Barriers to Breast
Feeding- Too Many Household Duties |
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2003 Maine
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results |
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Yes |
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Demographic Groups |
Population |
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CI |
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CI |
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Total |
13,851 |
84.9 |
78.9 |
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89.4 |
15.1 |
10.6 |
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21.1 |
Age |
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<20 years |
1,141 |
87.0 |
61.7 |
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96.5 |
13.0 |
3.5 |
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38.3 |
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20-24 years |
3,389 |
87.1 |
75.3 |
- |
93.7 |
12.9 |
6.3 |
- |
24.7 |
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25-34 years |
7,370 |
83.5 |
74.8 |
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89.6 |
16.5 |
10.4 |
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25.2 |
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35+ years |
1,950 |
81.3 |
49.6 |
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95.1 |
18.7 |
5.0 |
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50.4 |
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Mother's Race |
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White |
13,330 |
85.0 |
78.9 |
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89.6 |
15.0 |
10.4 |
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21.1 |
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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 |
84.7 |
78.6 |
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89.3 |
15.3 |
10.7 |
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21.4 |
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Education |
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< High School |
1,467 |
84.6 |
66.6 |
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93.8 |
15.4 |
6.2 |
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33.4 |
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High School |
4,756 |
84.2 |
74.7 |
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90.5 |
15.8 |
9.5 |
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25.3 |
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> High School |
7,491 |
85.3 |
74.9 |
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91.8 |
14.7 |
8.2 |
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25.1 |
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Marital Status |
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Married |
9,210 |
87.9 |
79.9 |
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93.0 |
12.1 |
7.0 |
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20.2 |
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Other |
4,640 |
81.9 |
72.1 |
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88.8 |
18.1 |
11.2 |
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27.9 |
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Income |
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$15,999 or less |
3,480** |
82.8 |
72.3 |
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89.9 |
17.2 |
10.1 |
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27.8 |
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$16,000-24,999 |
1,753** |
82.9 |
63.2 |
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93.2 |
17.1 |
6.8 |
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36.8 |
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$25,000-39,999 |
2,262** |
88.1 |
70.7 |
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95.8 |
11.9 |
4.2 |
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29.3 |
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$40,000 or more |
5,227** |
85.7 |
72.2 |
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93.3 |
14.3 |
6.7 |
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27.8 |
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Enrolled in
WIC |
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No |
8,691** |
81.2 |
71.5 |
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88.1 |
18.8 |
11.9 |
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28.5 |
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Yes |
4,493** |
88.2 |
79.9 |
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93.4 |
11.8 |
6.6 |
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20.1 |
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Enrolled in
MaineCare/Medicaid |
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No |
7,586** |
90.4 |
81.7 |
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95.2 |
9.7 |
4.8 |
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18.3 |
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Yes |
5,658** |
81.6 |
73.0 |
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87.9 |
18.4 |
12.1 |
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27.0 |
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Infant's birth
weight |
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<2500 grams |
904 |
88.5 |
83.1 |
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92.4 |
11.5 |
7.6 |
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16.9 |
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2500 grams or more |
12,940 |
84.7 |
78.2 |
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89.5 |
15.3 |
10.5 |
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21.8 |
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NOTES: |
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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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If No, Survey
Question 48: What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? Too
many household duties |
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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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CI = 95%
Confidence Interval |
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