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Tested for HIV During Pregnancy or Delivery
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
    No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   95% CI   %   95% CI  
  Total 14,152 43.4 40.0 - 46.9 56.6 53.1 - 60.0
Age              
<20 years 1,135 20.6 10.6 - 36.2 79.4 63.8 - 89.4
20-24 years 3,580 34.8 28.4 - 41.8 65.2 58.2 - 71.6
25-34 years 7,399 47.7 43.1 - 52.4 52.3 47.6 - 56.9
35+ years 2,037 54.6 45.5 - 63.5 45.4 36.5 - 54.6
Mother's Race              
White 13,494 43.8 40.3 - 47.3 56.2 52.7 - 59.7
Black 299 # # - # # # - #
Other  344 40.6 22.6 - 61.5 59.4 38.6 - 77.4
Hispanic Origin              
Yes 221^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,908^ 43.4 39.9 - 46.9 56.7 53.1 - 60.1
Education              
< High School 1,526 21.1 12.0 - 34.4 78.9 65.6 - 88.0
High School 4,759 33.3 27.8 - 39.3 66.7 60.7 - 72.2
> High School 7,786 52.9 48.4 - 57.2 47.2 42.8 - 51.6
Marital Status              
Married 8,934 53.1 48.8 - 57.4 46.9 42.7 - 51.2
Other 5,216 29.1 24.0 - 34.8 70.9 65.2 - 76.0
Income              
$14,999 or less 3,391** 29.9 23.8 - 36.7 70.1 63.3 - 76.2
$15,000-24,999 1,704** 34.5 26.2 - 43.8 65.5 56.2 - 73.8
$25,000-49,999 2,767** 43.6 36.7 - 50.8 56.4 49.2 - 63.3
$50,000 or more 4,226** 57.8 52.2 - 63.3 42.2 36.7 - 47.8
Enrolled in WIC              
No 7,377** 50.7 46.3 - 55.0 49.3 45.0 - 53.7
Yes 4,712** 32.1 26.9 - 37.9 67.9 62.1 - 73.1
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid            
No 6,383** 53.1 48.5 - 57.7 46.9 42.3 - 51.5
Yes 5,706** 32.6 27.9 - 37.8 67.4 62.2 - 72.2
Infant's birth weight              
<2500 grams 966 34.1 30.8 - 37.6 65.9 62.4 - 69.2
2500 grams or more 13,184 44.0 40.4 - 47.7 56.0 52.3 - 59.6
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 23:  At any time during your most recent pregnancy or delivery, did you have a test for HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) ?
** 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 2006 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
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics