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Reason baby not enrolled in WIC-unsure what wic is
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 7,703** 89.3 86.4 - 91.6 10.7 8.4 - 13.6
Age                    
<20 years 155** 100.0 100.0 - 100.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
20-24 years 1,048** 90.0 80.7 - 95.1 10.0 4.9 - 19.4
25-34 years 4,991** 89.6 86.0 - 92.4 10.4 7.6 - 14.0
35+ years 1,507** 86.6 78.7 - 91.9 13.4 8.2 - 21.4
Mother's Race                  
White 7,474** 90.0 87.1 - 92.3 10.0 7.7 - 12.9
Black # # # - # # # - #
Other  229** 65.0 40.6 - 83.4 35.0 16.6 - 59.4
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes # # # - # # # - #
No 210** 89.4 86.5 - 91.8 10.6 8.2 - 13.5
Education                  
< High School 271** 83.9 52.4 - 96.1 16.1 3.9 - 47.6
High School 1,453** 92.6 85.4 - 96.4 7.4 3.6 - 14.7
> High School 5,978** 88.7 85.4 - 91.4 11.3 8.6 - 14.6
Marital Status                  
Married 6,213** 88.3 85.0 - 91.0 11.7 9.0 - 15.0
Other 1,490** 93.4 86.0 - 97.0 6.6 3.0 - 14.0
Income                    
$14,999 or less 633** 88.9 74.9 - 95.5 11.2 4.5 - 25.1
$15,000-24,999 538** 91.2 77.4 - 96.9 8.8 3.1 - 22.6
$25,000-49,999 1,870** 91.2 84.9 - 95.0 8.9 5.0 - 15.1
$50,000 or more 4,661** 88.4 84.4 - 91.4 11.6 8.6 - 15.6
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 7,402** 89.1 86.1 - 91.5 10.9 8.5 - 13.9
Yes 263** 99.1 96.4 - 99.8 0.9 0.2 - 3.6
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 6,551** 88.5 85.3 - 91.1 11.5 8.9 - 14.7
Yes 1,151** 93.6 85.5 - 97.3 6.4 2.7 - 14.5
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 334** 87.7 84.1 - 90.6 12.3 9.4 - 15.9
2500 grams or more 7,368** 89.4 86.3 - 91.8 10.7 8.2 - 13.7
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?
c. I'm not sure what WIC is.
** 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