Mother's Body Mass Index Before Pregnancy*
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
			Underweight				Normal				Overweight				Obese
Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI		%		CI		%		CI
	Total	13,750	12.2	10.1	-	14.4	55.0	51.7	-	58.3	11.2	9.1	-	13.3	21.6	18.9	-	24.3
Age
	<20 years	1,215	23.8	12.9	-	34.7	58.8	46.2	-	71.3	9.8	2.2	-	17.3	7.7	0.9	-	14.4
	20-24 years	3,376	15.7	10.9	-	20.6	47.8	41.0	-	54.5	8.0	4.4	-	11.6	28.5	22.3	-	34.7
	25-34 years	7,248	9.9	7.2	-	12.5	54.8	50.4	-	59.2	12.5	9.6	-	15.5	22.8	19.1	-	26.5
	35+ years	1,909	8.4	3.5	-	13.2	66.1	57.7	-	74.6	12.3	6.3	-	18.3	13.2	7.2	-	19.2
Mother's Race
	White	13,231	12.3	10.1	-	14.5	54.7	51.3	-	58.0	11.1	9.0	-	13.2	21.9	19.2	-	24.7
	Black	153	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	354	9.1	0.0	-	23.8	79.9	59.8	-	99.9	1.6	0.0	-	3.2	9.5	0.0	-	24.3
Hispanic Origin
	Yes	178^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,555^	12.2	10.0	-	14.4	54.7	51.4	-	58.0	11.3	9.2	-	13.4	21.8	19.1	-	24.6
Education
	< High School	1,424	18.7	9.8	-	27.6	50.4	38.9	-	61.8	11.6	4.2	-	19.0	19.4	10.2	-	28.6
	High School	4,918	15.4	11.3	-	19.4	48.8	43.2	-	54.4	9.9	6.5	-	13.3	25.9	21.0	-	30.8
	> High School	7,278	8.8	6.3	-	11.2	60.4	56.2	-	64.7	11.8	9.0	-	14.6	19.0	15.6	-	22.4
Marital Status
	Married	9,387	9.4	7.1	-	11.7	55.7	51.8	-	59.6	12.1	9.6	-	14.6	22.8	19.5	-	26.1
	Other	4,359	18.9	14.0	-	23.7	53.2	47.0	-	59.4	9.0	5.5	-	12.6	18.9	14.1	-	23.7
Income
	$15,999 or less	3,234**	19.0	13.6	-	24.3	45.5	38.7	-	52.3	11.9	7.4	-	16.5	23.7	17.9	-	29.4
	$16,000-24,999	1,821**	10.7	5.3	-	16.1	49.0	39.9	-	58.1	13.1	7.1	-	19.2	27.2	19.1	-	35.3
	$25,000-39,999	2,607**	12.3	7.2	-	17.3	48.4	41.0	-	55.9	9.7	5.3	-	14.0	29.6	22.8	-	36.4
	$40,000 or more	5,104**	8.0	5.2	-	10.9	66.3	61.5	-	71.2	10.7	7.6	-	13.9	14.9	11.3	-	18.5
Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,872**	10.7	8.3	-	13.2	59.2	55.3	-	63.1	11.6	9.1	-	14.1	18.4	15.4	-	21.5
	Yes	4,237**	15.7	11.2	-	20.1	45.2	39.2	-	51.3	10.3	6.5	-	14.1	28.8	23.3	-	34.3
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	8,181**	9.3	6.9	-	11.7	59.6	55.6	-	63.6	12.0	9.4	-	14.6	19.1	15.9	-	22.4
	Yes	4,981**	17.2	13.0	-	21.4	47.2	41.7	-	52.8	9.9	6.4	-	13.3	25.8	20.9	-	30.6
Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	831	17.0	14.3	-	19.6	53.0	49.5	-	56.4	9.1	7.2	-	11.1	21.0	18.2	-	23.7
	2500 grams or more	12,909	12.0	9.7	-	14.2	55.1	51.6	-	58.6	11.3	9.1	-	13.5	21.7	18.8	-	24.5
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 Questions 5 and 6: Just before you got pregnant, how much did you weigh?
	How tall are you without shoes?
** 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 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