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Was Social Security, etc. a Source of Family Income?*
2002 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,546 96.6 95.4 - 97.8 3.4 2.2 - 4.6
Age                    
<20 years 1,147 93.2 86.9 - 99.5 6.8 0.5 - 13.1
20-24 years 3,364 94.8 91.7 - 97.8 5.2 2.2 - 8.3
25-34 years 7,149 98.1 97.0 - 99.3 1.9 0.7 - 3.0
35+ years 1,886 95.8 91.7 - 99.9 4.2 0.1 - 8.3
Mother's Race                  
White 13,013 96.6 95.3 - 97.8 3.4 2.2 - 4.7
Black 171 # # - # # # - #
Other 337 98.8 97.1 - 100.0 1.2 0.0 - 2.9
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 168^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,373^ 96.6 95.4 - 97.8 3.4 2.2 - 4.6
Education                  
< High School 1,427 91.4 85.3 - 97.5 8.6 2.5 - 14.7
High School 4,772 95.2 92.8 - 97.6 4.8 2.4 - 7.2
>High School 7,277 98.7 97.8 - 99.6 1.3 0.4 - 2.2
Marital Status                  
Married 9,130 98.1 96.9 - 99.2 1.9 0.8 - 3.1
Other 4,417 93.7 90.9 - 96.6 6.3 3.4 - 9.1
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,227** 93.6 90.2 - 97.0 6.4 3.0 - 9.8
$16,000-24,999 1,461** 95.4 91.2 - 99.7 4.6 0.3 - 8.8
$25,000-39,999 2,076** 98.2 96.2 - 100.0 1.8 0.0 - 3.8
$40,000 or more 5,632** 98.5 97.3 - 99.7 1.5 0.3 - 2.7
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,719** 97.9 96.7 - 99.1 2.1 0.9 - 3.3
Yes 4,223** 94.0 91.2 - 96.9 6.0 3.1 - 8.8
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 7,899** 98.4 97.4 - 99.4 1.6 0.6 - 2.6
Yes 5,080** 93.9 91.2 - 96.5 6.1 3.5 - 8.8
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 855 93.7 91.9 - 95.4 6.3 4.6 - 8.1
2500 grams or more 12,688 96.8 95.5 - 98.1 3.2 1.9 - 4.5
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?
  Social security, workers' compensation, veteran benefits, or pensions
** 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