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Number of Stresses Grouped
(Among Women Reporting Any Stressful Events in the 12 months Before Birth)
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
      1-2 stresses 3-5 stresses 6-18 stresses
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 14,152 56.7 52.7 - 60.6 35.7 32.0 - 39.6 7.6 5.7 - 10.0
Age                            
<20 years 1,135 37.9 24.1 - 53.9 51.1 35.9 - 66.1 11.1 4.8 - 23.5
20-24 years 3,580 43.5 36.4 - 50.9 43.1 35.9 - 50.6 13.4 9.1 - 19.2
25-34 years 7,399 63.3 57.8 - 68.5 32.1 27.2 - 37.5 4.6 2.7 - 7.7
35+ years 2,037 74.8 64.7 - 82.9 21.9 14.4 - 31.8 3.3 1.0 - 10.5
Mother's Race                          
White 13,494 56.9 52.9 - 60.8 35.2 31.5 - 39.2 7.9 5.9 - 10.4
Black 299 # # - # # # - # # # - #
Other  344 61.5 37.6 - 80.9 38.5 19.1 - 62.4 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Hispanic Origin                          
Yes 221^ # # - # # # - # # # - #
No 13,908^ 56.4 52.5 - 60.3 36.0 32.2 - 39.9 7.6 5.7 - 10.1
Education                          
< High School 1,526 35.3 23.7 - 48.9 56.7 43.3 - 69.3 8.0 3.2 - 18.4
High School 4,759 48.6 42.0 - 55.2 40.2 33.9 - 46.9 11.2 7.6 - 16.3
> High School 7,786 67.1 62.0 - 71.7 27.7 23.3 - 32.5 5.3 3.4 - 8.3
Marital Status                          
Married 8,934 70.7 65.8 - 75.1 26.9 22.6 - 31.6 2.5 1.3 - 4.6
Other 5,216 40.7 34.9 - 46.9 45.9 39.8 - 52.03 13.4 9.8 - 18.1
Income                            
$14,999 or less 3,208** 34.2 27.5 - 41.6 50.8 43.5 - 58.2 15.0 10.5 - 20.9
$15,000-24,999 1,557** 43.7 34.3 - 53.5 43.4 33.9 - 53.5 12.9 7.6 - 21.1
$25,000-49,999 2,286** 67.1 59.2 - 74.2 29.8 23.0 - 37.6 3.1 1.3 - 7.5
$50,000 or more 2,862** 80.7 74.5 - 85.7 19.3 14.3 - 25.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Enrolled in WIC                          
No 5,532** 69.5 64.6 - 74.1 26.5 22.2 - 31.3 4.0 2.3 - 6.8
Yes 4,316** 40.7 34.8 - 46.9 47.0 40.8 - 53.2 12.3 8.8 - 16.9
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                        
No 4,704** 75.8 70.8 - 80.16 23.5 19.2 - 28.5 0.7 0.2 - 2.4
Yes 5,209** 39.5 34.1 - 45.1 46.7 41.1 - 52.4 13.8 10.4 - 18.2
Infant's birth weight                          
<2500 grams 966 53.5 49.6 - 57.3 36.5 32.8 - 40.4 10.0 7.9 - 12.7
2500 grams or more 13,184 56.9 52.7 - 61.0 35.7 31.7 - 39.9 7.4 5.5 - 10.0
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.
Recorded responses to survey question 34:  Stressful things that may have 
 happened during the 12 months before the baby was born
** 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