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Does Your Infant Always or Almost Always Ride In An Infant Car Seat?
2002 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population % 95% CI % 95% CI
  Total 13,546 0.4 0.0 - 0.8 99.6 99.2 - 100.0
Age                    
<20 years 1,147 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 100.0 100.0 - 100.0
20-24 years 3,364 0.1 0.0 - 0.2 99.9 99.8 - 100.0
25-34 years 7,149 0.4 0.0 - 1.0 99.6 99.0 - 100.0
35+ years 1,886 1.0 0.0 - 2.9 99.0 97.1 - 100.0
Mother's Race                  
White 13,013 0.4 0.0 - 0.8 99.6 99.2 - 100.0
Black 171 # # - # # # - #
Other 337 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 100.0 100.0 - 100.0
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 168^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,373^ 0.4 0.0 - 0.8 99.6 99.2 - 100.0
Education                  
< High School 1,427 0.2 0.0 - 0.4 99.8 99.6 - 100.0
High School 4,772 0.4 0.0 - 1.1 99.6 98.9 - 100.0
> High School 7,277 0.4 0.0 - 1.0 99.6 99.0 - 100.0
Marital Status                  
Married 9,130 0.4 0.0 - 0.8 99.6 99.2 - 100.0
Other 4,417 0.4 0.0 - 1.2 99.6 98.8 - 100.0
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,227** 0.1 0.0 - 0.2 99.9 99.8 - 100.0
$16,000-24,999 1,461** 1.2 0.0 - 3.4 98.8 96.6 - 100.0
$25,000-39,999 2,076** 0.7 0.0 - 2.0 99.3 98.0 - 100.0
$40,000 or more 5,632** 0.3 0.0 - 0.8 99.7 99.3 - 100.0
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,719** 0.5 0.0 - 1.1 99.5 98.9 - 100.0
Yes 4,223** 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 99.9 99.9 - 100.0
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 7,899** 0.6 0.0 - 1.2 99.4 98.8 - 100.0
Yes 5,080** 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 100.0 99.9 - 100.0
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 855 0.4 0.0 - 0.9 99.6 99.1 - 100.0
2500 grams or more 12,688 0.4 0.0 - 0.8 99.6 99.2 - 100.0
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 78: Listed below are some things about safety.
  b. My baby always or almost always rides in an infant car seat.
** 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