Maternal Seatbelt Use After Pregnancy*
2002 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
			Always				Almost Always				Sometimes				Rarely				Never
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI		%		CI		%		CI		%		CI
	Total	13,546	71.4	68.3	-	74.4	13.7	11.4	-	16.1	7.4	5.6	-	9.2	4.8	3.3	-	6.3	2.8	1.6	-	3.9
Age
	<20 years	1,147	32.4	20.7	-	44.0	32.4	20.8	-	43.9	12.1	4.3	-	20.0	13.8	5.3	-	22.3	9.4	2.1	-	16.7
	20-24 years	3,364	56.3	49.3	-	63.2	16.0	10.9	-	21.1	14.1	9.1	-	19.0	10.0	5.7	-	14.3	3.6	1.0	-	6.3
	25-34 years	7,149	81.3	77.9	-	84.7	10.8	8.0	-	13.5	4.2	2.4	-	5.9	2.1	0.8	-	3.4	1.7	0.5	-	2.8
	35+ years	1,886	84.7	77.7	-	91.6	8.8	3.5	-	14.1	5.3	0.8	-	9.8	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	1.2	0.0	-	3.4
Mother's Race
	White	13,013	71.9	68.8	-	74.9	13.5	11.1	-	15.8	7.1	5.3	-	8.9	4.8	3.2	-	6.3	2.8	1.7	-	4.0
	Black	171	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	337	49.8	23.3	-	76.2	23.9	1.1	-	46.7	18.0	0.0	-	39.9	8.4	0.0	-	23.7	0.0	0.0	-	0.0
Hispanic Origin
	Yes	168^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,373^	71.3	68.2	-	74.4	13.9	11.5	-	16.2	7.3	5.5	-	9.1	4.8	3.3	-	6.3	2.7	1.5	-	3.8
Education
	< High School	1,427	46.0	34.6	-	57.3	22.8	13.2	-	32.4	13.0	5.3	-	20.8	9.8	3.0	-	16.6	8.4	2.1	-	14.7
	High School	4,772	59.0	53.3	-	64.6	17.5	13.1	-	21.8	10.3	6.9	-	13.8	8.8	5.5	-	12.1	4.5	2.1	-	6.8
	> High School	7,277	85.3	82.3	-	88.4	9.4	6.8	-	11.9	3.9	2.3	-	5.6	1.0	0.1	-	1.8	0.4	0.0	-	1.0
Marital Status
	Married	9,130	82.2	79.1	-	85.3	10.3	7.9	-	12.8	4.7	3.0	-	6.4	1.5	0.5	-	2.5	1.3	0.4	-	2.3
	Other	4,417	49.8	43.8	-	55.8	20.5	15.6	-	25.3	12.8	8.7	-	16.9	11.3	7.4	-	15.2	5.7	2.8	-	8.5
Income
	$15,999 or less	3,227**	50.0	42.9	-	57.0	21.5	15.6	-	27.3	13.5	8.7	-	18.3	9.9	5.6	-	14.2	5.2	2.0	-	8.4
	$16,000-24,999	1,461**	60.5	50.6	-	70.3	19.8	11.8	-	27.8	8.4	2.8	-	14.0	7.8	2.1	-	13.4	3.6	0.0	-	7.4
	$25,000-39,999	2,076**	77.4	70.6	-	84.2	10.8	5.8	-	15.7	5.8	2.1	-	9.5	4.3	0.8	-	7.8	1.8	0.0	-	4.0
	$40,000 or more	5,632**	86.2	82.8	-	89.6	7.5	4.9	-	10.1	4.3	2.3	-	6.4	1.4	0.2	-	2.5	0.6	0.0	-	1.4
Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,719**	80.7	77.6	-	83.9	10.5	8.0	-	12.9	5.1	3.4	-	6.9	1.9	0.8	-	3.1	1.8	0.7	-	2.9
	Yes	4,223**	52.0	45.9	-	58.2	20.6	15.7	-	25.6	11.7	7.7	-	15.7	10.8	6.9	-	14.7	4.9	2.2	-	7.6
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,899**	82.7	79.5	-	85.9	10.4	7.8	-	12.9	4.1	2.4	-	5.8	1.7	0.5	-	2.9	1.1	0.2	-	2.0
	Yes	5,080**	53.5	47.9	-	59.1	19.0	14.6	-	23.4	12.5	8.9	-	16.2	9.6	6.3	-	13.0	5.4	2.8	-	8.0
Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	855	67.9	64.4	-	71.4	14.9	12.2	-	17.5	10.8	8.5	-	13.0	2.8	1.5	-	4.1	3.7	2.2	-	5.2
	2500 grams or more	12,688	71.6	68.3	-	74.8	13.7	11.2	-	16.1	7.2	5.3	-	9.1	4.9	3.3	-	6.5	2.7	1.5	-	3.9
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 80:  Since you delivered your new baby, how often do you wear a seat belt when
	you drive or ride in a car?
** 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