Skip Maine state header navigation

Agencies | Online Services | Help
    Did Mother Receive Counseling on What To Do If Labor Started Early?*
                                                     2000 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups   Population %   95% CI   %   95% CI  
  Total 13,590 16.5 14.1 - 19.0 83.5 81.0 - 85.9
Age                    
<20 years 1,272 21.3 12.0 - 30.6 78.7 69.4 - 88.0
20-24 years 3,351 15.8 10.8 - 20.7 84.3 79.3 - 89.2
25-34 years 7,088 16.2 12.9 - 19.5 83.8 80.5 - 87.1
35+ years 1,875 15.9 9.6 - 22.2 84.1 77.8 - 90.4
Mother's Race                  
White 13,144 16.4 13.9 - 18.8 83.6 81.2 - 86.1
Black 112 # # - # # # - #
Other 308 18.8 0.7 - 36.9 81.2 63.1 - 99.3
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 138^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,441^ 16.5 14.1 - 19.0 83.5 81.0 - 85.9
Education                  
< High School 1,471 26.0 16.7 - 35.3 74.0 64.7 - 83.3
High School 4,894 14.2 10.4 - 18.0 85.8 82.0 - 89.6
>High School 7,065 16.1 12.9 - 19.3 83.9 80.7 - 87.1
Marital Status                  
Married 9,398 15.8 12.9 - 18.6 84.3 81.4 - 87.1
Other 4,192 18.3 13.5 - 23.1 81.7 76.9 - 86.5
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,654** 18.9 13.8 - 24.0 81.1 76.0 - 86.2
$16,000-24,999 1,459** 15.4 8.5 - 22.3 84.6 77.7 - 91.5
$25,000-39,999 2,620** 18.8 13.1 - 24.4 81.2 75.6 - 86.9
$40,000 or more 4,811** 14.1 10.4 - 17.7 85.9 82.3 - 89.6
WIC Recipient                  
No 8,652** 15.4 12.6 - 18.3 84.6 81.7 - 87.4
Yes 4,275** 19.1 14.4 - 23.8 80.9 76.2 - 85.6
Medicaid Recipient                  
No 8,054** 15.5 12.6 - 18.4 84.5 81.6 - 87.4
Yes 4,998** 18.2 13.9 - 22.4 81.8 77.6 - 86.1
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 819 26.4 23.4 - 29.5 73.6 70.5 - 76.6
2500 grams or more 12,761 16.0 13.4 - 18.5 84.0 81.5 - 86.6
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 22:  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?  j. What to do if your labor starts early
** 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 2000 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