Barriers to Breast
Feeding- Wanted Body Back to Myself |
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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 |
84.3 |
78.1 |
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88.9 |
15.8 |
11.1 |
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21.9 |
Age |
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<20 years |
1,141 |
85.9 |
61.7 |
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95.8 |
14.1 |
4.2 |
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38.3 |
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20-24 years |
3,389 |
92.3 |
80.9 |
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97.1 |
7.7 |
2.9 |
- |
19.2 |
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25-34 years |
7,370 |
76.6 |
66.9 |
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84.1 |
23.4 |
15.9 |
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33.1 |
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35+ years |
1,950 |
99.3 |
97.0 |
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99.8 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
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3.0 |
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Mother's Race |
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White |
13,330 |
84.9 |
78.7 |
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89.6 |
15.1 |
10.5 |
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21.3 |
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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 |
84.5 |
78.3 |
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89.2 |
15.5 |
10.8 |
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21.7 |
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Education |
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< High School |
1,467 |
84.2 |
66.5 |
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93.5 |
15.8 |
6.5 |
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33.6 |
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High School |
4,756 |
83.7 |
74.0 |
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90.3 |
16.3 |
9.7 |
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26.0 |
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> High School |
7,491 |
84.1 |
73.4 |
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91.0 |
15.9 |
9.0 |
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26.6 |
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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 |
80.6 |
70.5 |
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87.8 |
19.4 |
12.2 |
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29.5 |
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Income |
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$15,999 or less |
3,480** |
79.6 |
68.6 |
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87.4 |
20.4 |
12.6 |
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31.4 |
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$16,000-24,999 |
1,753** |
87.0 |
66.7 |
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95.7 |
13.0 |
4.3 |
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33.3 |
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$25,000-39,999 |
2,262** |
90.9 |
75.8 |
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96.9 |
9.1 |
3.1 |
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24.2 |
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$40,000 or more |
5,227** |
90.2 |
77.7 |
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96.1 |
9.8 |
3.9 |
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22.3 |
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Enrolled in
WIC |
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No |
8,691** |
82.0 |
72.5 |
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88.7 |
18.0 |
11.3 |
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27.5 |
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Yes |
4,493** |
86.2 |
77.3 |
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92.0 |
13.8 |
8.0 |
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22.7 |
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Enrolled in
MaineCare/Medicaid |
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No |
7,586** |
85.9 |
75.7 |
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92.3 |
14.1 |
7.7 |
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24.3 |
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Yes |
5,658** |
83.2 |
74.9 |
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89.2 |
16.8 |
10.8 |
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25.1 |
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Infant's birth
weight |
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<2500 grams |
904 |
90.6 |
85.5 |
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94.1 |
9.4 |
5.9 |
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14.5 |
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2500 grams or more |
12,940 |
83.8 |
77.3 |
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88.8 |
16.2 |
11.2 |
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22.8 |
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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?
Wanted body to self |
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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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