Maternal Seatbelt Use After Pregnancy*
2000 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
			Always				Almost Always				Sometimes				Rarely				Never
Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI		%		CI		%		CI		%		CI
	Total	13,590	68.1	65.0	-	71.2	17.1	14.6	-	19.6	8.1	6.3	-	10.0	3.0	1.9	-	4.2	3.7	2.4	-	4.9
Age
	<20 years	1,272	48.2	36.5	-	59.8	29.2	18.5	-	39.9	7.9	1.5	-	14.2	9.9	2.8	-	16.9	4.9	0.1	-	9.8
	20-24 years	3,351	54.3	47.4	-	61.1	22.8	16.9	-	28.6	12.7	8.1	-	17.4	4.7	1.7	-	7.7	5.5	2.3	-	8.7
	25-34 years	7,088	76.2	72.3	-	80.0	14.0	10.9	-	17.1	6.6	4.3	-	8.9	0.9	0.1	-	1.7	2.3	0.9	-	3.7
	35+ years	1,875	74.5	66.9	-	82.2	10.9	5.5	-	16.2	5.7	1.7	-	9.7	4.2	0.4	-	7.9	4.8	0.9	-	8.6
Mother's Race
	White	13,144	67.9	64.7	-	71.0	17.2	14.7	-	19.8	8.2	6.3	-	10.1	3.0	1.8	-	4.1	3.8	2.5	-	5.1
	Black	112	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	308	75.6	55.7	-	95.4	12.8	0.0	-	28.3	8.2	0.0	-	13.6	6.9	0.0	-	19.3	0.0	0.0	-	0.0
Hispanic Origin
	Yes	138^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,441^	68.0	64.9	-	71.2	17.2	14.7	-	19.8	8.1	6.2	-	10.0	3.0	1.8	-	4.1	3.7	2.4	-	5.0
Education
	< High School	1,471	47.2	36.5	-	57.8	25.8	16.5	-	35.1	16.7	8.7	-	24.8	5.6	0.7	-	10.6	4.7	0.3	-	9.0
	High School	4,894	62.2	56.9	-	67.6	18.5	14.2	-	22.8	9.0	5.9	-	12.1	4.8	2.4	-	7.2	5.5	3.0	-	8.0
	> High School	7,065	77.8	74.0	-	81.5	14.2	11.1	-	17.3	5.1	3.2	-	7.1	1.1	0.1	-	2.1	1.8	0.6	-	3.0
Marital Status
	Married	9,398	75.3	72.0	-	78.7	14.4	11.7	-	17.2	6.2	4.3	-	8.1	1.4	0.4	-	2.4	2.6	1.3	-	3.9
	Other	4,192	51.2	44.9	-	57.5	23.3	17.9	-	28.6	12.6	8.3	-	16.8	6.8	3.7	-	10.0	6.1	3.1	-	9.0
Income
	$15,999 or less	3,654**	49.3	42.7	-	55.8	23.4	17.8	-	29.0	15.5	10.7	-	20.4	5.9	2.8	-	9.0	5.9	2.8	-	9.0
	$16,000-24,999	1,459**	59.5	49.6	-	69.3	21.5	13.2	-	29.8	8.2	2.8	-	13.5	6.7	1.5	-	12.0	4.1	0.0	-	8.3
	$25,000-39,999	2,620**	74.2	67.9	-	80.6	14.6	9.5	-	19.7	5.3	2.1	-	8.4	1.5	0.0	-	3.2	4.5	1.4	-	7.5
	$40,000 or more	4,811**	81.4	77.3	-	85.5	11.9	8.5	-	15.3	4.7	2.4	-	6.9	0.7	0.0	-	1.5	1.4	0.2	-	2.6
WIC Recipient
	No	8,652**	73.8	70.2	-	77.3	16.1	13.2	-	19.1	6.6	4.5	-	8.6	0.9	0.2	-	1.6	2.7	1.3	-	4.1
	Yes	4,275**	56.5	50.5	-	62.4	18.7	14.0	-	23.4	11.6	7.7	-	15.4	7.6	4.3	-	10.8	5.7	3.0	-	8.4
Medicaid Recipient
	No	8,054**	78.2	74.8	-	81.6	14.5	11.6	-	17.4	4.3	2.6	-	5.9	1.1	0.2	-	2.0	2.0	0.8	-	3.1
	Yes	4,998**	51.5	45.9	-	57.1	21.3	16.7	-	25.9	14.5	10.5	-	18.4	6.2	3.5	-	9.0	6.5	3.7	-	9.2
Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	819	66.6	63.2	-	70.1	16.3	13.6	-	19.0	9.4	7.3	-	11.5	3.6	2.2	-	5.0	4.2	2.7	-	5.6
	2500 grams or more	12,761	68.2	64.9	-	71.5	17.1	14.5	-	19.8	8.0	6.1	-	10.0	3.0	1.8	-	4.2	3.6	2.3	-	5.0
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 80:  Since you delivered your new baby, how often do you wear a seat belt when
	you drive or ride in a car?
** 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