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Did Mother Receive Counseling on What To Do If Labor Started Early?*
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Groups   Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,750 14.8 12.4 - 17.1 85.3 82.9 - 87.6
Age                    
<20 years 1,215 21.4 11.0 - 31.7 78.6 68.3 - 89.0
20-24 years 3,376 17.8 12.8 - 22.8 82.2 77.2 - 87.2
25-34 years 7,248 13.7 10.7 - 16.8 86.3 83.2 - 89.3
35+ years 1,909 9.2 4.3 - 14.1 90.8 85.9 - 95.7
Mother's Race                  
White 13,231 14.6 12.3 - 16.9 85.4 83.1 - 87.7
Black 153 # # - # # # - #
Other 354 10.8 0.0 - 27.2 89.2 72.8 - 100.0
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 178^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,555^ 14.7 12.4 - 17.0 85.3 83.0 - 87.6
Education                  
< High School 1,424 21.3 12.2 - 30.4 78.7 69.6 - 87.8
High School 4,918 16.2 12.2 - 20.2 83.8 79.8 - 87.8
> High School 7,278 12.6 9.8 - 15.5 87.4 84.5 - 90.2
Marital Status                  
Married 9,387 13.0 10.4 - 15.6 87.0 84.4 - 89.6
Other 4,359 18.8 14.2 - 23.5 81.2 76.5 - 85.8
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,234** 17.7 12.6 - 22.8 82.3 77.2 - 87.4
$16,000-24,999 1,821** 17.7 10.7 - 24.6 82.4 75.4 - 89.3
$25,000-39,999 2,607** 14.5 9.3 - 19.6 85.6 80.4 - 90.7
$40,000 or more 5,104** 11.6 8.4 - 14.8 88.4 85.2 - 91.6
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,872** 13.0 10.3 - 15.6 87.1 84.4 - 89.7
Yes 4,237** 18.6 14.0 - 23.2 81.4 76.8 - 86.0
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 8,181** 12.9 10.2 - 15.6 87.1 84.4 - 89.8
Yes 4,981** 17.8 13.6 - 21.9 82.2 78.1 - 86.4
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 831 26.6 23.5 - 29.6 73.5 70.4 - 76.5
2500 grams or more 12,909 14.1 11.7 - 16.5 85.9 83.5 - 88.3
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? I. What to do if your labor starts early
** 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