Is New Baby Enrolled in WIC?*
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%	95% CI			%	95% CI
	Total	13,750	61.2	57.9	-	64.4	38.9	35.6	-	42.1
Age
	<20 years	1,215	19.5	9.4	-	29.5	80.5	70.5	-	90.6
	20-24 years	3,376	37.4	31.1	-	43.8	62.6	56.2	-	69.0
	25-34 years	7,248	73.9	69.9	-	77.8	26.2	22.2	-	30.1
	35+ years	1,909	80.2	73.1	-	87.2	19.8	12.8	-	26.9
Mother's Race
	White	13,231	61.5	58.2	-	64.7	38.6	35.3	-	41.8
	Black	153	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	354	52.4	25.2	-	79.5	47.6	20.5	-	74.8
Hispanic Origin
	Yes	178^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,555^	61.3	58.0	-	64.5	38.7	35.5	-	42.0
Education
	< High School	1,424	15.8	7.5	-	24.2	84.2	75.8	-	92.5
	High School	4,918	42.5	37.0	-	47.9	57.6	52.1	-	63.0
	> High School	7,278	82.8	79.6	-	86.1	17.2	13.9	-	20.4
Marital Status
	Married	9,387	76.9	73.6	-	80.2	23.1	19.8	-	26.4
	Other	4,359	24.4	19.2	-	29.6	75.6	70.4	-	80.8
Income
	$15,999 or less	3,234**	18.0	12.8	-	23.2	82.0	76.8	-	87.2
	$16,000-24,999	1,821**	32.1	23.8	-	40.4	67.9	59.6	-	76.2
	$25,000-39,999	2,607**	66.0	59.0	-	72.9	34.0	27.1	-	41.0
	$40,000 or more	5,104**	96.1	94.2	-	98.1	3.9	1.9	-	5.8
Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,872**	87.1	84.5	-	89.8	12.9	10.2	-	15.5
	Yes	4,237**	6.8	3.8	-	9.9	93.2	90.1	-	96.2
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	8,181**	87.1	84.3	-	89.8	13.0	10.2	-	15.7
	Yes	4,981**	18.3	14.1	-	22.5	81.7	77.5	-	85.9
Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	831	48.5	45.0	-	52.0	51.5	48.0	-	55.0
	2500 grams or more	12,909	61.8	58.4	-	65.2	38.2	34.8	-	41.6
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 81: Is your new baby enrolled in WIC?
^ Estimate of Hispanic population giving birth in Maine is taken from the 2001 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