Mother's History of Previous Live Births*
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
				None			Normal/Term				LBW/Term				Normal Weight/Preterm				LBW/Preterm
Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI		%		CI		%		CI		%		95% CI
	Total	13,750	44.1	40.9	-	47.4	48.5	45.2	-	51.8	1.3	0.6	-	2.0	3.7	2.4	-	4.9	2.4	1.5	-	3.4
Age
	<20 years	1,215	84.0	74.6	-	93.5	13.8	4.9	-	22.7	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	2.2	0.0	-	5.8
	20-24 years	3,376	54.0	47.4	-	60.6	39.8	33.2	-	46.4	0.7	0.0	-	1.6	3.7	1.2	-	6.1	1.9	0.2	-	3.5
	25-34 years	7,248	36.8	32.6	-	41.0	55.8	51.5	-	60.2	1.1	0.2	-	1.9	4.0	2.3	-	5.8	2.3	1.0	-	3.6
	35+ years	1,909	29.2	21.2	-	37.2	57.5	48.6	-	66.4	4.2	0.3	-	8.1	4.8	0.6	-	9.0	4.3	0.7	-	7.8
Mother's Race
	White	13,231	44.3	41.0	-	47.6	48.3	45.0	-	51.7	1.3	0.6	-	2.0	3.6	2.3	-	4.9	2.5	1.5	-	3.5
	Black	153	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	354	37.8	11.6	-	63.9	61.5	35.3	-	87.6	0.8	0.0	-	1.8	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0
Hispanic Origin
	Yes	178^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,555^	44.1	40.8	-	47.4	48.4	45.1	-	51.7	1.3	0.6	-	2.0	3.7	2.5	-	5.0	2.5	1.5	-	3.5
Education
	< High School	1,424	49.0	37.6	-	60.4	40.4	29.1	-	51.7	1.8	0.0	-	4.7	5.3	0.3	-	10.3	3.5	0.0	-	7.7
	High School	4,918	39.6	34.2	-	45.0	53.8	48.3	-	59.4	1.9	0.4	-	3.4	2.4	0.8	-	4.0	2.3	0.8	-	3.8
	> High School	7,278	46.3	42.0	-	50.6	46.6	42.2	-	51.0	0.8	0.0	-	1.6	3.9	2.2	-	5.6	2.4	1.1	-	3.7
Marital Status
	Married	9,387	39.4	35.6	-	43.1	52.4	48.5	-	56.2	1.0	0.3	-	1.8	4.5	2.9	-	6.1	2.8	1.5	-	4.0
	Other	4,359	55.3	49.2	-	61.5	39.4	33.3	-	45.4	1.9	0.2	-	3.6	1.7	0.2	-	3.2	1.7	0.4	-	3.0
Income
	$15,999 or less	3,234**	42.7	35.9	-	49.5	48.7	41.8	-	55.5	3.0	0.7	-	5.2	3.3	0.9	-	5.8	2.4	0.5	-	4.2
	$16,000-24,999	1,821**	41.8	32.9	-	50.7	51.8	42.8	-	60.8	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	2.8	0.0	-	5.8	3.6	0.2	-	6.9
	$25,000-39,999	2,607**	39.9	32.7	-	47.1	52.7	45.3	-	60.0	0.7	0.0	-	1.9	3.4	0.8	-	6.0	3.3	0.7	-	5.9
	$40,000 or more	5,104**	47.4	42.3	-	52.5	46.0	40.9	-	51.1	1.0	0.0	-	2.1	3.7	1.8	-	5.7	1.8	0.5	-	3.1
Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,872**	46.1	42.2	-	50.0	47.4	43.5	-	51.3	0.6	0.1	-	1.2	3.6	2.1	-	5.1	2.3	1.1	-	3.4
	Yes	4,237**	40.0	34.1	-	45.9	50.9	44.9	-	56.9	2.3	0.5	-	4.1	3.9	1.5	-	6.3	2.9	1.0	-	4.8
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	8,181**	46.0	42.0	-	50.1	47.5	43.4	-	51.6	0.7	0.0	-	1.3	3.8	2.2	-	5.4	2.0	0.9	-	3.1
	Yes	4,981**	41.0	35.5	-	46.4	50.1	44.6	-	55.6	2.3	0.7	-	3.9	3.4	1.4	-	5.4	3.2	1.4	-	5.0
Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	831	58.9	55.5	-	62.3	25.8	22.8	-	28.8	2.5	1.5	-	3.6	5.5	3.8	-	7.1	7.3	5.5	-	9.1
	2500 grams or more	12,909	43.3	39.9	-	46.8	49.7	46.2	-	53.2	1.2	0.5	-	2.0	3.6	2.3	-	4.9	2.2	1.2	-	3.2
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 Questions 7, 8, 9: Before your new baby, did you ever have any other babies who were born alive?
	Did the baby born just before your new one weigh 5 pounds, 8 ounces or less at birth?
	Was the baby just before your new one born more than 3 weeks before its due date?
** 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