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                      Did Mother Receive Counseling on Seatbelt Use?*  
                                                     2000 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Groups   Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,590 44.6 41.3 - 47.9 55.4 52.1 - 58.7
Age                    
<20 years 1,272 56.2 44.8 - 67.5 43.8 32.5 - 55.2
20-24 years 3,351 42.0 35.2 - 48.9 58.0 51.1 - 64.8
25-34 years 7,088 43.4 38.9 - 47.8 56.6 52.2 - 61.1
35+ years 1,875 45.9 37.2 - 54.7 54.1 45.3 - 62.8
Mother's Race                  
White 13,144 44.6 41.3 - 48.0 55.4 52.0 - 58.7
Black 112 # # - # # # - #
Other 308 40.2 16.7 - 63.8 59.8 36.2 - 83.3
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 138^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,441^ 44.4 41.1 - 47.7 55.6 52.3 - 58.9
Education                  
< High School 1,471 49.0 38.4 - 59.5 51.0 40.5 - 61.6
High School 4,894 41.6 36.2 - 47.0 58.4 53.0 - 63.8
> High School 7,065 45.4 41.0 - 49.9 54.6 50.1 - 59.0
Marital Status                  
Married 9,398 44.0 40.1 - 47.9 56.0 52.1 - 59.9
Other 4,192 45.8 39.6 - 52.0 54.2 48.0 - 60.4
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,654** 45.4 38.9 - 51.9 54.6 48.1 - 61.1
$16,000-24,999 1,459** 43.2 33.3 - 53.0 56.9 47.0 - 66.7
$25,000-39,999 2,620** 43.1 35.9 - 50.3 56.9 49.7 - 64.1
$40,000 or more 4,811** 45.5 40.3 - 50.8 54.5 49.2 - 59.7
WIC Recipient                  
No 8,652** 43.9 39.9 - 47.8 56.1 52.2 - 60.1
Yes 4,275** 45.9 40.0 - 51.9 54.1 48.1 - 60.0
Medicaid Recipient                  
No 8,054** 43.6 39.5 - 47.7 56.4 52.3 - 60.5
Yes 4,998** 46.2 40.6 - 51.7 53.8 48.3 - 59.4
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 819 47.7 44.2 - 51.1 52.3 48.9 - 55.8
2500 grams or more 12,761 44.4 41.0 - 47.9 55.6 52.1 - 59.0
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?  d. 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 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