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Did Mother Receive Counseling on Physical Abuse?*
2002 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population % 95% CI % 95% CI
  Total 13,546 60.3 57.0 - 63.5 39.7 36.5 - 43.0
Age                    
<20 years 1,147 51.2 38.7 - 63.6 48.8 36.4 - 61.3
20-24 years 3,364 54.8 47.9 - 61.7 45.2 38.3 - 52.1
25-34 years 7,149 63.5 59.2 - 67.7 36.6 32.3 - 40.8
35+ years 1,886 63.2 54.1 - 72.3 36.8 27.7 - 45.9
Mother's Race                  
White 13,013 59.9 56.6 - 63.2 40.1 36.8 - 43.4
Black 171 # # - # # # - #
Other 337 68.3 43.0 - 93.6 31.7 6.4 - 57.0
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 168^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,373^ 60.4 57.2 - 63.7 39.6 36.3 - 42.8
Education                  
< High School 1,427 53.1 41.7 - 64.5 46.9 35.5 - 58.3
High School 4,772 54.0 48.4 - 59.7 46.0 40.3 - 51.6
> High School 7,277 65.7 61.5 - 69.8 34.3 30.2 - 38.5
Marital Status                  
Married 9,130 64.4 60.6 - 68.2 35.6 31.8 - 39.4
Other 4,417 52.0 46.0 - 58.0 48.0 42.0 - 54.0
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,227** 49.6 42.5 - 56.6 50.4 43.4 - 57.5
$16,000-24,999 1,461** 61.6 51.9 - 71.3 38.4 28.7 - 48.1
$25,000-39,999 2,076** 65.2 57.4 - 73.0 34.8 27.0 - 42.6
$40,000 or more 5,632** 65.1 60.4 - 69.7 34.9 30.3 - 39.6
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,719** 64.1 60.3 - 67.9 35.9 32.1 - 39.7
Yes 4,223** 52.5 46.4 - 58.6 47.5 41.4 - 53.6
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 7,899** 66.0 62.1 - 69.9 34.0 30.1 - 37.9
Yes 5,080** 51.4 45.8 - 56.9 48.7 43.1 - 54.2
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 855 56.0 52.4 - 59.5 44.1 40.5 - 47.6
2500 grams or more 12,688 60.5 57.1 - 63.9 39.5 36.1 - 42.9
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 22:  During any of your prenatal care visits, did a doctor, nurse, or other health care worker talk with you
  about any of the things listed below?  k. Physical abuse to women by their husbands or partners.
** 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 2002 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