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2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey
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No |
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Yes |
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Population |
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CI |
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CI |
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Total |
13,750 |
22.6 |
19.9 |
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25.4 |
77.4 |
74.6 |
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80.1 |
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<20 years |
1,215 |
37.9 |
25.6 |
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50.2 |
62.1 |
49.8 |
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74.4 |
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20-24 years |
3,376 |
30.6 |
24.4 |
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36.7 |
69.5 |
63.3 |
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75.6 |
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25-34 years |
7,248 |
17.9 |
14.5 |
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21.3 |
82.1 |
78.7 |
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85.5 |
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35+ years |
1,909 |
17.5 |
10.8 |
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24.3 |
82.5 |
75.7 |
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89.2 |
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Race |
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White |
13,231 |
22.5 |
19.7 |
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25.3 |
77.5 |
74.7 |
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80.3 |
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Black |
153 |
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Other |
354 |
32.1 |
5.4 |
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58.8 |
67.9 |
41.2 |
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94.6 |
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Origin |
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Yes |
178^ |
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No |
13,555^ |
22.5 |
19.7 |
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25.3 |
77.5 |
74.7 |
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80.3 |
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| Education |
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< High School |
1,424 |
36.2 |
25.2 |
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47.3 |
63.8 |
52.7 |
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74.8 |
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High School |
4,918 |
35.5 |
30.2 |
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40.9 |
64.5 |
59.1 |
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69.8 |
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> High School |
7,278 |
11.7 |
8.9 |
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14.4 |
88.4 |
85.6 |
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91.1 |
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Status |
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Married |
9,387 |
18.4 |
15.4 |
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21.5 |
81.6 |
78.5 |
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84.6 |
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Other |
4,359 |
32.5 |
26.7 |
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38.4 |
67.5 |
61.6 |
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73.3 |
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$15,999 or less |
3,234** |
33.5 |
27.0 |
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40.0 |
66.5 |
60.0 |
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73.0 |
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$16,000-24,999 |
1,821** |
27.3 |
19.2 |
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35.4 |
72.7 |
64.6 |
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80.8 |
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$25,000-39,999 |
2,607** |
21.3 |
15.1 |
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27.4 |
78.7 |
72.6 |
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84.9 |
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$40,000 or more |
5,104** |
14.0 |
10.5 |
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17.6 |
86.0 |
82.4 |
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89.5 |
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| Enrolled
in WIC |
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No |
8,872** |
15.0 |
12.1 |
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17.8 |
85.1 |
82.2 |
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87.9 |
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Yes |
4,237** |
38.4 |
32.6 |
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44.3 |
61.6 |
55.7 |
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67.4 |
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| Enrolled
in MaineCare/Medicaid |
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No |
8,181** |
16.0 |
13.0 |
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19.0 |
84.0 |
81.0 |
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87.0 |
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Yes |
4,981** |
33.8 |
28.5 |
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39.0 |
66.2 |
61.0 |
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71.5 |
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| Infant's
birth weight |
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<2500 grams |
831 |
29.0 |
25.7 |
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32.3 |
71.0 |
67.7 |
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74.3 |
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2500 grams or more |
12,909 |
22.3 |
19.4 |
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25.3 |
77.7 |
74.7 |
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80.6 |
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| NOTES: |
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| Population size for groups giving birth in Maine are taken from
the Maine Vital Statistics System unless otherwise noted. |
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Unknowns are excluded from all
tabulations. |
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Survey Question 47: Did you ever breastfeed or pump breast milk to feed
your new baby after delivery? |
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Estimates of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are
made through PRAMS. |
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| ^ Estimate
of Hispanic population giving birth in Maine is taken from the 2001 birth
file. |
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There were fewer than 10 survey respondents to this question. Data may be unreliable for
describing this group, therefore |
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| CI = 95%
Confidence Interval |
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