Baby's Sleeping Position*
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
			Side				Back				Stomach				Combination$
Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI		%		CI		%		CI
	Total	13,750	13.2	10.9	-	15.4	74.9	72.0	-	77.8	9.3	7.4	-	11.3	2.6	1.5	-	3.7
Age
	<20 years	1,215	7.0	0.7	-	13.2	74.0	62.9	-	85.2	12.4	3.9	-	20.9	6.6	0.3	-	12.9
	20-24 years	3,376	17.0	11.9	-	22.1	73.6	67.7	-	79.5	7.9	4.4	-	11.4	1.5	0.0	-	3.2
	25-34 years	7,248	12.8	9.8	-	15.7	74.7	70.8	-	78.6	9.8	7.2	-	12.4	2.8	1.2	-	4.3
	35+ years	1,909	11.9	6.3	-	17.6	78.8	71.4	-	86.1	8.1	3.1	-	13.0	1.3	0.0	-	3.6
Mother's Race
	White	13,231	13.0	10.8	-	15.3	75.5	72.6	-	78.4	9.2	7.2	-	11.1	2.3	1.2	-	3.3
	Black	153	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	354	17.5	0.0	-	38.9	61.0	33.1	-	88.9	8.8	0.0	-	24.6	12.7	0.0	-	33.6
Hispanic Origin
	Yes	178^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,555^	13.3	11.1	-	15.5	74.7	71.8	-	77.6	9.4	7.4	-	11.3	2.6	1.5	-	3.7
Education
	< High School	1,424	15.6	7.4	-	23.9	64.6	53.6	-	75.7	9.9	2.9	-	16.8	9.9	2.9	-	16.8
	High School	4,918	15.9	11.9	-	19.9	71.8	66.8	-	76.8	10.0	6.6	-	13.3	2.3	0.5	-	4.0
	> High School	7,278	10.8	8.1	-	13.4	79.0	75.5	-	82.6	8.9	6.3	-	11.4	1.4	0.4	-	2.4
Marital Status
	Married	9,387	13.4	10.8	-	16.1	76.0	72.7	-	79.4	8.8	6.6	-	11.0	1.8	0.7	-	2.9
	Other	4,359	12.6	8.6	-	16.7	72.3	66.7	-	77.8	10.6	6.7	-	14.5	4.5	1.8	-	7.2
Income
	$15,999 or less	3,234**	18.8	13.4	-	24.2	64.6	58.0	-	71.3	11.5	7.1	-	15.9	5.1	1.8	-	8.3
	$16,000-24,999	1,821**	14.8	8.6	-	21.0	73.6	65.8	-	81.4	9.7	4.4	-	15.0	1.9	0.0	-	4.2
	$25,000-39,999	2,607**	10.3	5.9	-	14.7	76.1	69.7	-	82.4	10.7	6.1	-	15.3	2.9	0.2	-	5.6
	$40,000 or more	5,104**	11.2	7.9	-	14.4	80.5	76.5	-	84.6	7.1	4.5	-	9.7	1.3	0.1	-	2.4
Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,872**	11.8	9.3	-	14.3	77.5	74.2	-	80.8	9.2	6.9	-	11.5	1.5	0.5	-	2.5
	Yes	4,237**	16.2	11.8	-	20.6	69.4	63.8	-	74.9	9.6	6.0	-	13.1	4.8	2.1	-	7.6
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	8,181**	11.8	9.2	-	14.4	78.6	75.2	-	81.9	8.3	6.0	-	10.6	1.4	0.4	-	2.4
	Yes	4,981**	15.5	11.5	-	19.5	68.9	63.8	-	74.1	11.0	7.6	-	14.5	4.5	2.1	-	7.0
Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	831	16.2	13.6	-	18.9	74.5	71.4	-	77.7	7.2	5.4	-	9.1	2.1	0.9	-	3.2
	2500 grams or more	12,909	13.0	10.7	-	15.4	75.0	71.9	-	78.0	9.4	7.4	-	11.4	2.6	1.4	-	3.8
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.
*Recoded responses to Survey Question 54: How do you most often lay your baby down to sleep now?
$Combination is side/back, side/stomach, back/stomach or side/back/stomach
** 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