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Maternal Problem with High Blood Pressure?*        
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population % 95% CI % 95% CI
  Total 13,750 80.3 77.8 - 82.9 19.7 17.1 - 22.2
Age                    
<20 years 1,215 79.2 68.9 - 89.5 20.8 10.5 - 31.1
20-24 years 3,376 77.3 71.9 - 82.8 22.7 17.2 - 28.1
25-34 years 7,248 81.8 78.5 - 85.1 18.2 14.9 - 21.5
35+ years 1,909 80.8 74.0 - 87.5 19.2 12.5 - 26.0
Mother's Race                  
White 13,231 80.1 77.5 - 82.7 19.9 17.3 - 22.5
Black 153 # # - # # # - #
Other 354 90.1 73.7 - 100.0 9.9 0.0 - 26.3
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 178^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,555^ 80.3 77.7 - 82.9 19.7 17.1 - 22.3
Education                  
< High School 1,424 82.2 73.5 - 90.8 17.8 9.2 - 26.5
High School 4,918 78.0 73.5 - 82.5 22.0 17.5 - 26.5
> High School 7,278 81.2 77.9 - 84.5 18.8 15.5 - 22.1
Marital Status                  
Married 9,387 81.9 79.0 - 84.8 18.1 15.2 - 21.0
Other 4,359 76.7 71.6 - 81.8 23.3 18.2 - 28.4
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,234** 79.7 74.3 - 85.1 20.3 14.9 - 25.7
$16,000-24,999 1,821** 74.7 67.0 - 82.4 25.3 17.6 - 33.0
$25,000-39,999 2,607** 83.0 77.7 - 88.4 17.0 11.6 - 22.4
$40,000 or more 5,104** 81.8 77.9 - 85.6 18.2 14.4 - 22.1
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,872** 80.6 77.6 - 83.6 19.4 16.4 - 22.4
Yes 4,237** 79.7 75.0 - 84.4 20.3 15.6 - 25.0
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 8,181** 80.0 76.8 - 83.2 20.0 16.8 - 23.2
Yes 4,981** 80.9 76.7 - 85.2 19.1 14.8 - 23.3
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 831 68.3 65.2 - 71.4 31.7 28.6 - 34.8
2500 grams or more 12,909 81.0 78.3 - 83.7 19.0 16.3 - 21.7
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 24: Did you have any of these problems during your pregnancy?
b. High blood pressure (including preeclampsia or toxemia) or retained water (edema)
** 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