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Alcohol Use During the 3 Months Before Pregnancy* Did Mother Use Alcohol During the 3 Months Before Pregnancy?*
1999 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No No       Yes Yes    
Groups   Population % S.E.   CI   % S.E.   CI  
  Total 13,604 44.4 1.63 41.2 - 47.6 55.6 1.63 52.4 - 58.8
Age                        
<20 years 1,322 49.4 5.30 39.0 - 59.8 50.6 5.30 40.2 - 61.0
20-24 years 3,313 46.2 3.38 39.5 - 52.8 53.8 3.38 47.2 - 60.5
25-34 years 7,236 42.0 2.20 37.7 - 46.3 58.0 2.20 53.7 - 62.3
35+ years 1,733 47.1 4.58 38.1 - 56.1 52.9 4.58 43.9 - 61.9
Mother's Race                      
White 13,198 44.2 1.65 41.0 - 47.4 55.8 1.65 52.6 - 59.0
Black 105 # 15.65 # # # 15.65 # #
Other 270 58.2 12.61 33.5 - 82.9 41.8 12.61 17.1 - 66.5
Hispanic Origin                      
Yes 134^ # 0.00 # # # 0.00 # #
No 12,771^ 43.9 1.68 40.6 - 47.2 56.1 1.68 52.8 - 59.4
Education                        
< High School 1,474 51.0 4.91 41.4 - 60.6 49.0 4.91 39.4 - 58.6
High School 5,093 45.2 2.68 40.0 - 50.5 54.8 2.68 49.5 - 60.0
>High School 6,936 42.3 2.25 37.9 - 46.8 57.7 2.25 53.3 - 62.1
Marital Status                      
Married 9,354 46.2 1.97 42.3 - 50.1 53.8 1.97 49.9 - 57.7
Other 4,250 40.3 2.88 34.7 - 46.0 59.7 2.88 54.0 - 65.3
Income                        
$15,999 or less 3,593** 50.6 3.13 44.5 - 56.8 49.4 3.13 43.2 - 55.5
$16,000-24,999 1,786** 50.0 4.44 41.3 - 58.7 50.0 4.44 41.3 - 58.7
$25,000-39,999 2,670** 45.2 3.60 38.1 - 52.2 54.9 3.60 47.8 - 61.9
$40,000 or more 4,684** 37.1 2.63 31.9 - 42.2 62.9 2.63 57.8 - 68.1
WIC Recipient                      
No 8,842** 42.3 1.96 38.5 - 46.1 57.7 1.96 53.9 - 61.5
Yes 4,153** 48.8 2.91 43.1 - 54.5 51.2 2.91 45.5 - 56.9
Medicaid Recipient                      
No 8,545** 41.4 1.99 37.5 - 45.3 58.6 1.99 54.7 - 62.5
Yes 4,476** 50.1 2.81 44.6 - 55.6 49.9 2.81 44.4 - 55.4
Infant's birth weight                      
<2500 grams 822 43.9 1.75 40.4 - 47.3 56.1 1.75 52.7 - 59.6
2500 grams or more 12,776 44.4 1.72 41.0 - 47.8 55.6 1.72 52.2 - 59.0
NOTES:
Population size for groups giving birth in Maine are taken from the 1999 Maine Vital Statistics Report unless otherwise noted.
Unknowns are excluded from all tabulations.
*Survey Question 25a: During the 3 months before you got pregnant, how many alcoholic drinks
did you have in an average week?
** 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 1999 birth file.
# Cells with insufficient numbers
CI = 95% Confidence Interval