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Was Child Support/Alimony a Source of Family Income?*  
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Groups   Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,750 91.8 90.0 - 93.6 8.2 6.4 - 10.0
Age                    
<20 years 1,215 92.5 85.6 - 99.3 7.6 0.7 - 14.4
20-24 years 3,376 88.9 84.6 - 93.2 11.1 6.8 - 15.4
25-34 years 7,248 92.1 89.7 - 94.5 7.9 5.5 - 10.3
35+ years 1,909 95.4 92.1 - 98.8 4.6 1.2 - 7.9
Mother's Race                  
White 13,231 91.8 90.0 - 93.7 8.2 6.3 - 10.0
Black 153 # # - # # # - #
Other 354 89.1 69.7 - 100.0 11.0 0.0 - 30.3
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 178^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,555^ 91.9 90.1 - 93.7 8.1 6.3 - 9.9
Education                  
< High School 1,424 85.8 77.8 - 93.8 14.2 6.2 - 22.2
High School 4,918 89.0 85.6 - 92.4 11.0 7.6 - 14.4
>High School 7,278 94.8 92.9 - 96.8 5.2 3.2 - 7.2
Marital Status                  
Married 9,387 95.3 93.7 - 97.0 4.7 3.0 - 6.3
Other 4,359 83.6 79.1 - 88.2 16.4 11.8 - 20.9
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,234** 81.1 75.8 - 86.5 18.9 13.5 - 24.2
$16,000-24,999 1,821** 91.5 86.7 - 96.2 8.5 3.8 - 13.3
$25,000-39,999 2,607** 93.8 90.2 - 97.5 6.2 2.5 - 9.8
$40,000 or more 5,104** 97.4 95.7 - 99.0 2.6 1.0 - 4.3
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,872** 94.1 92.2 - 96.0 5.9 4.0 - 7.8
Yes 4,237** 86.9 82.9 - 90.9 13.1 9.1 - 17.1
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 8,181** 96.5 95.0 - 98.0 3.5 2.0 - 5.0
Yes 4,981** 84.1 80.1 - 88.1 15.9 11.9 - 19.9
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 831 90.8 88.8 - 92.8 9.2 7.2 - 11.2
2500 grams or more 12,909 91.9 90.0 - 93.8 8.1 6.2 - 10.0
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?
Child support or alimony
** 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