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Maternal Problem with Premature Labor?*        
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population % 95% CI % 95% CI
  Total 13,750 74.5 71.6 - 77.3 25.5 22.7 - 28.4
Age                    
<20 years 1,215 74.3 63.4 - 85.3 25.7 14.7 - 36.6
20-24 years 3,376 69.3 63.3 - 75.4 30.7 24.6 - 36.7
25-34 years 7,248 75.6 71.9 - 79.3 24.4 20.7 - 28.1
35+ years 1,909 79.3 72.3 - 86.2 20.7 13.8 - 27.7
Mother's Race                  
White 13,231 74.5 71.7 - 77.4 25.5 22.6 - 28.3
Black 153 # # - # # # - #
Other 354 87.7 66.3 - 100.0 12.3 0.0 - 33.7
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 178^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,555^ 74.3 71.5 - 77.2 25.7 22.8 - 28.5
Education                  
< High School 1,424 66.5 55.8 - 77.1 33.6 22.9 - 44.2
High School 4,918 74.6 69.9 - 79.2 25.5 20.8 - 30.1
> High School 7,278 76.3 72.6 - 79.9 23.7 20.1 - 27.4
Marital Status                  
Married 9,387 75.6 72.3 - 78.8 24.4 21.2 - 27.7
Other 4,359 71.9 66.5 - 77.3 28.1 22.7 - 33.5
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,234** 69.5 63.3 - 75.7 30.5 24.3 - 36.7
$16,000-24,999 1,821** 75.8 68.4 - 83.2 24.2 16.8 - 31.6
$25,000-39,999 2,607** 75.7 69.4 - 82.0 24.3 18.0 - 30.6
$40,000 or more 5,104** 76.1 71.9 - 80.4 23.9 19.6 - 28.1
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,872** 76.7 73.4 - 79.9 23.3 20.1 - 26.6
Yes 4,237** 69.7 64.3 - 75.1 30.3 24.9 - 35.7
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 8,181** 76.4 73.0 - 79.8 23.6 20.2 - 27.0
Yes 4,981** 71.3 66.3 - 76.2 28.7 23.8 - 33.7
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 831 48.9 45.4 - 52.3 51.2 47.7 - 54.6
2500 grams or more 12,909 75.9 72.9 - 78.8 24.1 21.2 - 27.1
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?
a. Labor pains more than 3 weeks before your baby was due (preterm or early labor)
** 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