Barriers to Breast
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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 |
88.0 |
82.6 |
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91.9 |
12.0 |
8.1 |
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17.4 |
Age |
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<20 years |
1,141 |
92.4 |
69.1 |
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98.5 |
7.7 |
1.5 |
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30.9 |
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20-24 years |
3,389 |
93.1 |
84.3 |
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97.2 |
6.9 |
2.8 |
- |
15.7 |
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25-34 years |
7,370 |
81.8 |
72.8 |
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88.4 |
18.2 |
11.6 |
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27.3 |
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35+ years |
1,950 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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100.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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0.0 |
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Mother's Race |
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White |
13,330 |
87.7 |
82.1 |
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91.7 |
12.3 |
8.3 |
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17.9 |
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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 |
87.8 |
82.3 |
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91.8 |
12.2 |
8.3 |
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17.7 |
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Education |
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< High School |
1,467 |
94.9 |
81.1 |
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98.8 |
5.1 |
1.2 |
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18.9 |
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High School |
4,756 |
88.7 |
80.2 |
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93.8 |
11.4 |
6.2 |
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19.8 |
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> High School |
7,491 |
84.2 |
73.6 |
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91.1 |
15.8 |
8.9 |
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26.4 |
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Marital Status |
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Married |
9,210 |
83.8 |
75.3 |
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89.8 |
16.2 |
10.2 |
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24.7 |
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Other |
4,640 |
92.2 |
84.6 |
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96.2 |
7.8 |
3.8 |
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15.5 |
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Income |
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$15,999 or less |
3,480** |
90.5 |
81.8 |
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95.3 |
9.5 |
4.7 |
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18.2 |
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$16,000-24,999 |
1,753** |
88.3 |
71.8 |
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95.7 |
11.7 |
4.3 |
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28.2 |
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$25,000-39,999 |
2,262** |
93.9 |
79.4 |
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98.4 |
6.1 |
1.6 |
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20.6 |
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$40,000 or more |
5,227** |
79.4 |
64.4 |
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89.2 |
20.6 |
10.8 |
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35.6 |
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Enrolled in
WIC |
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No |
8,691** |
82.5 |
73.3 |
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89.0 |
17.5 |
11.0 |
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26.7 |
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Yes |
4,493** |
92.9 |
85.9 |
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96.6 |
7.1 |
3.4 |
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14.1 |
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Enrolled in
MaineCare/Medicaid |
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No |
7,586** |
83.5 |
73.2 |
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90.4 |
16.5 |
9.6 |
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26.8 |
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Yes |
5,658** |
90.7 |
84.0 |
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94.8 |
9.3 |
5.2 |
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16.0 |
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Infant's birth
weight |
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<2500 grams |
904 |
88.0 |
82.4 |
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92.0 |
12.0 |
8.0 |
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17.6 |
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2500 grams or more |
12,940 |
88.0 |
82.2 |
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92.1 |
12.0 |
7.9 |
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17.8 |
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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? I
didn't want to be tied down |
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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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