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Did Mother Receive Counseling on Breastfeeding?*
 
2002 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,546 9.0 7.1 - 10.9 91.0 89.1 - 92.9
Age                    
<20 years 1,147 0.6 0.1 - 1.1 99.4 98.9 - 99.9
20-24 years 3,364 10.2 5.8 - 14.5 89.8 85.5 - 94.2
25-34 years 7,149 9.8 7.2 - 12.4 90.2 87.6 - 92.8
35+ years 1,886 9.4 3.8 - 14.9 90.6 85.1 - 96.2
Mother's Race                  
White 13,013 9.0 7.1 - 10.9 91.0 89.1 - 92.9
Black 171 # # - # # # - #
Other 337 14.1 0.0 - 31.7 85.9 68.3 - 100.0
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 168^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,373^ 9.1 7.2 - 11.1 90.9 88.9 - 92.8
Education                  
< High School 1,427 14.6 6.5 - 22.7 85.4 77.3 - 93.5
High School 4,772 5.0 2.6 - 7.4 95.0 92.6 - 97.4
> High School 7,277 10.7 8.0 - 13.4 89.3 86.6 - 92.0
Marital Status                  
Married 9,130 9.4 7.1 - 11.7 90.6 88.3 - 92.9
Other 4,417 8.3 4.9 - 11.7 91.7 88.3 - 95.1
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,227** 8.1 4.3 - 11.8 92.0 88.2 - 95.7
$16,000-24,999 1,461** 7.0 1.8 - 12.2 93.0 87.8 - 98.2
$25,000-39,999 2,076** 11.5 6.2 - 16.9 88.5 83.1 - 93.8
$40,000 or more 5,632** 9.4 6.6 - 12.2 90.6 87.8 - 93.4
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,719** 9.4 7.2 - 11.7 90.6 88.3 - 92.8
Yes 4,223** 8.3 4.8 - 11.7 91.7 88.3 - 95.2
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 7,899** 8.9 6.6 - 11.2 91.1 88.8 - 93.4
Yes 5,080** 9.3 6.0 - 12.6 90.7 87.4 - 94.0
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 855 10.9 8.7 - 13.1 89.1 86.9 - 91.3
2500 grams or more 12,688 8.9 6.9 - 10.9 91.1 89.1 - 93.1
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 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?  b. Breastfeeding your baby
** 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