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Did Mother Receive Counseling on Illegal Drugs?*
 
2002 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,546 34.5 31.3 - 37.6 65.5 62.4 - 68.7
Age                    
<20 years 1,147 21.0 10.9 - 31.1 79.0 68.9 - 89.1
20-24 years 3,364 29.8 23.4 - 36.1 70.2 63.9 - 76.6
25-34 years 7,149 36.5 32.3 - 40.7 63.5 59.3 - 67.7
35+ years 1,886 44.4 35.0 - 53.8 55.6 46.2 - 65.0
Mother's Race                  
White 13,013 34.6 31.4 - 37.7 65.4 62.3 - 68.6
Black 171 # # - # # # - #
Other 337 39.3 12.7 - 65.9 60.7 34.1 - 87.3
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 168^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,373^ 34.5 31.3 - 37.7 65.5 62.3 - 68.7
Education                  
< High School 1,427 27.2 17.1 - 37.2 72.9 62.8 - 82.9
High School 4,772 27.4 22.4 - 32.5 72.6 67.5 - 77.6
> High School 7,277 41.3 37.0 - 45.6 58.7 54.4 - 63.0
Marital Status                  
Married 9,130 37.6 33.8 - 41.5 62.4 58.5 - 66.2
Other 4,417 28.2 22.7 - 33.6 71.9 66.4 - 77.3
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,227** 22.0 16.3 - 27.8 78.0 72.2 - 83.7
$16,000-24,999 1,461** 44.1 34.2 - 54.0 55.9 46.0 - 65.8
$25,000-39,999 2,076** 38.8 30.8 - 46.7 61.2 53.3 - 69.2
$40,000 or more 5,632** 37.9 33.2 - 42.6 62.1 57.4 - 66.8
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,719** 35.9 32.1 - 39.7 64.1 60.3 - 67.9
Yes 4,223** 31.5 25.9 - 37.2 68.5 62.8 - 74.1
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 7,899** 38.0 34.0 - 42.1 62.0 57.9 - 66.0
Yes 5,080** 28.9 23.9 - 33.9 71.1 66.1 - 76.1
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 855 30.0 26.7 - 33.2 70.0 66.8 - 73.3
2500 grams or more 12,688 34.7 31.4 - 38.1 65.3 61.9 - 68.6
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?  g. How using illegal drugs could affect 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