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Maternal Problem with Vaginal Bleeding?*        
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population % 95% CI % 95% CI
  Total 13,750 86.4 84.2 - 88.6 13.6 11.4 - 15.8
Age                    
<20 years 1,215 85.1 76.4 - 93.7 14.9 6.3 - 23.6
20-24 years 3,376 85.1 80.5 - 89.7 14.9 10.3 - 19.5
25-34 years 7,248 87.1 84.2 - 90.0 12.9 10.0 - 15.8
35+ years 1,909 86.9 81.0 - 92.7 13.1 7.3 - 19.0
Mother's Race                  
White 13,231 86.4 84.2 - 88.7 13.6 11.3 - 15.8
Black 153 # # - # # # - #
Other 354 78.8 54.5 - 100.0 21.2 0.0 - 45.5
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 178^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,555^ 86.3 84.1 - 88.5 13.7 11.5 - 15.9
Education                  
< High School 1,424 84.2 76.2 - 92.1 15.8 7.9 - 23.8
High School 4,918 88.0 84.5 - 91.4 12.1 8.6 - 15.5
> High School 7,278 85.9 82.9 - 88.9 14.1 11.1 - 17.1
Marital Status                  
Married 9,387 86.7 84.1 - 89.3 13.3 10.7 - 15.9
Other 4,359 85.7 81.5 - 89.9 14.3 10.1 - 18.5
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,234** 86.0 81.3 - 90.6 14.0 9.4 - 18.7
$16,000-24,999 1,821** 83.0 76.3 - 89.6 17.1 10.4 - 23.7
$25,000-39,999 2,607** 87.2 82.4 - 91.9 12.9 8.1 - 17.6
$40,000 or more 5,104** 87.1 83.7 - 90.4 12.9 9.6 - 16.3
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,872** 86.1 83.4 - 88.8 13.9 11.2 - 16.6
Yes 4,237** 87.0 83.1 - 90.9 13.0 9.1 - 16.9
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 8,181** 86.4 83.7 - 89.2 13.6 10.8 - 16.3
Yes 4,981** 86.3 82.7 - 90.0 13.7 10.0 - 17.3
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 831 72.9 69.9 - 76.0 27.1 24.0 - 30.1
2500 grams or more 12,909 87.1 84.8 - 89.4 12.9 10.6 - 15.2
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?
c. Vaginal bleeding
** 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