Barriers to Breast
Feeding- Return to Work or School |
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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 |
71.0 |
63.9 |
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77.2 |
29.0 |
22.8 |
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36.1 |
Age |
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<20 years |
1,141 |
65.2 |
41.7 |
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83.1 |
34.8 |
16.9 |
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58.3 |
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20-24 years |
3,389 |
63.4 |
49.7 |
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75.1 |
36.7 |
24.9 |
- |
50.3 |
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25-34 years |
7,370 |
75.1 |
65.7 |
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82.6 |
24.9 |
17.4 |
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34.3 |
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35+ years |
1,950 |
85.9 |
58.8 |
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96.3 |
14.1 |
3.7 |
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41.2 |
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Mother's Race |
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White |
13,330 |
71.4 |
64.3 |
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77.6 |
28.6 |
22.4 |
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35.7 |
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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 |
71.6 |
64.5 |
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77.7 |
28.5 |
22.3 |
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35.6 |
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Education |
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< High School |
1,467 |
71.9 |
53.5 |
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85.0 |
28.1 |
15.0 |
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46.5 |
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High School |
4,756 |
74.9 |
64.4 |
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83.1 |
25.1 |
17.0 |
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35.6 |
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> High School |
7,491 |
63.6 |
51.7 |
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74.1 |
36.4 |
26.0 |
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48.3 |
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Marital Status |
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Married |
9,210 |
75.6 |
66.5 |
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82.9 |
24.4 |
17.1 |
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33.6 |
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Other |
4,640 |
66.4 |
55.4 |
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75.8 |
33.6 |
24.2 |
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44.6 |
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Income |
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$15,999 or less |
3,480** |
73.0 |
61.5 |
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82.0 |
27.1 |
18.0 |
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38.5 |
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$16,000-24,999 |
1,753** |
61.8 |
42.1 |
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78.3 |
38.2 |
21.7 |
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57.9 |
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$25,000-39,999 |
2,262** |
77.4 |
60.6 |
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88.4 |
22.6 |
11.6 |
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39.4 |
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$40,000 or more |
5,227** |
69.1 |
54.2 |
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80.9 |
30.9 |
19.2 |
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45.8 |
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Enrolled in
WIC |
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No |
8,691** |
69.1 |
58.9 |
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77.7 |
30.9 |
22.3 |
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41.1 |
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Yes |
4,493** |
72.7 |
62.5 |
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81.0 |
27.3 |
19.1 |
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37.5 |
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Enrolled in
MaineCare/Medicaid |
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No |
7,586** |
68.4 |
57.3 |
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77.7 |
31.6 |
22.3 |
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42.7 |
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Yes |
5,658** |
72.6 |
63.2 |
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80.3 |
27.4 |
19.7 |
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36.8 |
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Infant's birth
weight |
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<2500 grams |
904 |
86.8 |
81.0 |
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91.0 |
13.3 |
9.0 |
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19.0 |
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2500 grams or more |
12,940 |
70.0 |
62.5 |
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76.5 |
30.0 |
23.5 |
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37.5 |
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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? Went
back to work or school |
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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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