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Maternal Problem with Severe Nausea?*
2002 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population % 95% CI % 95% CI
  Total 13,546 75.8 73.0 - 78.7 24.2 21.3 - 27.0
Age                    
<20 years 1,147 63.8 52.0 - 75.7 36.2 24.3 - 48.0
20-24 years 3,364 68.9 62.4 - 75.3 31.1 24.7 - 37.6
25-34 years 7,149 79.2 75.7 - 82.7 20.8 17.3 - 24.3
35+ years 1,886 83.1 75.9 - 90.2 16.9 9.8 - 24.1
Mother's Race                  
White 13,013 75.9 73.1 - 78.8 24.1 21.2 - 26.9
Black 171 # # - # # # - #
Other 337 60.1 34.1 - 86.1 39.9 13.9 - 65.9
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 168^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,373^ 75.8 72.9 - 78.7 24.2 21.3 - 27.1
Education                  
< High School 1,427 63.5 52.7 - 74.3 36.5 25.7 - 47.3
High School 4,772 72.2 67.1 - 77.3 27.8 22.7 - 32.9
> High School 7,277 81.1 77.7 - 84.5 18.9 15.5 - 22.3
Marital Status                  
Married 9,130 78.9 75.6 - 82.2 21.1 17.8 - 24.4
Other 4,417 69.7 64.3 - 75.2 30.3 24.8 - 35.7
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,227** 67.4 60.9 - 73.9 32.6 26.1 - 39.1
$16,000-24,999 1,461** 76.8 68.5 - 85.2 23.2 14.8 - 31.5
$25,000-39,999 2,076** 74.8 67.7 - 81.8 25.3 18.2 - 32.3
$40,000 or more 5,632** 81.9 78.1 - 85.7 18.1 14.3 - 21.9
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,719** 81.0 78.0 - 84.1 19.0 15.9 - 22.0
Yes 4,223** 65.0 59.2 - 70.9 35.0 29.1 - 40.8
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 7,899** 79.9 76.6 - 83.3 20.1 16.7 - 23.4
Yes 5,080** 69.4 64.3 - 74.5 30.6 25.5 - 35.7
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 855 71.9 68.7 - 75.1 28.1 24.9 - 31.3
2500 grams or more 12,688 76.0 73.0 - 79.1 24.0 20.9 - 27.0
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 24: Did you have any of these problems during your pregnancy?
  e. Severe nausea, vomiting, or dehydration
** 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