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Mother Using Birth Contol When She Got Pregnant
2004 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   95% CI   %   95% CI  
  Total 6003** 52.5 47.5 - 57.4 47.5 42.6 - 52.5
Age                    
<20 years 869** 43.8 30.7 - 57.9 56.2 42.2 - 69.3
20-24 years 2063** 52.5 43.9 - 60.9 47.6 39.1 - 56.1
25-34 years 2290** 55.9 47.9 - 63.5 44.1 36.5 - 52.1
35+ years 778** 52.3 39.0 - 65.2 47.7 34.8 - 61.0
Mother's Race                  
White 5757** 52.2 47.1 - 57.2 47.8 42.8 - 52.9
Black 94** # # - # # # - #
Other 150** # # - # # # - #
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 62** # # - # # # - #
No 5921** 52.7 47.6 - 57.7 47.3 42.3 - 52.4
Education                  
< High School 1045** 67.6 53.9 - 78.9 32.4 21.2 - 46.1
High School 2703** 52.1 44.8 - 59.4 47.9 40.6 - 55.2
> High School 2184** 47.4 39.7 - 55.2 52.6 44.8 - 60.3
Marital Status                  
Married 3042** 53.8 46.9 - 60.5 46.3 39.5 - 53.1
Other 2960** 51.2 43.9 - 58.4 48.8 41.6 - 56.1
Income                    
$14,999 or less 869** 43.8 30.7 - 57.9 56.2 42.2 - 69.3
$15,000-24,999 2063** 52.5 43.9 - 60.9 47.6 39.1 - 56.1
$25,000-49,999 2290** 55.9 47.9 - 63.5 44.1 36.5 - 52.1
$50,000 or more 778** 52.3 39.0 - 65.2 47.7 34.8 - 61.0
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 2958** 52.0 45.0 - 59.0 48.0 41.0 - 55.0
Yes 3024** 53.2 46.0 - 60.1 46.9 39.8 - 54.0
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 2159** 50.1 42.1 - 58.2 49.9 41.8 - 57.9
Yes 3893** 53.8 47.5 - 60.0 46.2 40.0 - 52.5
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 331** 57.2 51.8 - 62.5 42.8 37.5 - 48.2
2500 grams or more 5669** 52.2 46.9 - 57.4 47.8 42.6 - 53.1
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: Variable developed from Q13. When you got pregnant with your new baby,
were you or your husband or partner doing anything to keep from getting pregnant?
** Estimates of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through PRAMS.
# 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