Barriers to Breast
Feeding- Other |
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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 |
69.6 |
62.7 |
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75.7 |
30.4 |
24.3 |
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37.3 |
Age |
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<20 years |
1,141 |
79.2 |
56.3 |
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91.8 |
20.8 |
8.2 |
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43.8 |
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20-24 years |
3,389 |
76.3 |
69.4 |
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85.7 |
23.7 |
14.3 |
- |
36.6 |
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25-34 years |
7,370 |
66.8 |
56.9 |
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75.3 |
33.2 |
24.7 |
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43.1 |
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35+ years |
1,950 |
43.2 |
21.0 |
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68.4 |
56.8 |
31.6 |
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79.0 |
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Mother's Race |
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White |
13,330 |
69.2 |
62.2 |
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75.4 |
30.8 |
24.6 |
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37.9 |
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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 |
69.6 |
62.7 |
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75.8 |
30.4 |
24.2 |
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37.3 |
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Education |
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< High School |
1,467 |
82.6 |
65.4 |
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92.2 |
17.4 |
7.8 |
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34.6 |
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High School |
4,756 |
68.7 |
58.4 |
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77.4 |
31.3 |
22.6 |
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41.6 |
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> High School |
7,491 |
65.6 |
54.0 |
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75.7 |
34.4 |
24.3 |
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46.1 |
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Marital Status |
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Married |
9,210 |
60.5 |
50.8 |
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69.4 |
39.5 |
30.6 |
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49.2 |
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Other |
4,640 |
78.8 |
69.0 |
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86.1 |
21.2 |
13.9 |
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31.0 |
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Income |
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$15,999 or less |
3,480** |
77.7 |
66.8 |
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85.8 |
22.3 |
14.2 |
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33.2 |
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$16,000-24,999 |
1,753** |
66.1 |
47.0 |
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81.1 |
33.9 |
18.9 |
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53.0 |
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$25,000-39,999 |
2,262** |
62.0 |
45.5 |
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76.2 |
38.0 |
23.8 |
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54.5 |
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$40,000 or more |
5,227** |
60.5 |
45.5 |
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73.7 |
39.5 |
26.3 |
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54.5 |
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Enrolled in
WIC |
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No |
8,691** |
69.5 |
59.4 |
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78.0 |
30.5 |
22.0 |
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40.6 |
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Yes |
4,493** |
69.8 |
60.0 |
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78.1 |
30.2 |
21.9 |
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40.0 |
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Enrolled in
MaineCare/Medicaid |
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No |
7,586** |
59.6 |
48.3 |
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69.9 |
40.5 |
30.1 |
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51.7 |
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Yes |
5,658** |
75.7 |
67.1 |
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82.7 |
24.3 |
17.4 |
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32.9 |
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Infant's birth
weight |
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<2500 grams |
904 |
45.7 |
38.8 |
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52.8 |
54.3 |
47.2 |
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61.2 |
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2500 grams or more |
12,940 |
71.2 |
63.8 |
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77.6 |
28.9 |
22.4 |
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36.2 |
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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?
Other |
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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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CI = 95%
Confidence Interval |
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