 14.2 - 20.2 83.0 79.8 - 85.8
Other 4,640 32.8 27.3 - 38.9 67.2 61.1 - 72.7
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,480** 36.7 30.3 - 43.7 63.3 56.3 - 69.7
$16,000-24,999 1,753** 24.3 17.1 - 33.2 75.8 66.8 - 82.7
$25,000-39,999 2,262** 22.0 16.2 - 29.2 78.0 70.8 - 83.8
$40,000 or more 5,227** 12.1 9.2 - 15.9 87.9 84.1 - 90.9
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,691** 16.1 13.3 - 19.3 83.9 80.7 - 86.7
Yes 4,493** 34.9 29.4 - 40.8 65.1 59.2 - 70.6
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 7,586** 14.7 12.0 - 18.0 85.3 82.0 - 88.0
Yes 5,658** 32.7 27.8 - 37.9 67.3 62.1 - 72.2
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 904 25.9 22.9 - 29.1 74.1 70.9 - 77.1
2500 grams or more 12,940 22.2 19.3 - 25.3 77.8 74.7 - 80.7
NOTES:
Population size for groups giving birth in Maine are taken from the Maine Vital Statistics System unless otherwise noted.
Unknowns are excluded from all tabulations.
* Survey Question 47: Did you ever breastfeed or pump breast milk to feed your new baby after delivery?
** Estimates of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through PRAMS.
^ Estimate of Hispanic population giving birth in Maine is taken from the 2003 birth file.
# There were fewer than 10 survey respondents to this question. Data may be unreliable for describing this group, therefore
percent is not reported.
CI = 95% Confidence Interval