Did Mother Initiate
Breastfeeding?* |
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2000 Maine
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results |
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No |
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Yes |
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Groups |
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Population |
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CI |
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CI |
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Total |
13,590 |
24.4 |
21.5 |
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27.3 |
75.6 |
72.7 |
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78.5 |
Age |
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<20 years |
1,272 |
27.5 |
17.2 |
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37.9 |
72.5 |
62.1 |
- |
82.8 |
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20-24 years |
3,351 |
34.1 |
27.5 |
- |
40.7 |
65.9 |
59.3 |
- |
72.5 |
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25-34 years |
7,088 |
21.4 |
17.6 |
- |
25.2 |
78.6 |
74.8 |
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82.4 |
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35+ years |
1,875 |
16.6 |
10.1 |
- |
23.1 |
83.4 |
76.9 |
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89.9 |
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Mother's Race |
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White |
13,144 |
23.8 |
20.9 |
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26.7 |
76.2 |
73.3 |
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79.1 |
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Black |
122 |
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Other |
308 |
52.5 |
30.5 |
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74.5 |
47.5 |
25.5 |
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69.5 |
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Hispanic
Origin |
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Yes |
138^ |
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No |
13,441^ |
24.7 |
21.8 |
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27.7 |
75.3 |
72.3 |
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78.2 |
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Education |
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< High School |
1,471 |
43.5 |
33.0 |
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54.0 |
56.5 |
46.0 |
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67.0 |
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High School |
4,894 |
32.0 |
26.8 |
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37.1 |
68.0 |
62.9 |
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73.2 |
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> High School |
7,065 |
14.1 |
11.0 |
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17.2 |
85.9 |
82.8 |
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89.0 |
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Marital Status |
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Married |
9,398 |
20.4 |
17.2 |
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23.6 |
79.6 |
76.4 |
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82.8 |
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Other |
4,192 |
33.8 |
27.8 |
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39.8 |
66.2 |
60.2 |
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72.2 |
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Income |
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$15,999 or less |
3,654** |
38.0 |
31.6 |
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44.4 |
62.0 |
55.6 |
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68.4 |
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$16,000-24,999 |
1,459** |
18.7 |
11.1 |
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26.4 |
81.3 |
73.6 |
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88.9 |
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$25,000-39,999 |
2,620** |
22.2 |
16.0 |
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28.4 |
77.8 |
71.6 |
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84.0 |
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$40,000 or more |
4,811** |
16.9 |
12.9 |
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20.8 |
83.1 |
79.2 |
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87.1 |
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WIC Recipient |
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No |
8,652** |
16.9 |
13.8 |
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19.9 |
83.1 |
80.1 |
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86.2 |
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Yes |
4,275** |
39.4 |
33.6 |
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45.3 |
60.6 |
54.7 |
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66.4 |
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Medicaid
Recipient |
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No |
8,054** |
17.8 |
14.6 |
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20.9 |
82.3 |
79.1 |
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85.4 |
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Yes |
4,998** |
35.2 |
29.8 |
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40.6 |
64.8 |
59.4 |
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70.2 |
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Infant's birth
weight |
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<2500 grams |
819 |
30.8 |
27.4 |
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34.2 |
69.2 |
65.8 |
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72.6 |
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2500 grams or more |
12,761 |
24.1 |
21.1 |
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27.1 |
75.9 |
72.9 |
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78.9 |
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NOTES: |
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Population
size for groups giving birth in Maine are taken from the Maine Vital
Statistics System unless otherwise noted. |
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Unknowns are excluded from all tabulations. |
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*
Survey Question 47: Did you ever breastfeed or pump breast milk to feed your
new baby after delivery? |
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** Estimates
of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through
PRAMS. |
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^ Estimate of
Hispanic population giving birth in Maine is taken from the 2000 birth file. |
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#
There were fewer than 10 survey respondents to this question. Data may be unreliable for describing this
group, therefore |
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CI = 95%
Confidence Interval |
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