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Was Aid a Source of Family Income?*    
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Groups   Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,750 82.9 80.4 - 85.4 17.1 14.6 - 19.6
Age                    
<20 years 1,215 63.5 51.4 - 75.6 36.5 24.4 - 48.6
20-24 years 3,376 67.1 60.9 - 73.3 32.9 26.7 - 39.1
25-34 years 7,248 90.1 87.4 - 92.7 9.9 7.3 - 12.6
35+ years 1,909 95.3 91.9 - 98.7 4.7 1.3 - 8.1
Mother's Race                  
White 13,231 83.2 80.7 - 85.7 16.8 14.3 - 19.3
Black 153 # # - # # # - #
Other 354 67.6 41.2 - 93.9 32.4 6.1 - 58.8
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 178^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,555^ 83.1 80.5 - 85.6 17.0 14.4 - 19.5
Education                  
< High School 1,424 57.9 46.8 - 69.0 42.1 31.0 - 53.2
High School 4,918 71.7 66.7 - 76.6 28.3 23.4 - 33.3
>High School 7,278 95.2 93.4 - 97.0 4.8 3.0 - 6.6
Marital Status                  
Married 9,387 93.6 91.6 - 95.5 6.5 4.5 - 8.4
Other 4,359 58.0 52.0 - 64.1 42.0 35.9 - 48.0
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,234** 44.3 37.6 - 51.0 55.7 49.0 - 62.4
$16,000-24,999 1,821** 85.7 79.4 - 91.9 14.3 8.1 - 20.6
$25,000-39,999 2,607** 96.3 93.6 - 99.0 3.7 1.0 - 6.4
$40,000 or more 5,104** 99.3 91.5 - 100.0 0.7 0.0 - 1.5
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,872** 96.5 95.0 - 97.9 3.5 2.1 - 5.0
Yes 4,237** 54.7 48.8 - 60.6 45.3 39.4 - 51.2
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 8,181** 99.5 99.0 - 100.0 0.5 0.0 - 1.0
Yes 4,981** 55.6 50.1 - 61.0 44.5 39.0 - 49.9
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 831 78.2 75.2 - 81.1 21.9 18.9 - 24.8
2500 grams or more 12,909 83.2 80.5 - 85.8 16.9 14.2 - 19.5
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 70: What were the sources of your household's income during the past 12 months?
Aid such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), welfare, public
assistance, general assistance, food stamps, or Supplemental Security Income
** 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