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Did Mother Receive Counseling on What To Do If Labor Started Early?*
2002 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,546 12.9 10.7 - 15.1 87.1 84.9 - 89.3
Age                    
<20 years 1,147 18.4 9.0 - 27.8 81.6 72.2 - 91.0
20-24 years 3,364 17.7 12.4 - 23.0 82.3 77.0 - 87.6
25-34 years 7,149 11.2 8.5 - 13.9 88.8 86.1 - 91.5
35+ years 1,886 7.1 2.7 - 11.5 92.9 88.5 - 97.3
Mother's Race                  
White 13,013 13.2 11.0 - 15.4 86.8 84.6 - 89.0
Black 171 # # - # # # - #
Other 337 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 100.0 100.0 - 100.0
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 168^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,373^ 12.9 10.7 - 15.1 87.1 84.9 - 89.3
Education                  
< High School 1,427 19.1 1.9 - 27.9 80.9 72.1 - 89.8
High School 4,772 12.3 8.7 - 16.0 87.7 84.0 - 91.3
> High School 7,277 12.1 9.3 - 14.8 87.9 85.2 - 90.7
Marital Status                  
Married 9,130 11.2 8.7 - 13.6 88.8 86.4 - 91.3
Other 4,417 16.3 11.9 - 20.7 83.7 79.3 - 88.1
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,227** 15.0 10.1 - 20.0 85.0 80.0 - 89.9
$16,000-24,999 1,461** 19.5 11.8 - 27.2 80.5 72.8 - 88.2
$25,000-39,999 2,076** 13.3 7.9 - 18.7 86.7 81.3 - 92.1
$40,000 or more 5,632** 9.7 6.8 - 12.5 90.4 87.5 - 93.2
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,719** 11.9 9.3 - 14.4 88.2 85.6 - 90.7
Yes 4,223** 15.1 10.8 - 19.4 84.9 80.6 - 89.2
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 7,899** 10.3 7.9 - 12.8 89.7 87.3 - 92.2
Yes 5,080** 17.0 12.9 - 21.1 83.0 78.9 - 87.1
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 855 24.2 21.1 - 27.2 75.8 72.8 - 78.9
2500 grams or more 12,688 12.2 9.9 - 14.6 87.8 85.4 - 90.1
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?  I. What to do if your labor starts early
 
** 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