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Seat Location of Child Safety Seat
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
    Front Seat       Back Seat    
Demographic Groups Population %   95% CI   %   95% CI  
  Total 14,152 1.0 0.5 - 2.0 99.0 98.0 - 99.5
Age              
<20 years 1,135 3.5 0.6 - 18.0 96.5 82.0 - 99.4
20-24 years 3,580 0.7 0.1 - 3.0 99.3 97.0 - 99.9
25-34 years 7,399 0.9 0.4 - 2.4 99.1 97.7 - 99.7
35+ years 2,037 0.8 0.1 - 5.2 99.2 94.8 - 99.9
Mother's Race              
White 13,494 0.9 0.4 - 2.0 99.1 98.0 - 99.6
Black 299 # # - # # # - #
Other  344 4.4 0.6 - 24.2 95.7 75.9 - 99.4
Hispanic Origin              
Yes 221^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,908^ 1.0 0.5 - 2.0 99.0 98.0 - 99.5
Education              
< High School 1,526 2.1 0.4 - 11.4 97.9 88.6 - 99.6
High School 4,759 1.0 0.3 - 3.1 99.1 96.9 - 99.7
> High School 7,786 0.8 0.3 - 2.1 99.2 97.9 - 99.7
Marital Status              
Married 8,934 0.8 0.3 - 1.9 99.2 98.1 - 99.7
Other 5,216 1.4 0.5 - 3.8 98.7 96.2 - 99.5
Income              
$14,999 or less 3,663** 1.4 0.4 - 4.8 98.6 95.2 - 99.6
$15,000-24,999 1,784** 1.0 0.2 - 6.7 99.0 93.3 - 99.8
$25,000-49,999 3,156** 0.6 0.1 - 2.9 99.5 97.1 - 99.9
$50,000 or more 4,693** 1.0 0.3 - 2.9 99.0 97.1 - 99.7
Enrolled in WIC              
No 8,280** 1.0 0.4 - 2.3 99.0 97.8 - 99.6
Yes 4,914** 1.1 0.3 - 3.6 99.0 96.4 - 99.7
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid            
No 7,176** 0.7 0.2 - 1.9 99.3 98.1 - 99.8
Yes 6,121** 1.4 0.6 - 3.5 98.6 96.5 - 99.5
Infant's birth weight              
<2500 grams 966 0.9 0.4 - 2.1 99.1 98.0 - 99.6
2500 grams or more 13,184 1.0 0.5 - 2.1 99.0 97.9 - 99.5
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 69: When your new baby rides in an infant car seat, is he or she usually in the front or back seat of the car, 
truck, or van?
** 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