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Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results |
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Population |
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CI |
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CI |
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Total |
13,851 |
66.8 |
59.6 |
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73.2 |
33.3 |
26.8 |
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40.4 |
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<20 years |
1,141 |
88.4 |
66.7 |
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96.7 |
11.6 |
3.3 |
- |
33.3 |
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20-24 years |
3,389 |
74.0 |
60.7 |
- |
84.0 |
26.0 |
16.0 |
- |
39.3 |
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25-34 years |
7,370 |
56.6 |
46.6 |
- |
66.1 |
43.4 |
33.9 |
- |
53.4 |
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35+ years |
1,950 |
65.6 |
38.6 |
- |
85.3 |
34.4 |
14.7 |
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61.4 |
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White |
13,330 |
67.4 |
60.2 |
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73.8 |
32.6 |
26.2 |
- |
39.9 |
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Black |
182 |
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Other |
309 |
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| Hispanic Origin |
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Yes |
166^ |
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No |
13,666 |
66.7 |
59.5 |
- |
73.2 |
33.4 |
27.0 |
- |
40.6 |
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| Education |
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< High School |
1,467 |
79.8 |
61.8 |
- |
90.6 |
20.2 |
9.4 |
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38.2 |
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High School |
4,756 |
61.4 |
50.7 |
- |
71.0 |
38.6 |
29.0 |
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49.3 |
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> High School |
7,491 |
65.7 |
53.9 |
- |
75.9 |
34.3 |
24.1 |
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46.1 |
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Married |
9,210 |
63.8 |
54.1 |
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72.4 |
36.2 |
27.6 |
- |
45.9 |
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Other |
4,640 |
69.8 |
59.1 |
- |
78.6 |
30.3 |
21.4 |
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40.9 |
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$15,999 or less |
3,480** |
72.0 |
60.7 |
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81.0 |
28.0 |
19.0 |
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39.3 |
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$16,000-24,999 |
1,753** |
59.6 |
40.5 |
- |
76.3 |
40.4 |
23.7 |
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59.6 |
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$25,000-39,999 |
2,262** |
55.3 |
38.7 |
- |
70.8 |
44.7 |
29.2 |
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61.4 |
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$40,000 or more |
5,227** |
71.5 |
56.4 |
- |
83.0 |
28.5 |
17.1 |
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43.6 |
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No |
8,691** |
59.1 |
48.7 |
- |
68.8 |
40.9 |
31.2 |
- |
51.3 |
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Yes |
4,493** |
73.5 |
63.9 |
- |
81.3 |
26.5 |
18.7 |
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36.1 |
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| Enrolled in
MaineCare/Medicaid |
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No |
7,586** |
66.4 |
55.1 |
- |
76.0 |
33.7 |
24.0 |
- |
44.9 |
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Yes |
5,658** |
67.0 |
57.6 |
- |
75.2 |
33.0 |
24.8 |
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42.4 |
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weight |
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<2500 grams |
904 |
72.5 |
65.8 |
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78.3 |
27.5 |
21.7 |
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34.2 |
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2500 grams or more |
12,940 |
66.4 |
58.8 |
- |
73.2 |
33.6 |
26.8 |
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41.2 |
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| Population size
for groups giving birth in Maine are taken from the Maine Vital Statistics
System unless otherwise noted. |
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Unknowns are excluded from all tabulations. |
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Survey Question 47: Did you ever breastfeed or pump breast milk to feed your
new baby after delivery? |
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Question 48: What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby?
Other children to care for |
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| ^ Estimate of
Hispanic population giving birth in Maine is taken from the 2003 birth file. |
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There were fewer than 10 survey respondents to this question. Data may be unreliable for describing this
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percent is not reported. |
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