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Was Mother Homeless?*      
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Groups   Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,750 96.9 95.8 - 98.1 3.1 1.9 - 4.2
Age                    
<20 years 1,215 95.8 90.7 - 100.0 4.2 0.0 - 9.3
20-24 years 3,376 94.3 91.3 - 97.3 5.7 2.7 - 8.7
25-34 years 7,248 97.6 96.2 - 99.0 2.4 1.0 - 3.8
35+ years 1,909 99.8 99.6 - 100.0 0.2 0.0 - 0.4
Mother's Race                  
White 13,231 96.9 95.7 - 98.1 3.1 1.9 - 4.3
Black 153 # # - # # # - #
Other 354 100.0 100.0 - 100.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 178^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,555^ 96.9 95.7 - 98.1 3.1 1.9 - 4.3
Education                  
< High School 1,424 93.1 87.4 - 97.5 6.9 1.1 - 12.6
High School 4,918 95.2 92.9 - 97.5 4.8 2.5 - 7.1
>High School 7,278 98.8 97.8 - 99.7 1.2 0.3 - 2.2
Marital Status                  
Married 9,387 98.6 97.6 - 99.5 1.4 0.5 - 2.4
Other 4,359 93.1 90.0 - 96.2 6.9 3.8 - 10.0
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,234** 90.0 85.9 - 94.1 10.0 5.9 - 14.1
$16,000-24,999 1,821** 97.4 94.6 - 100.0 2.6 0.0 - 5.4
$25,000-39,999 2,607** 99.4 98.2 - 100.0 0.6 0.0 - 1.8
$40,000 or more 5,104** 100.0 100.0 - 94.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,872** 98.9 98.1 - 99.8 1.1 0.2 - 1.9
Yes 4,237** 92.7 89.6 - 95.7 7.3 4.3 - 10.4
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 8,181** 99.3 98.6 - 100.0 0.7 0.0 - 1.4
Yes 4,981** 93.0 90.3 - 95.8 7.0 4.2 - 9.7
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 831 95.3 93.8 - 96.8 4.7 3.2 - 6.2
2500 grams or more 12,909 97.0 95.8 - 98.2 3.0 1.8 - 4.2
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 33: This question is about (stressful) things that may have happened during the 12 months before your
new baby was born. d. You were homeless
** 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