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Was Unemployment a Source of Family Income?*  
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Groups   Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,750 94.7 93.2 - 96.2 5.3 3.8 - 6.8
Age                    
<20 years 1,215 93.9 87.9 - 99.9 6.1 0.1 - 12.1
20-24 years 3,376 91.1 87.3 - 95.0 8.9 5.0 - 12.7
25-34 years 7,248 95.6 93.8 - 97.3 4.5 2.7 - 6.2
35+ years 1,909 98.2 95.9 - 100.0 1.8 0.0 - 4.1
Mother's Race                  
White 13,231 94.6 93.1 - 96.1 5.4 3.9 - 6.9
Black 153 # # - # # # - #
Other 354 99.0 97.6 - 100.0 1.0 0.0 - 2.4
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 178^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,555^ 94.6 93.2 - 96.1 5.4 3.9 - 6.8
Education                  
< High School 1,424 90.7 84.1 - 97.4 9.3 2.6 - 15.9
High School 4,918 92.8 89.9 - 95.6 7.3 4.4 - 10.1
>High School 7,278 96.7 95.2 - 98.2 3.3 1.8 - 4.8
Marital Status                  
Married 9,387 96.6 95.2 - 98.0 3.4 2.0 - 4.8
Other 4,359 90.3 86.7 - 93.9 9.7 6.1 - 13.3
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,234** 89.8 85.6 - 94.0 10.2 6.0 - 14.4
$16,000-24,999 1,821** 92.9 88.5 - 97.2 7.1 2.8 - 11.5
$25,000-39,999 2,607** 95.0 91.8 - 98.1 5.0 1.9 - 8.2
$40,000 or more 5,104** 98.2 96.9 - 99.5 1.8 0.5 - 3.1
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,872** 96.8 95.4 - 98.2 3.2 1.8 - 4.6
Yes 4,237** 90.2 86.6 - 93.8 9.8 6.2 - 13.4
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 8,181** 97.2 95.9 - 98.5 2.8 1.5 - 4.1
Yes 4,981** 90.6 87.4 - 93.8 9.4 6.2 - 12.6
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 831 94.3 92.7 - 95.9 5.7 4.1 - 7.3
2500 grams or more 12,909 94.7 93.1 - 96.3 5.3 3.7 - 6.9
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?
Unemployment benefits
** 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