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Did Mother Receive Counseling on Seatbelt Use?*  
1999 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Groups   Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,604 40.3 37.2 - 43.5 59.7 56.5 - 62.8
Age                    
<20 years 1,322 45.1 34.8 - 55.3 54.9 44.7 - 65.2
20-24 years 3,313 39.7 33.3 - 46.2 60.3 53.8 - 66.7
25-34 years 7,236 38.1 33.8 - 42.3 61.9 57.7 - 66.2
35+ years 1,733 47.3 38.1 - 56.4 52.7 43.6 - 61.9
Mother's Race                  
White 13,198 40.4 37.2 - 43.6 59.6 56.4 - 62.8
Black 105 # # - # # # - #
Other 270 28.3 5.6 - 51.0 71.7 49.0 - 94.4
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 134^ # # - # # # - #
No 12,771^ 40.3 37.1 - 43.6 59.7 56.4 - 62.9
Education                  
< High School 1,474 49.2 39.6 - 58.8 50.8 41.2 - 60.4
High School 5,093 38.9 33.8 - 44.1 61.1 55.9 - 66.2
>High School 6,936 39.4 35.0 - 43.8 60.6 56.2 - 65.0
Marital Status                  
Married 9,354 39.9 36.1 - 43.7 60.1 56.3 - 63.9
Other 4,250 41.3 35.7 - 47.0 58.7 53.0 - 64.3
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,593** 38.4 32.4 - 44.3 61.6 55.7 - 67.6
$16,000-24,999 1,786** 36.5 28.1 - 44.9 63.5 55.1 - 71.9
$25,000-39,999 2,670** 42.5 35.5 - 49.5 57.5 50.5 - 64.5
$40,000 or more 4,684** 41.5 36.2 - 46.8 58.5 53.2 - 63.8
WIC Recipient                  
No 8,842** 41.1 37.2 - 44.9 58.9 55.1 - 62.8
Yes 4,153** 38.7 33.2 - 44.2 61.3 55.8 - 66.8
Medicaid Recipient                  
No 8,545** 40.0 36.1 - 43.9 60.0 56.1 - 63.9
Yes 4,476** 40.9 35.5 - 46.3 59.1 53.7 - 64.5
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 822 45.2 41.7 - 48.6 54.9 51.4 - 58.3
2500 grams or more 12,776 40.0 36.7 - 43.4 60.0 56.6 - 63.3
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 16: During any of your prenatal care visits, did a doctor, nurse, or other health care worker talk with you
about any of the things listed below? e. Using a seat belt during your pregnancy
** 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.
# 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