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Were Fees a Source of Family Income?*    
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Groups   Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,750 91.5 89.7 - 93.3 8.5 6.7 - 10.3
Age                    
<20 years 1,215 100.0 100.0 - 100.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
20-24 years 3,376 97.9 96.1 - 99.7 2.1 0.3 - 3.9
25-34 years 7,248 89.6 87.0 - 92.3 10.4 7.7 - 13.0
35+ years 1,909 82.1 75.2 - 88.9 17.9 11.1 - 24.8
Mother's Race                  
White 13,231 91.5 89.7 - 93.3 8.5 6.7 - 10.3
Black 153 # # - # # # - #
Other 354 91.2 76.5 - 100.0 8.8 0.0 - 23.5
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 178^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,555^ 91.5 89.6 - 93.3 8.6 6.7 - 10.4
Education                  
< High School 1,424 100.0 100.0 - 100.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
High School 4,918 96.7 94.8 - 98.7 3.3 1.3 - 5.2
>High School 7,278 86.9 83.9 - 89.8 13.1 10.2 - 16.1
Marital Status                  
Married 9,387 88.4 86.0 - 90.9 11.6 9.1 - 14.0
Other 4,359 98.8 97.5 - 100.0 1.2 0.0 - 2.5
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,234** 98.7 97.2 - 100.0 1.3 0.0 - 2.8
$16,000-24,999 1,821** 95.6 92.2 - 99.0 4.4 1.0 - 7.8
$25,000-39,999 2,607** 94.4 91.1 - 97.7 5.6 2.3 - 8.9
$40,000 or more 5,104** 83.8 80.1 - 87.6 16.2 12.4 - 19.9
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,872** 87.8 85.3 - 90.4 12.2 9.6 - 14.7
Yes 4,237** 99.1 98.1 - 100.0 0.9 0.0 - 1.9
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 8,181** 87.8 85.2 - 90.5 12.2 9.5 - 14.8
Yes 4,981** 97.6 96.0 - 99.2 2.4 0.8 - 4.0
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 831 92.0 90.2 - 93.7 8.0 6.3 - 9.8
2500 grams or more 12,909 91.5 89.6 - 93.4 8.5 6.6 - 10.4
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?
Money from a business, fees, dividends, or rental 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