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Does Mother Smoke Now?*      
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population % 95% CI % 95% CI
  Total 13,750 77.3 74.5 - 80.1 22.7 19.9 - 25.5
Age                    
<20 years 1,215 55.8 43.3 - 68.3 44.2 31.7 - 56.7
20-24 years 3,376 59.6 53.0 - 66.2 40.4 33.8 - 47.0
25-34 years 7,248 87.0 84.0 - 89.9 13.0 10.1 - 16.0
35+ years 1,909 83.4 76.9 - 89.8 16.6 10.2 - 23.1
Mother's Race                  
White 13,231 77.1 74.2 - 79.9 23.0 20.1 - 25.8
Black 153 # # - # # # - #
Other 354 88.2 71.6 - 100.0 11.8 0.0 - 28.4
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 178^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,555^ 77.3 74.5 - 80.1 22.7 19.9 - 25.5
Education                  
< High School 1,424 50.4 39.1 - 61.7 49.6 38.3 - 60.9
High School 4,918 64.7 59.4 - 70.0 35.3 30.0 - 40.6
> High School 7,278 91.5 89.1 - 93.9 8.5 6.1 - 10.9
Marital Status                  
Married 9,387 88.2 85.7 - 90.7 11.8 9.3 - 14.3
Other 4,359 51.2 45.0 - 57.4 48.8 42.6 - 55.0
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,234** 47.4 40.5 - 54.2 52.6 45.8 - 59.5
$16,000-24,999 1,821** 77.0 69.6 - 84.4 23.0 15.6 - 30.4
$25,000-39,999 2,607** 80.6 74.7 - 86.4 19.5 13.6 - 25.3
$40,000 or more 5,104** 95.6 93.5 - 97.7 4.4 2.3 - 6.5
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,872** 87.3 84.7 - 89.9 12.7 10.1 - 15.3
Yes 4,237** 56.4 50.5 - 62.4 43.6 37.6 - 49.5
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 8,181** 90.1 87.6 - 92.5 9.9 7.5 - 12.4
Yes 4,981** 56.2 50.7 - 61.6 43.8 38.4 - 49.3
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 831 67.8 64.5 - 71.1 32.2 28.9 - 35.5
2500 grams or more 12,909 77.8 74.9 - 80.8 22.2 19.2 - 25.1
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: Variable constructed from Q29. How many cigarettes or packs of cigarettes do you
smoke on an average day now?
** 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