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Was Social Security, etc. a Source of Family Income?*  
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Groups   Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,750 95.0 93.6 - 96.5 5.0 3.5 - 6.4
Age                    
<20 years 1,215 92.7 86.3 - 99.1 7.3 0.9 - 13.7
20-24 years 3,376 94.2 91.1 - 97.4 5.8 2.6 - 8.9
25-34 years 7,248 96.2 94.5 - 97.9 3.8 2.1 - 5.5
35+ years 1,909 93.2 88.6 - 97.8 6.8 2.2 - 11.4
Mother's Race                  
White 13,231 95.1 93.6 - 96.5 4.9 3.5 - 6.4
Black 153 # # - # # # - #
Other 354 89.1 69.7 - 100.0 11.0 0.0 - 30.3
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 178^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,555^ 95.2 93.7 - 96.6 4.9 3.4 - 6.3
Education                  
< High School 1,424 90.1 83.4 - 96.8 9.9 3.2 - 16.6
High School 4,918 93.3 90.5 - 96.1 6.7 3.9 - 9.5
>High School 7,278 97.1 95.6 - 98.6 2.9 1.4 - 4.4
Marital Status                  
Married 9,387 95.6 94.0 - 97.3 4.4 2.7 - 6.0
Other 4,359 93.6 90.7 - 96.6 6.4 3.4 - 9.3
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,234** 89.3 85.0 - 93.5 10.8 6.5 - 15.0
$16,000-24,999 1,821** 96.3 93.2 - 99.5 3.7 0.5 - 6.8
$25,000-39,999 2,607** 97.0 94.6 - 99.4 3.0 0.6 - 5.4
$40,000 or more 5,104** 97.9 96.4 - 99.4 2.1 0.6 - 3.6
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,872** 97.5 96.3 - 98.8 2.5 1.2 - 3.7
Yes 4,237** 90.2 86.7 - 93.8 9.8 6.2 - 13.3
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 8,181** 97.4 96.1 - 98.7 2.6 1.3 - 3.9
Yes 4,981** 91.2 88.0 - 94.3 8.8 5.7 - 12.0
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 831 95.1 93.5 - 96.6 4.9 3.4 - 6.5
2500 grams or more 12,909 95.0 93.5 - 96.6 5.0 3.4 - 6.5
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?
Social security, workers' compensation, veteran benefits, or pensions
** 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