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Mother received a Mercury in Fish Brochure and Safe Eating Guidelines
2004 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   95% CI   %   95% CI  
  Total 13,929 33.5 30.4 - 36.8 66.5 63.2 - 69.6
Age                    
<20 years 1,102 38.7 26.4 - 52.5 61.3 47.5 - 73.6
20-24 years 3,427 39.3 32.7 - 46.3 60.7 53.7 - 67.3
25-34 years 7,434 30.8 26.8 - 35.0 69.2 65.0 - 73.2
35+ years 1,961 31.7 24.0 - 40.6 68.3 59.4 - 76.0
Mother's Race                  
White 13,340 32.9 29.8 - 36.2 67.1 63.8 - 70.2
Black 224 33.8 12.5 - 64.7 66.2 35.3 - 87.6
Other 343 57.2 33.4 - 78.1 12.2 21.9 - 66.6
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 178^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,722^ 33.4 30.3 - 36.7 66.6 63.3 - 69.7
Education                  
< High School 1,424 46.4 33.8 - 59.5 53.6 40.5 - 66.2
High School 4,823 35.1 29.9 - 40.7 64.9 59.3 - 70.1
> High School 7,600 30.0 26.1 - 34.1 70.0 65.9 - 73.9
Marital Status                  
Married 9,208 31.3 27.8 - 35.1 68.7 65.0 - 72.2
Other 4,721 39.0 32.9 - 45.6 61.0 54.5 - 67.1
Income                    
$14,999 or less 3,480** 37.2 30.9 - 44.1 62.8 56.0 - 69.1
$15,000-24,999 1,753** 34.9 26.4 - 44.5 65.1 55.6 - 73.6
$25,000-49,999 2,262** 34.9 28.9 - 41.5 65.1 58.5 - 71.1
$50,000 or more 5,227** 29.4 24.6 - 34.6 70.6 65.4 - 75.4
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,691** 32.7 29.0 - 36.7 67.3 63.3 - 71.0
Yes 4,493** 35.0 29.6 - 40.8 65.0 59.2 - 70.4
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 7,586** 31.8 27.9 - 36.0 68.2 64.0 - 72.1
Yes 5,658** 35.9 31.0 - 41.1 64.1 58.9 - 69.1
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 891 37.0 33.5 - 40.6 63.0 59.4 - 66.5
2500 grams or more 13,028 33.3 30.1 - 36.8 66.7 63.2 - 69.9
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 Q67. At any time during your prenatal care, did a doctor, nurse
or other health care worker give you a brochure about mercury levels in fish and safe eating guidelines to protect you
and your baby?
** 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 2004 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