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Were Family or Friends a Source of Family Income?*  
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Groups   Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,750 89.5 87.4 - 91.5 10.5 8.5 - 12.6
Age                    
<20 years 1,215 80.4 70.5 - 90.3 19.6 9.7 - 29.5
20-24 years 3,376 82.2 77.2 - 87.2 17.8 12.8 - 22.8
25-34 years 7,248 92.6 90.3 - 94.9 7.4 5.1 - 9.7
35+ years 1,909 96.1 92.8 - 99.3 4.0 0.7 - 7.2
Mother's Race                  
White 13,231 89.4 87.4 - 91.4 10.6 8.6 - 12.6
Black 153 # # - # # # - #
Other 354 100.0 100.0 - 100.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 178^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,555^ 89.4 87.4 - 91.4 10.6 8.6 - 12.6
Education                  
< High School 1,424 83.9 75.6 - 92.2 16.1 7.8 - 24.4
High School 4,918 87.5 83.8 - 91.1 12.5 8.9 - 16.2
>High School 7,278 91.8 89.4 - 94.1 8.3 5.9 - 10.6
Marital Status                  
Married 9,387 93.0 91.0 - 94.9 7.0 5.1 - 9.0
Other 4,359 81.3 76.5 - 86.1 18.7 13.9 - 23.5
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,234** 80.4 75.0 - 85.7 19.6 14.3 - 25.0
$16,000-24,999 1,821** 85.8 79.6 - 92.1 14.2 7.9 - 20.4
$25,000-39,999 2,607** 92.6 88.8 - 96.3 7.4 3.7 - 11.2
$40,000 or more 5,104** 94.5 92.2 - 96.8 5.5 3.2 - 7.8
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,872** 91.5 89.2 - 93.7 8.5 6.3 - 10.8
Yes 4,237** 85.2 81.0 - 89.3 14.8 10.7 - 19.0
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 8,181** 93.0 91.0 - 95.1 7.0 4.9 - 9.0
Yes 4,981** 83.6 79.6 - 87.6 16.4 12.4 - 20.4
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 831 87.5 85.2 - 89.8 12.5 10.2 - 14.8
2500 grams or more 12,909 89.6 87.5 - 91.7 10.4 8.3 - 12.5
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 are the sources of your household's income during the past 12 months?
Money from family or friends
** 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