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Did Mother Receive Counseling on Illegal Drugs?*
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Groups   Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,750 33.9 30.8 - 37.0 66.1 63.0 - 69.2
Age                    
<20 years 1,215 17.2 7.5 - 26.9 82.8 73.1 - 92.5
20-24 years 3,376 25.2 19.4 - 30.9 74.9 69.1 - 80.6
25-34 years 7,248 37.7 33.4 - 42.0 62.3 58.0 - 66.6
35+ years 1,909 44.9 36.1 - 53.7 55.1 46.3 - 63.9
Mother's Race                  
White 13,231 33.5 30.4 - 36.6 66.5 63.4 - 69.6
Black 153 # # - # # # - #
Other 354 48.7 20.4 - 77.1 51.3 22.9 - 100.0
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 178^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,555^ 33.9 30.8 - 37.0 66.1 63.0 - 69.2
Education                  
< High School 1,424 25.6 15.7 - 35.5 74.4 64.5 - 84.3
High School 4,918 29.9 24.8 - 34.9 70.1 65.1 - 75.2
> High School 7,278 38.4 34.2 - 42.7 61.6 57.3 - 65.8
Marital Status                  
Married 9,387 38.2 34.4 - 42.0 61.8 58.0 - 65.6
Other 4,359 23.8 18.7 - 29.0 76.2 71.0 - 81.3
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,234** 21.7 16.0 - 27.3 78.4 72.7 - 84.0
$16,000-24,999 1,821** 29.9 21.8 - 37.9 70.1 62.1 - 78.2
$25,000-39,999 2,607** 42.4 35.1 - 49.7 57.6 50.3 - 64.9
$40,000 or more 5,104** 39.2 34.2 - 44.2 60.8 55.8 - 65.8
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,872** 38.5 34.6 - 42.3 61.5 57.7 - 65.4
Yes 4,237** 24.4 19.3 - 29.5 75.6 70.5 - 80.7
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 8,181** 38.4 34.4 - 42.4 61.6 57.6 - 65.6
Yes 4,981** 26.5 21.6 - 31.3 73.5 68.7 - 78.4
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 831 31.8 28.6 - 35.0 68.2 65.0 - 71.4
2500 grams or more 12,909 33.9 30.7 - 37.2 66.1 62.8 - 69.3
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? g. How using illegal drugs could affect your baby
** 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