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Loaded Guns in Home?*          
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population % 95% CI % 95% CI
  Total 13,750 97.4 96.3 - 98.4 2.6 1.6 - 3.7
Age                  
<20 years 1,215 96.8 92.5 - 100.0 3.2 0.0 - 7.5
20-24 years 3,376 97.5 95.3 - 99.7 2.5 0.3 - 4.7
25-34 years 7,248 97.5 96.1 - 98.8 2.5 1.2 - 3.9
35+ years 1,909 97.2 94.3 - 100.0 2.8 0.0 - 5.7
Mother's Race                  
White 13,231 97.3 96.3 - 98.4 2.7 1.6 - 3.7
Black 153 # # - # # # - #
Other 354 100.0 100.0 - 100.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 178^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,555^ 97.4 96.3 - 98.4 2.7 1.6 - 3.7
Education                  
< High School 1,424 95.4 90.4 - 100.0 4.6 0.0 - 9.6
High School 4,918 99.2 98.2 - 100.0 0.8 0.0 - 1.8
> High School 7,278 96.6 95.0 - 98.1 3.4 1.9 - 5.0
Marital Status                  
Married 9,387 97.2 96.0 - 98.4 2.8 1.6 - 4.0
Other 4,359 97.8 95.9 - 99.7 2.2 0.3 - 4.1
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,234** 97.3 94.9 - 99.7 2.7 0.3 - 5.1
$16,000-24,999 1,821** 99.9 99.8 - 100.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.2
$25,000-39,999 2,607** 96.8 94.3 - 99.3 3.2 0.7 - 5.7
$40,000 or more 5,104** 97.2 95.6 - 98.8 2.8 1.2 - 4.4
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,872** 97.2 96.0 - 98.5 2.8 1.5 - 4.0
Yes 4,237** 97.7 95.8 - 99.5 2.3 0.5 - 4.2
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 8,181** 97.1 95.7 - 98.4 2.9 1.6 - 4.3
Yes 4,981** 97.9 96.2 - 99.5 2.1 0.5 - 3.8
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 831 96.7 95.5 - 97.8 3.4 2.2 - 4.5
2500 grams or more 12,909 97.4 96.3 - 98.5 2.6 1.5 - 3.7
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 78: There are loaded guns, rifles, or other firearms in my home
** 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