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Did Mother Receive Counseling on Physical Abuse?*
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population % 95% CI % 95% CI
  Total 13,750 62.8 59.6 - 66.0 37.2 34.0 - 40.4
Age                    
<20 years 1,215 57.4 44.8 - 70.0 42.6 30.0 - 55.2
20-24 years 3,376 51.3 44.7 - 57.9 48.7 42.1 - 55.3
25-34 years 7,248 66.8 62.6 - 70.9 33.2 29.1 - 37.4
35+ years 1,909 71.3 63.2 - 79.5 28.7 20.5 - 36.8
Mother's Race                  
White 13,231 62.6 59.4 - 65.8 37.4 34.2 - 40.6
Black 153 # # - # # # - #
Other 354 65.2 37.9 - 92.5 34.8 7.5 - 62.1
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 178^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,555^ 62.8 59.6 - 66.0 37.2 34.0 - 40.4
Education                  
< High School 1,424 49.0 37.7 - 60.2 51.1 39.8 - 62.3
High School 4,918 57.8 52.3 - 63.2 42.2 36.8 - 47.7
> High School 7,278 69.1 65.0 - 73.1 31.0 26.9 - 35.0
Marital Status                  
Married 9,387 67.5 63.9 - 71.2 32.5 28.8 - 36.1
Other 4,359 51.8 45.6 - 57.9 48.2 42.1 - 54.4
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,234** 48.1 41.3 - 55.0 51.9 45.0 - 58.7
$16,000-24,999 1,821** 61.3 52.6 - 70.0 38.7 30.0 - 47.4
$25,000-39,999 2,607** 68.1 61.2 - 75.0 31.9 25.0 - 38.8
$40,000 or more 5,104** 69.4 64.6 - 74.1 30.6 25.9 - 35.4
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,872** 66.9 63.2 - 70.6 33.1 29.4 - 36.8
Yes 4,237** 54.2 48.3 - 60.1 45.8 39.9 - 51.7
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 8,181** 68.1 64.3 - 72.0 31.9 28.0 - 35.7
Yes 4,981** 54.1 48.6 - 59.5 45.9 40.5 - 51.4
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 831 59.1 55.7 - 62.5 40.9 37.5 - 44.3
2500 grams or more 12,909 63.0 59.6 - 66.3 37.0 33.7 - 40.4
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 22: During any of your prenatal care visits, did a doctor, nurse, or other health care worker talk with you
about any of the things listed below? k. Physical abuse to women by their husbands or partners.
** 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