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Was Something Else a Source of Family Income?*
2002 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,546 96.9 95.7 - 98.0 3.1 2.0 - 4.3
Age                    
<20 years 1,147 94.0 88.1 - 99.8 6.0 0.2 - 11.9
20-24 years 3,364 95.4 92.6 - 98.2 4.6 1.8 - 7.4
25-34 years 7,149 97.5 96.2 - 98.9 2.5 1.1 - 3.8
35+ years 1,886 98.8 97.0 - 100.0 1.2 0.0 - 3.0
Mother's Race                  
White 13,013 96.9 95.8 - 98.1 3.1 1.9 - 4.2
Black 171 # # - # # # - #
Other 337 93.1 80.3 - 100.0 6.9 0.0 - 19.7
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 168^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,373^ 96.8 95.7 - 98.0 3.2 2.0 - 4.3
Education                  
< High School 1,427 95.2 90.4 - 100.0 4.8 0.0 - 9.6
High School 4,772 96.2 94.1 - 98.3 3.8 1.7 - 5.9
>High School 7,277 97.7 96.4 - 99.0 2.3 1.0 - 3.6
Marital Status                  
Married 9,130 97.8 96.7 - 98.9 2.2 1.1 - 3.3
Other 4,417 95.0 92.4 - 97.6 5.0 2.4 - 7.6
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,227** 95.6 92.9 - 98.4 4.4 1.6 - 7.1
$16,000-24,999 1,461** 97.1 94.0 - 100.0 2.9 0.0 - 6.0
$25,000-39,999 2,076** 97.5 95.0 - 100.0 2.5 0.0 - 5.0
$40,000 or more 5,632** 98.2 97.0 - 99.5 1.8 0.5 - 3.0
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,719** 97.8 96.6 - 98.9 2.2 1.1 - 3.4
Yes 4,223** 95.0 92.4 - 97.6 5.0 2.4 - 7.6
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 7,899** 97.9 96.7 - 99.0 2.1 1.0 - 3.3
Yes 5,080** 95.3 93.0 - 97.6 4.7 2.4 - 7.0
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 855 94.6 93.0 - 96.2 5.4 3.8 - 7.0
2500 grams or more 12,688 97.0 95.8 - 98.2 3.0 1.8 - 4.2
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 70:  What were the sources of your household's income during the past 12 months?
  Other
** 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