Birth Control Not Used Before Pregnancy, Mother Had Side Effects From Her Birth Control Methods*
2005 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI
	Total	3,575**	89.2	84.4	-	92.6	10.8	7.4	-	15.6
Age
	<20 years	220**	86.0	61.8	-	95.9	14.0	4.1	-	38.2
	20-24 years	1,559**	88.4	80.3	-	93.4	11.6	6.6	-	19.7
	25-34 years	1381**	88.5	79.9	-	93.7	11.5	6.3	-	20.1
	35+ years	414**	96.1	78.0	-	99.4	3.9	0.6	-	22.0
Mother's Race
	White	3,466**	89.2	84.4	-	92.7	10.8	7.3	-	15.6
	Black	41**	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	67**	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
Hispanic Origin
	Yes	62**	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	3,496**	89.9	85.3	-	93.2	10.1	6.8	-	14.8
Education
	< High School	597**	92.0	78.6	-	97.3	8.0	2.7	-	21.4
	High School	1,554**	90.5	82.3	-	95.2	9.5	4.8	-	17.8
	>High School	1,372**	86.0	77.7	-	91.6	14.0	8.4	-	22.3
Marital Status
	Married	1,717**	91.9	84.9	-	95.8	8.1	4.2	-	15.1
	Other	1,857**	86.7	79.3	-	91.7	13.3	8.3	-	20.7
Income
	$14,999 or less	1,463**	85.9	77.1	-	91.7	14.1	8.3	-	22.9
	$15,000-24,999	526**	91.7	77.7	-	97.2	8.3	2.8	-	22.3
	$25,000-49,999	1,019**	91.2	81.2	-	96.1	8.8	3.9	-	18.8
	$50,000 or more	566**	91.6	78.2	-	97.1	8.4	2.9	-	21.8
Enrolled in WIC
	No	1,926**	88.4	81.4	-	93.0	11.6	7.0	-	18.6
	Yes	1,625**	89.9	82.5	-	94.4	10.1	5.6	-	17.5
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	1,212**	92.1	83.8	-	96.3	8.0	3.7	-	16.2
	Yes	2,362**	87.7	81.4	-	92.1	12.3	7.9	-	18.7
Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	262**	90.4	85.4	-	93.8	9.6	6.2	-	14.6
	2500 grams or more	3,312**	89.1	83.9	-	92.7	10.9	7.3	-	16.1
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 14c:  What were your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything
	to keep from getting pregnant?		I had side effects from the birth control method I was using
** 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 2005 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