Did Mother Receive Counseling on Safe Medications During Pregnancy?*
2002 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI
	Total	13,546	7.9	6.1	-	9.7	92.1	90.3	-	93.9
Age
	<20 years	1,147	6.1	0.0	-	12.2	93.9	87.8	-	100.0
	20-24 years	3,364	10.0	5.8	-	14.2	90.0	85.8	-	94.2
	25-34 years	7,149	8.2	5.8	-	10.7	91.8	89.3	-	94.2
	35+ years	1,886	3.2	0.0	-	6.6	96.8	93.4	-	100.0
Mother's Race
	White	13,013	7.8	6.0	-	9.7	92.2	90.3	-	94.0
	Black	171	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	337	15.1	0.0	-	34.0	84.9	66.0	-	100.0
Hispanic Origin
	Yes	168^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,373^	7.9	6.0	-	9.7	92.1	90.3	-	94.0
Education
	< High School	1,427	13.4	5.6	-	21.3	86.6	78.7	-	94.4
	High School	4,772	8.6	5.4	-	11.7	91.4	88.3	-	94.6
	> High School	7,277	6.3	4.2	-	8.4	93.7	91.6	-	95.8
Marital Status
	Married	9,130	7.2	5.1	-	9.3	92.8	90.7	-	94.9
	Other	4,417	9.3	5.8	-	12.8	90.7	87.2	-	94.2
Income
	$15,999 or less	3,227**	9.3	5.3	-	13.4	90.7	86.6	-	94.7
	$16,000-24,999	1,461**	11.4	4.8	-	18.0	88.6	82.0	-	95.2
	$25,000-39,999	2,076**	10.1	5.2	-	15.0	89.9	85.0	-	94.8
	$40,000 or more	5,632**	4.8	2.7	-	6.8	95.2	93.2	-	97.3
Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,719**	6.4	4.4	-	8.3	93.6	91.7	-	95.6
	Yes	4,223**	11.0	7.2	-	14.9	89.0	85.1	-	92.8
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,899**	5.5	3.6	-	7.4	94.5	92.6	-	96.4
	Yes	5,080**	11.6	8.0	-	15.2	88.4	84.8	-	92.0
Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	855	8.7	6.7	-	10.8	91.3	89.2	-	93.3
	2500 grams or more	12,688	7.9	5.9	-	9.8	92.2	90.2	-	94.1
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?			f. Medicines that are safe to take during your pregnancy
** 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