| Did Mother Know About Folic Acid?* |
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| 2002 Maine
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results |
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Yes |
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Population |
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CI |
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CI |
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Total |
13,546 |
9.0 |
7.0 |
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11.0 |
91.0 |
89.0 |
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93.0 |
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<20 years |
1,147 |
19.7 |
9.8 |
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29.6 |
80.3 |
70.4 |
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90.2 |
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20-24 years |
3,364 |
16.7 |
11.5 |
- |
22.0 |
83.3 |
78.0 |
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88.5 |
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25-34 years |
7,149 |
4.6 |
2.7 |
- |
6.5 |
95.4 |
93.5 |
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97.3 |
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35+ years |
1,886 |
6.1 |
1.2 |
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11.0 |
93.9 |
89.0 |
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98.8 |
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Race |
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White |
13,013 |
9.0 |
7.0 |
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11.0 |
91.0 |
89.0 |
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93.0 |
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Black |
171 |
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Other |
337 |
6.9 |
0.0 |
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19.7 |
93.1 |
80.3 |
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100.0 |
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| Hispanic
Origin |
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Yes |
168^ |
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No |
13,373^ |
9.0 |
7.0 |
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10.9 |
91.1 |
89.1 |
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93.0 |
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| Education |
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< High School |
1,427 |
28.0 |
17.9 |
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38.0 |
72.1 |
62.0 |
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82.1 |
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High School |
4,772 |
13.3 |
9.5 |
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17.1 |
86.7 |
82.9 |
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90.5 |
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>High School |
7,277 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
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3.2 |
98.0 |
96.8 |
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99.2 |
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| Marital
Status |
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Married |
9,130 |
4.8 |
3.1 |
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6.6 |
95.2 |
93.4 |
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96.9 |
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Other |
4,417 |
17.2 |
12.6 |
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21.8 |
82.8 |
78.2 |
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87.4 |
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$15,999 or less |
3,227** |
19.0 |
13.5 |
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24.5 |
81.0 |
75.5 |
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86.5 |
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$16,000-24,999 |
1,461** |
17.5 |
9.6 |
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25.4 |
82.5 |
74.6 |
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90.4 |
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$25,000-39,999 |
2,076** |
3.6 |
0.5 |
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6.7 |
96.4 |
93.3 |
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99.5 |
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$40,000 or more |
5,632** |
2.5 |
0.9 |
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4.1 |
97.5 |
95.9 |
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99.1 |
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| Enrolled
in WIC |
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No |
8,719** |
4.9 |
3.1 |
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6.7 |
95.1 |
93.3 |
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96.9 |
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Yes |
4,223** |
17.0 |
12.4 |
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21.6 |
83.0 |
78.4 |
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87.6 |
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| Enrolled
in MaineCare/Medicaid |
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No |
7,899** |
4.5 |
2.7 |
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6.3 |
95.5 |
93.7 |
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97.3 |
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Yes |
5,080** |
16.0 |
11.9 |
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20.1 |
84.0 |
79.9 |
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88.1 |
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| Infant's
birth weight |
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<2500 grams |
855 |
12.4 |
10.0 |
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14.8 |
87.6 |
85.2 |
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90.0 |
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2500 grams or more |
12,688 |
8.8 |
6.7 |
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10.9 |
91.2 |
89.1 |
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93.3 |
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| NOTES: |
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| Population size for groups giving birth in Maine are taken from
the Maine Vital Statistics System unless otherwise noted. |
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Unknowns are excluded from all
tabulations. |
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| *Survey
Question 74: Have you ever
heard or read that taking a multivitamin with folic acid or eating foods
high in folic |
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acid can help prevent some birth defects? |
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Estimates of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are
made through PRAMS. |
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| ^ Estimate
of Hispanic population giving birth in Maine is taken from the 2002 birth
file. |
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There were fewer than 10 survey respondents to this question. Data may be unreliable for
describing this group, therefore |
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percent is not reported. |
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| CI = 95%
Confidence Interval |
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