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Loaded Guns in Home?*
2002 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population % 95% CI % 95% CI
  Total 13,546 97.1 96.0 - 98.2 2.9 1.8 - 4.0
Age                    
<20 years 1,147 98.3 95.4 - 100.0 1.7 0.0 - 4.6
20-24 years 3,364 97.6 95.5 - 99.8 2.4 0.2 - 4.5
25-34 years 7,149 97.0 95.5 - 98.5 3.0 1.5 - 4.5
35+ years 1,886 95.7 92.0 - 99.4 4.3 0.6 - 8.0
Mother's Race                  
White 13,013 97.1 95.9 - 98.2 3.0 1.8 - 4.1
Black 171 # # - # # # - #
Other 337 100.0 100.0 - 100.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 168^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,373^ 97.2 96.1 - 98.3 2.8 1.7 - 3.9
Education                  
< High School 1,427 98.1 95.2 - 100.0 1.9 0.0 - 4.8
High School 4,772 98.4 97.0 - 99.9 1.6 0.1 - 3.0
> High School 7,277 96.0 94.3 - 97.7 4.0 2.3 - 5.7
Marital Status                  
Married 9,130 96.3 94.9 - 97.8 3.7 2.2 - 5.1
Other 4,417 98.7 97.3 - 100.0 1.3 0.0 - 2.7
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,227** 96.6 94.0 - 99.1 3.4 0.9 - 6.0
$16,000-24,999 1,461** 100.0 100.0 - 100.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
$25,000-39,999 2,076** 97.6 95.1 - 100.0 2.5 0.0 - 4.9
$40,000 or more 5,632** 96.6 94.8 - 98.3 3.5 1.7 - 5.2
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,719** 97.0 95.6 - 98.3 3.0 1.7 - 4.4
Yes 4,223** 97.5 95.6 - 99.3 2.5 0.7 - 4.4
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 7,899** 96.7 95.3 - 98.2 3.3 1.8 - 4.8
Yes 5,080** 97.7 96.1 - 99.3 2.3 0.7 - 3.9
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 855 97.9 96.8 - 99.0 2.1 1.0 - 3.2
2500 grams or more 12,688 97.1 95.9 - 98.2 2.9 1.8 - 4.1
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 78: There are loaded guns, rifles, or other firearms in my home
** 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