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Was Family Member Hospitalized?*    
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Groups   Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,750 68.2 65.2 - 71.3 31.8 28.7 - 34.8
Age                    
<20 years 1,215 62.3 50.1 - 74.6 37.7 25.4 - 49.9
20-24 years 3,376 66.8 60.5 - 73.0 33.2 27.0 - 39.5
25-34 years 7,248 69.5 65.5 - 73.6 30.5 26.4 - 34.5
35+ years 1,909 69.4 61.2 - 77.7 30.6 22.3 - 38.8
Mother's Race                  
White 13,231 67.7 64.6 - 70.8 32.3 29.2 - 35.4
Black 153 # # - # # # - #
Other 354 90.2 75.4 - 100.0 9.8 0.0 - 24.6
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 178^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,555^ 68.3 65.2 - 71.3 31.7 28.7 - 34.8
Education                  
< High School 1,424 70.4 59.9 - 80.8 29.7 19.2 - 40.1
High School 4,918 69.7 64.6 - 74.8 30.3 25.2 - 35.4
> High School 7,278 67.2 63.1 - 71.3 32.8 28.7 - 36.9
Marital Status                  
Married 9,387 68.8 65.1 - 72.4 31.3 27.6 - 34.9
Other 4,359 67.0 61.2 - 72.8 33.0 27.2 - 38.8
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,234** 68.8 62.4 - 75.2 31.2 24.8 - 37.6
$16,000-24,999 1,821** 72.7 64.9 - 80.5 27.3 19.5 - 35.1
$25,000-39,999 2,607** 61.1 53.8 - 68.3 38.9 31.7 - 46.2
$40,000 or more 5,104** 70.0 65.3 - 74.7 30.0 25.3 - 34.7
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,872** 68.4 64.8 - 72.1 31.6 27.9 - 35.2
Yes 4,237** 67.5 61.9 - 73.1 32.5 26.9 - 38.1
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 8,181** 67.9 64.1 - 71.7 32.1 28.3 - 35.9
Yes 4,981** 68.8 63.7 - 73.9 31.2 26.1 - 36.3
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 831 72.8 69.7 - 75.8 27.2 24.2 - 30.3
2500 grams or more 12,909 68.0 64.7 - 71.2 32.0 28.8 - 35.3
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 33: This question is about (stressful) things that may have happened during the 12 months before your
new baby was born. a. A close family member was very sick and had to go into the hospital
** 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