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Reason baby not enrolled in WIC-not eligible*
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 7,701** 66.8 62.7 - 70.6 33.2 29.4 - 37.3
Age                    
<20 years 155** 81.5 35.1 - 97.3 18.6 2.7 - 64.9
20-24 years 1,048** 73.1 61.7 - 82.1 26.9 17.9 - 38.3
25-34 years 4,990** 65.1 60.0 - 69.9 34.9 30.1 - 40.0
35+ years 1,507** 66.4 57.0 - 74.7 33.6 25.3 - 43.1
Mother's Race                  
White 630** 67.0 62.8 - 70.9 33.0 29.1 - 37.2
Black # # # - # # # - #
Other  229** 59.1 35.3 - 79.3 40.9 20.7 - 64.7
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes # # # - # # # - #
No 210** 66.8 62.7 - 70.6 33.2 29.4 - 37.3
Education                  
< High School 271** 83.9 52.4 - 96.1 16.1 3.9 - 47.6
High School 1,453** 71.6 62.1 - 79.5 28.4 20.5 - 37.9
> High School 5,977** 64.8 60.2 - 69.2 35.2 30.8 - 39.8
Marital Status                  
Married 6,211** 65.5 61.0 - 69.7 34.5 30.3 - 39.0
Other 1,490** 72.0 61.5 - 80.6 28.0 19.4 - 38.5
Income                    
$14,999 or less 633** 81.8 66.4 - 91.1 18.2 8.9 - 33.6
$15,000-24,999 538** 79.9 62.7 - 90.4 20.1 9.6 - 37.3
$25,000-49,999 1,870** 59.9 51.3 - 68.0 40.1 32.0 - 48.7
$50,000 or more 4,659** 65.9 60.7 - 70.8 34.1 29.2 - 39.3
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 7,401** 66.6 62.4 - 70.5 33.4 29.5 - 37.6
Yes 263** 69.4 42.2 - 87.5 30.7 12.5 - 57.8
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 6,550** 64.3 59.9 - 68.6 35.7 31.4 - 40.1
Yes 1,151** 80.6 69.8 - 88.3 19.4 11.7 - 30.2
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 332** 62.3 57.3 - 67.0 37.8 33.0 - 42.7
2500 grams or more 7,368** 67.0 62.7 - 71.0 33.0 29.0 - 37.3
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 72: Why wasn't your new baby enrolled in WIC?
a. I didn't think baby my baby would be eligible.
** 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