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Maternal Problem with Diabetes?*          
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population % 95% CI % 95% CI
  Total 13,750 91.4 89.6 - 93.3 8.6 6.7 - 10.4
Age                    
<20 years 1,215 95.9 90.8 - 100.0 4.1 0.0 - 9.2
20-24 years 3,376 91.0 87.0 - 94.9 9.1 5.1 - 13.0
25-34 years 7,248 91.6 89.2 - 94.0 8.4 6.0 - 10.8
35+ years 1,909 88.8 83.2 - 94.3 11.2 5.7 - 16.8
Mother's Race                  
White 13,231 91.5 89.6 - 93.3 8.6 6.7 - 10.4
Black 153 # # - # # # - #
Other 354 99.1 97.9 - 100.0 0.9 0.0 - 2.1
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 178^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,555^ 91.4 89.5 - 93.2 8.7 6.8 - 10.5
Education                  
< High School 1,424 94.6 89.6 - 99.5 5.4 0.5 - 10.4
High School 4,918 88.4 84.8 - 92.0 11.6 8.0 - 15.2
> High School 7,278 92.7 90.4 - 94.9 7.4 5.1 - 9.6
Marital Status                  
Married 9,387 91.4 89.3 - 93.6 8.6 6.4 - 10.7
Other 4,359 91.4 88.0 - 94.9 8.6 5.1 - 12.0
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,234** 88.8 84.5 - 93.1 11.2 6.9 - 15.5
$16,000-24,999 1,821** 91.0 86.0 - 96.1 9.0 3.9 - 14.0
$25,000-39,999 2,607** 92.6 88.8 - 96.4 7.4 3.6 - 11.2
$40,000 or more 5,104** 92.4 89.8 - 95.1 7.6 4.9 - 10.2
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,872** 93.1 91.2 - 95.1 6.9 4.9 - 8.8
Yes 4,237** 88.2 84.4 - 92.0 11.8 8.0 - 15.6
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 8,181** 92.5 90.3 - 94.6 7.5 5.4 - 9.7
Yes 4,981** 89.8 86.5 - 93.0 10.3 7.0 - 13.5
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 831 89.6 87.5 - 91.7 10.4 8.3 - 12.5
2500 grams or more 12,909 91.5 89.6 - 93.5 8.5 6.5 - 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 24: Did you have any of these problems during your pregnancy?
f. High blood sugar (diabetes)
** 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