Barriers to Breast
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2003 Maine
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results |
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Demographic Groups |
Population |
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CI |
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CI |
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Total |
13,851 |
52.3 |
45.1 |
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59.5 |
47.7 |
40.5 |
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54.9 |
Age |
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<20 years |
1,141 |
53.9 |
32.2 |
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74.2 |
46.1 |
25.9 |
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67.8 |
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20-24 years |
3,389 |
44.8 |
32.1 |
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58.2 |
55.2 |
41.8 |
- |
67.9 |
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25-34 years |
7,370 |
53.1 |
43.2 |
- |
62.8 |
46.9 |
37.2 |
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56.9 |
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35+ years |
1,950 |
76.1 |
48.7 |
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91.5 |
23.9 |
8.5 |
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51.3 |
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Mother's Race |
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White |
13,330 |
52.7 |
45.3 |
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59.9 |
47.3 |
40.1 |
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54.7 |
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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 |
52.6 |
45.2 |
- |
59.8 |
47.4 |
40.2 |
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54.8 |
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Education |
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< High School |
1,467 |
52.7 |
35.2 |
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69.6 |
47.3 |
30.4 |
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64.8 |
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High School |
4,756 |
51.3 |
40.8 |
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61.6 |
48.7 |
38.4 |
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59.2 |
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> High School |
7,491 |
50.8 |
39.3 |
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62.3 |
49.2 |
37.7 |
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60.7 |
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Marital Status |
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Married |
9,210 |
55.0 |
45.4 |
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64.2 |
45.0 |
35.8 |
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54.6 |
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Other |
4,640 |
49.6 |
38.9 |
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60.4 |
50.4 |
39.6 |
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61.1 |
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Income |
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$15,999 or less |
3,480** |
47.2 |
35.9 |
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58.8 |
52.8 |
41.2 |
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64.1 |
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$16,000-24,999 |
1,753** |
59.9 |
40.5 |
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76.6 |
40.1 |
23.4 |
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59.5 |
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$25,000-39,999 |
2,262** |
52.9 |
36.5 |
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68.8 |
47.1 |
31.2 |
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63.5 |
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$40,000 or more |
5,227** |
57.2 |
42.5 |
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70.8 |
42.8 |
29.2 |
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57.6 |
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Enrolled in
WIC |
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No |
8,691** |
51.2 |
41.0 |
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61.2 |
48.8 |
38.8 |
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59.0 |
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Yes |
4,493** |
53.3 |
43.0 |
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63.3 |
46.7 |
36.7 |
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57.0 |
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Enrolled in
MaineCare/Medicaid |
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No |
7,586** |
55.4 |
44.2 |
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66.0 |
44.7 |
34.0 |
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55.8 |
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Yes |
5,658** |
50.5 |
41.0 |
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59.9 |
49.5 |
40.1 |
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59.0 |
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Infant's birth
weight |
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<2500 grams |
904 |
66.5 |
59.5 |
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72.8 |
33.5 |
27.2 |
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40.5 |
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2500 grams or more |
12,940 |
51.4 |
43.7 |
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59.0 |
48.6 |
41.0 |
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56.3 |
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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? I
didn't like breastfeeding |
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** Estimates
of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through
PRAMS. |
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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
group, therefore |
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percent is not reported. |
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CI = 95%
Confidence Interval |
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