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Was Mother Involved in a Physical Fight?*    
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Groups   Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,750 96.4 95.1 - 97.7 3.6 2.3 - 4.9
Age                    
<20 years 1,215 85.7 76.8 - 94.7 14.3 5.3 - 23.2
20-24 years 3,376 95.8 93.2 - 98.4 4.2 1.6 - 6.8
25-34 years 7,248 97.8 96.4 - 99.1 2.2 0.9 - 3.6
35+ years 1,909 99.1 97.4 - 100.0 0.9 0.0 - 2.6
Mother's Race                  
White 13,231 96.4 95.0 - 97.7 3.6 2.3 - 5.0
Black 153 # # - # # # - #
Other 354 100.0 100.0 - 100.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 178^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,555^ 96.4 95.1 - 97.7 3.6 2.3 - 4.9
Education                  
< High School 1,424 91.6 85.2 - 97.9 8.4 2.1 - 14.8
High School 4,918 94.8 92.2 - 97.4 5.2 2.6 - 7.8
> High School 7,278 98.4 97.3 - 99.5 1.6 0.5 - 2.7
Marital Status                  
Married 9,387 97.9 96.8 - 99.1 2.1 0.9 - 3.2
Other 4,359 92.8 89.5 - 96.2 7.2 3.8 - 10.5
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,234** 89.9 85.6 - 94.2 10.1 5.8 - 14.4
$16,000-24,999 1,821** 96.5 93.4 - 99.6 3.5 0.4 - 6.6
$25,000-39,999 2,607** 98.8 97.3 - 100.0 1.2 0.0 - 2.7
$40,000 or more 5,104** 98.9 97.8 - 100.0 1.1 0.0 - 2.2
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,872** 98.3 97.2 - 99.4 1.7 0.6 - 2.8
Yes 4,237** 92.4 89.1 - 95.6 7.6 4.4 - 10.9
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 8,181** 98.5 97.5 - 99.5 1.5 0.5 - 2.5
Yes 4,981** 92.9 90.0 - 95.9 7.1 4.1 - 10.0
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 831 96.5 95.1 - 97.9 3.5 2.1 - 4.9
2500 grams or more 12,909 96.4 95.1 - 97.8 3.6 2.2 - 4.9
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. j. You were in a physical fight
** 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