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2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
  No Where in House Some Rooms/Some Times Anywhere/Any Time
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 14,152 93.8 91.8 - 95.3 5.8 4.3 - 7.7 0.5 0.2 - 1.1
Age                    
<20 years 1,135 81.7 66.2 - 91.1 18.0 8.7 - 33.6 0.2 0.1 - 1.0
20-24 years 3,580 90.6 86.0 - 93.8 8.2 5.2 - 12.7 1.2 0.4 - 3.5
25-34 years 7,399 95.7 93.3 - 97.3 4.2 2.6 - 6.7 0.1 0.0 - 0.2
35+ years 2,037 98.1 94.3 - 99.4 1.1 0.3 - 4.3 0.8 0.1 - 5.1
Mother's Race                    
White 13,494 93.9 91.9 - 95.4 5.6 4.1 - 7.6 0.5 0.2 - 1.2
Black 299 # # - # # # - # # # - #
Other  344 95.2 77.1 - 99.2 4.8 0.9 - 22.9 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Hispanic Origin                    
Yes 221^ # # - # # # - # # # - #
No 13,908^ 93.7 91.7 - 95.2 5.8 4.3 - 7.8 0.5 0.2 - 1.1
Education                    
< High School 1,526 82.1 70.3 - 89.9 17.7 10.0 - 29.6 0.2 0.0 - 0.6
High School 4,759 90.9 86.9 - 93.8 7.7 5.0 - 11.6 1.4 0.6 - 3.6
> High School 7,786 97.7 96.0 - 98.6 2.3 1.3 - 3.9 0.1 0.0 - 0.2
Marital Status                    
Married 8,934 97.0 95.2 - 98.1 2.6 1.5 - 4.3 0.4 0.1 - 1.4
Other 5,216 88.8 84.5 - 92.0 10.6 7.4 - 14.9 0.6 0.2 - 1.8
Income                    
$14,999 or less 3,820** 85.3 79.6 - 89.6 13.4 9.3 - 19.1 1.3 0.5 - 3.3
$15,000-24,999 1,793** 96.1 89.7 - 98.6 3.9 1.4 - 10.3 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
$25,000-49,999 3,150** 96.2 92.7 - 98.1 3.7 1.9 - 7.3 0.1 0.0 - 0.2
$50,000 or more 4,750** 98.0 95.9 - 99.1 1.6 0.7 - 3.7 0.4 0.1 - 1.9
Enrolled in WIC                    
No 8,383** 95.9 93.7 - 97.4 3.9 2.4 - 6.0 0.2 0.1 - 1.0
Yes 5,027** 91.0 87.0 - 93.8 8.1 5.4 - 12.0 0.9 0.3 - 2.5
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                  
No 7,232** 97.8 96.0 - 98.8 2.0 1.1 - 3.7 0.3 0.1 - 1.2
Yes 6,283** 89.1 85.3 - 92.1 10.1 7.2 - 13.9 0.8 0.3 - 2.0
Infant's birth weight                    
<2500 grams 966 90.9 88.7 - 92.7 6.9 5.4 - 8.9 2.2 1.4 - 3.5
2500 grams or more 13,184 93.9 91.8 - 95.5 5.7 4.1 - 7.8 0.4 0.1 - 1.2
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 81:  Which of the following statements describes the rules about smoking inside your home now? 
No smoke anywhere, smoking allowed in some rooms or at some times, smoking is permitted anywhere
** 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