Maternal Depression After Delivery*
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
			Not depressed				A Little Depressed				Moderately Depressed				Very Depressed				Very Depressed/Needed Help
Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI		%		CI		%		CI		%		CI
	Total	13,750	43.2	39.9	-	46.4	38.2	35.0	-	41.4	10.5	8.5	-	12.5	4.3	3.0	-	5.7	3.8	2.6	-	5.1
Age
	<20 years	1,215	34.0	22.2	-	45.7	43.0	30.7	-	55.4	16.5	7.2	-	25.7	4.5	0.0	-	9.4	2.1	0.0	-	5.6
	20-24 years	3,376	36.3	30.0	-	42.7	39.6	33.1	-	46.0	9.8	6.0	-	13.7	7.7	4.1	-	11.4	6.5	3.2	-	9.9
	25-34 years	7,248	48.3	43.9	-	52.7	36.8	32.6	-	41.1	9.9	7.4	-	12.5	2.9	1.4	-	4.3	2.1	0.9	-	3.3
	35+ years	1,909	41.1	32.4	-	49.7	37.9	29.3	-	46.5	10.3	5.0	-	15.6	4.0	0.3	-	7.7	6.8	2.3	-	11.3
Mother's Race
	White	13,231	43.3	40.0	-	46.6	38.0	34.8	-	41.3	10.5	8.5	-	12.5	4.3	2.9	-	5.6	3.9	2.6	-	5.1
	Black	153	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	354	25.8	3.2	-	48.4	58.1	31.7	-	84.5	16.1	0.0	-	35.9	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0
Hispanic Origin
	Yes	178^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,555^	43.2	40.0	-	46.5	38.1	34.9	-	41.3	10.6	8.6	-	12.6	4.2	2.9	-	5.5	3.8	2.6	-	5.1
Education
	< High School	1,424	34.5	23.8	-	45.2	35.3	24.5	-	46.0	13.7	6.1	-	21.3	11.6	4.4	-	18.7	4.9	0.1	-	9.8
	High School	4,918	39.5	34.1	-	44.9	39.5	34.1	-	44.8	12.6	9.0	-	16.2	4.7	2.4	-	7.0	3.7	1.7	-	5.7
	> High School	7,278	47.7	43.4	-	52.1	37.6	33.3	-	41.8	8.7	6.3	-	11.1	2.7	1.3	-	4.0	3.4	1.8	-	5.0
Marital Status
	Married	9,387	48.3	44.4	-	52.1	35.9	32.2	-	39.6	9.2	7.0	-	11.4	3.1	1.7	-	4.5	3.6	2.1	-	5.0
	Other	4,359	31.2	25.6	-	36.8	43.6	37.5	-	49.6	13.6	9.4	-	17.8	7.2	4.1	-	10.4	4.4	1.8	-	6.9
Income
	$15,999 or less	3,234**	33.4	27.0	-	39.8	39.0	32.4	-	45.6	11.7	7.2	-	16.1	10.0	5.8	-	14.1	6.0	2.8	-	9.2
	$16,000-24,999	1,821**	39.8	31.0	-	48.5	39.7	31.0	-	48.4	12.8	7.0	-	18.6	2.5	0.0	-	5.3	5.2	1.3	-	9.2
	$25,000-39,999	2,607**	44.0	36.7	-	51.3	40.3	33.1	-	47.5	11.4	6.8	-	16.1	2.4	0.1	-	4.7	1.8	0.0	-	3.8
	$40,000 or more	5,104**	50.4	45.3	-	55.5	35.8	30.9	-	40.7	8.4	5.6	-	11.1	2.7	1.1	-	4.3	2.8	1.1	-	4.4
Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,872**	47.4	43.5	-	51.3	37.5	33.7	-	41.3	9.2	7.0	-	11.4	3.0	1.7	-	4.3	2.8	1.5	-	4.2
	Yes	4,237**	34.6	28.9	-	40.3	39.0	33.2	-	44.8	13.4	9.4	-	17.4	7.2	4.0	-	10.3	5.9	3.1	-	8.6
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	8,181**	47.5	43.5	-	51.6	36.9	33.0	-	40.8	10.4	7.9	-	12.8	2.4	1.2	-	3.5	2.8	1.5	-	4.2
	Yes	4,981**	35.9	30.7	-	41.2	40.3	34.9	-	45.6	10.8	7.4	-	14.2	7.6	4.6	-	10.5	5.4	2.9	-	7.9
Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	831	32.1	28.9	-	35.2	38.4	35.1	-	41.7	17.5	14.9	-	20.2	7.9	5.9	-	9.8	4.1	2.7	-	5.5
	2500 grams or more	12,909	43.7	40.3	-	47.2	38.2	34.8	-	41.5	10.2	8.1	-	12.2	4.2	2.7	-	5.6	3.8	2.5	-	5.1
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 66:  In the months after your delivery, would you say that you were....
not depressed, a little depressed, moderately depressed, very depressed, or very depressed and had to get help
** 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