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Of Mothers Who Reported Problems During Pregnancy, Were Mothers Hospitalized During Pregnancy?*
2000 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population** %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 8,343 48.8 44.8 - 52.9 51.2 47.1 - 55.3
Age                    
<20 years 917 29.6 18.9 - 43.1 70.4 56.9 - 81.1
20-24 years 2,288 40.2 32.7 - 48.2 59.8 51.8 - 67.3
25-34 years 4,259 53.3 47.7 - 58.8 46.7 41.2 - 52.3
35+ years 876 69.6 58.4 - 78.8 30.4 21.2 - 41.6
Mother's Race                  
White 8,119 49.2 45.1 - 53.3 50.8 46.7 - 54.9
Black 37 # # - # # # - #
Other 184 34.5 13.2 - 64.7 65.5 35.3 - 86.9
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 22 # # - # # # - #
No 8,205 48.7 44.6 - 52.8 51.3 47.2 - 55.4
Education                  
< High School 1,369 42.9 32.1 - 54.3 57.1 45.7 - 67.9
High School 3,160 40.0 33.6 - 46.7 60.0 53.3 - 66.4
> High School 3,788 58.7 53.0 - 64.1 41.3 35.9 - 47.0
Marital Status                  
Married 5,480 57.2 52.3 - 61.9 42.8 38.1 - 47.7
Other 2,862 32.8 26.3 - 40.0 67.2 60.0 - 73.7
Income                    
$15,999 or less 2,743 34.8 28.0 - 42.2 65.3 57.8 - 72.0
$16,000-24,999 989 46.6 35.2 - 58.3 53.4 41.7 - 64.8
$25,000-39,999 1,546 49.5 40.2 - 58.7 50.5 41.3 - 59.8
$40,000 or more 2,786 62.8 56.1 - 69.0 37.2 31.1 - 43.9
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 5,084 55.7 50.6 - 60.7 44.3 39.4 - 49.4
Yes 3,150 38.8 32.4 - 45.7 61.2 54.3 - 67.6
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 4,573 59.2 54.0 - 64.3 40.8 35.7 - 46.0
Yes 3,769 36.2 30.3 - 42.5 63.8 57.5 - 69.7
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 634 21.3 18.5 - 24.3 78.8 75.7 - 81.5
2500 grams or more 7,708 51.1 46.7 - 55.5 48.9 44.5 - 53.3
NOTES:
* Recoded variables for Survey Question 25: Did you do any of the following things because of these problems?
I went to the hospital or emergency room and stayed less than 1 day, I went to the hospital and stayed 1-7 days
I went to the hospital and stayed more than 7 days
# There were fewer than 10 survey respondents to this question. Data may be unreliable for describing this group, therefore
percent is not reported.
** Estimates of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through PRAMS.
CI = 95% Confidence Interval