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Did Mother Receive Counseling on Safe Medications During Pregnancy?*
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Groups   Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,750 8.3 6.5 - 10.1 91.7 89.9 - 93.5
Age                    
<20 years 1,215 4.3 0.0 - 9.5 95.7 90.5 - 100.0
20-24 years 3,376 11.1 6.9 - 15.3 88.9 84.7 - 93.1
25-34 years 7,248 8.5 6.0 - 10.9 91.5 89.1 - 94.0
35+ years 1,909 5.1 1.4 - 8.8 94.9 91.2 - 98.6
Mother's Race                  
White 13,231 8.2 6.4 - 10.0 91.8 90.0 - 93.6
Black 153 # # - # # # - #
Other 354 18.1 0.0 - 39.9 81.9 60.1 - 100.0
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 178^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,555^ 8.4 6.5 - 10.2 91.6 89.8 - 93.5
Education                  
< High School 1,424 11.2 4.0 - 18.3 88.8 81.7 - 96.0
High School 4,918 10.7 7.3 - 14.0 89.3 86.0 - 92.7
> High School 7,278 6.2 4.1 - 8.3 93.8 91.7 - 95.9
Marital Status                  
Married 9,387 7.0 5.0 - 9.0 93.0 91.0 - 95.0
Other 4,359 11.3 7.5 - 15.1 88.7 84.9 - 92.5
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,234** 9.8 5.9 - 13.7 90.2 86.3 - 94.1
$16,000-24,999 1,821** 10.1 4.6 - 15.7 89.9 84.3 - 95.4
$25,000-39,999 2,607** 10.9 6.2 - 15.5 89.1 84.5 - 93.8
$40,000 or more 5,104** 5.9 3.5 - 8.4 94.1 91.6 - 96.5
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,872** 6.4 4.5 - 8.3 93.6 91.7 - 95.5
Yes 4,237** 12.3 8.4 - 16.1 87.7 83.9 - 91.6
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 8,181** 7.1 5.0 - 9.2 92.9 90.8 - 95.0
Yes 4,981** 10.2 6.9 - 13.4 89.8 86.6 - 93.1
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 831 10.7 8.5 - 12.9 89.3 87.1 - 91.5
2500 grams or more 12,909 8.2 6.2 - 10.1 91.9 89.9 - 93.8
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? f. Medicines that are safe to take during your pregnancy
** 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