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Maternal Problem with Severe Nausea?*        
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population % 95% CI % 95% CI
  Total 13,750 75.8 73.0 - 78.6 24.2 21.4 - 27.0
Age                    
<20 years 1,215 74.3 63.3 - 85.3 25.7 14.7 - 36.7
20-24 years 3,376 65.5 59.3 - 71.8 34.5 28.2 - 40.7
25-34 years 7,248 79.8 76.3 - 83.4 20.2 16.6 - 23.7
35+ years 1,909 78.9 71.7 - 86.1 21.1 13.9 - 28.3
Mother's Race                  
White 13,231 75.7 72.8 - 78.5 24.3 21.5 - 27.2
Black 153 # # - # # # - #
Other 354 87.1 71.9 - 100.0 12.9 0.0 - 28.1
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 178^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,555^ 75.5 72.7 - 78.4 24.5 21.6 - 27.3
Education                  
< High School 1,424 70.3 60.0 - 80.6 29.7 19.4 - 40.0
High School 4,918 69.3 64.3 - 74.4 30.7 25.6 - 35.7
> High School 7,278 81.1 77.7 - 84.5 18.9 15.5 - 22.3
Marital Status                  
Married 9,387 78.8 75.6 - 82.0 21.2 18.0 - 24.4
Other 4,359 68.7 63.0 - 74.3 31.3 25.7 - 37.0
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,234** 72.2 66.1 - 78.3 27.8 21.7 - 33.9
$16,000-24,999 1,821** 63.5 54.9 - 72.0 36.5 28.0 - 45.1
$25,000-39,999 2,607** 74.3 67.9 - 80.7 25.7 19.3 - 32.1
$40,000 or more 5,104** 84.3 80.6 - 88.0 15.7 12.0 - 19.4
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,872** 80.1 77.0 - 83.2 19.9 16.8 - 23.0
Yes 4,237** 66.6 61.0 - 72.2 33.4 27.8 - 39.0
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 8,181** 80.2 76.9 - 83.5 19.8 16.5 - 23.1
Yes 4,981** 68.4 63.4 - 73.5 31.6 26.5 - 36.6
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 831 70.3 67.1 - 73.4 29.7 26.6 - 32.9
2500 grams or more 12,909 76.1 73.1 - 79.0 23.9 21.0 - 26.9
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 24: Did you have any of these problems during your pregnancy?
e. Severe nausea, vomiting, or dehydration
** 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