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Was Mother Breastfeeding at Two Months?* |
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2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey
Results |
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No |
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Yes |
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Groups |
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Population |
% |
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CI |
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Total |
13,750 |
45.1 |
41.8 |
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48.4 |
54.9 |
51.6 |
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58.2 |
Age |
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<20 years |
1,215 |
67.1 |
54.9 |
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79.2 |
32.9 |
20.8 |
- |
45.1 |
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20-24 years |
3,376 |
60.9 |
54.4 |
- |
67.4 |
39.1 |
32.6 |
- |
45.6 |
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25-34 years |
7,248 |
37.8 |
33.5 |
- |
42.0 |
62.2 |
62.2 |
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62.2 |
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35+ years |
1,909 |
32.3 |
24.0 |
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40.7 |
67.7 |
59.3 |
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76.0 |
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Mother's
Race |
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White |
13,231 |
45.1 |
41.7 |
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48.4 |
55.0 |
51.6 |
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58.3 |
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Black |
153 |
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Other |
354 |
53.3 |
25.1 |
- |
81.6 |
46.7 |
18.4 |
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74.9 |
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Hispanic
Origin |
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Yes |
178^ |
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No |
13,555^ |
45.1 |
41.8 |
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48.4 |
54.9 |
51.6 |
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58.2 |
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Education |
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< High School |
1,424 |
62.4 |
51.1 |
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73.7 |
37.6 |
26.3 |
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48.9 |
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High School |
4,918 |
60.0 |
54.5 |
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65.4 |
40.0 |
34.6 |
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45.5 |
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>High School |
7,278 |
32.0 |
28.0 |
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36.1 |
68.0 |
63.9 |
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72.0 |
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Marital
Status |
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Married |
9,387 |
37.6 |
33.8 |
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41.4 |
62.4 |
58.6 |
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66.2 |
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Other |
4,359 |
62.6 |
56.6 |
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68.6 |
37.4 |
31.4 |
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43.4 |
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Income |
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$15,999 or less |
3,234** |
61.8 |
55.0 |
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68.5 |
38.3 |
31.5 |
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45.0 |
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$16,000-24,999 |
1,821** |
52.0 |
43.0 |
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60.9 |
48.0 |
39.1 |
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57.0 |
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$25,000-39,999 |
2,607** |
46.0 |
38.7 |
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53.4 |
54.0 |
46.6 |
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61.3 |
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$40,000 or more |
5,104** |
32.0 |
27.2 |
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36.7 |
68.0 |
63.3 |
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72.8 |
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Enrolled in
WIC |
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No |
8,872** |
36.2 |
32.5 |
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40.0 |
63.8 |
60.0 |
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67.5 |
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Yes |
4,237** |
63.4 |
57.6 |
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69.2 |
36.6 |
30.8 |
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42.4 |
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Enrolled in
MaineCare/Medicaid |
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No |
8,181** |
36.5 |
32.6 |
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40.5 |
63.5 |
59.5 |
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67.4 |
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Yes |
4,981** |
59.3 |
53.9 |
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64.8 |
40.7 |
35.2 |
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46.1 |
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Infant's
birth weight |
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<2500 grams |
831 |
58.0 |
54.5 |
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61.4 |
42.1 |
38.6 |
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45.5 |
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2500 grams or more |
12,909 |
44.4 |
41.0 |
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47.9 |
55.6 |
52.1 |
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59.0 |
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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: |
Variable constructed from Question 50: For
how many weeks did you breast-feed |
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or pump milk to feed your baby? |
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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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percent is not reported. |
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CI = 95%
Confidence Interval |
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