Did Mother Initiate
Breastfeeding?* |
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2003 Maine
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results |
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No |
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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 |
22.4 |
19.7 |
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25.3 |
77.6 |
74.7 |
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80.3 |
Age |
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<20 years |
1,141 |
34.2 |
23.1 |
- |
47.3 |
65.9 |
52.7 |
- |
76.9 |
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20-24 years |
3,389 |
29.7 |
23.5 |
- |
36.7 |
70.3 |
63.3 |
- |
76.5 |
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25-34 years |
7,370 |
20.4 |
17.1 |
- |
24.3 |
79.6 |
75.7 |
- |
83.0 |
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35+ years |
1,950 |
11.1 |
6.8 |
- |
17.6 |
88.9 |
82.4 |
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93.2 |
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Mother's Race |
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White |
13,330 |
22.4 |
19.7 |
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25.5 |
77.6 |
74.6 |
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80.3 |
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Black |
182 |
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Other |
309 |
25.9 |
10.6 |
- |
51.0 |
74.1 |
49.0 |
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89.5 |
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Hispanic
Origin |
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Yes |
166^ |
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No |
13,666 |
22.2 |
19.5 |
- |
25.2 |
77.8 |
74.8 |
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80.5 |
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Education |
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< High School |
1,467 |
45.2 |
33.7 |
- |
57.2 |
54.8 |
42.8 |
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66.3 |
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High School |
4,756 |
29.3 |
24.4 |
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34.8 |
70.7 |
65.3 |
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75.7 |
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> High School |
7,491 |
13.3 |
10.7 |
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16.5 |
86.7 |
83.5 |
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89.3 |
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Marital Status |
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Married |
9,210 |
17.0 |
14.2 |
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20.2 |
83.0 |
79.8 |
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85.8 |
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Other |
4,640 |
32.8 |
27.3 |
- |
38.9 |
67.2 |
61.1 |
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72.7 |
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Income |
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$15,999 or less |
3,480** |
36.7 |
30.3 |
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43.7 |
63.3 |
56.3 |
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69.7 |
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$16,000-24,999 |
1,753** |
24.3 |
17.1 |
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33.2 |
75.8 |
66.8 |
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82.7 |
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$25,000-39,999 |
2,262** |
22.0 |
16.2 |
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29.2 |
78.0 |
70.8 |
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83.8 |
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$40,000 or more |
5,227** |
12.1 |
9.2 |
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15.9 |
87.9 |
84.1 |
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90.9 |
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Enrolled in
WIC |
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No |
8,691** |
16.1 |
13.3 |
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19.3 |
83.9 |
80.7 |
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86.7 |
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Yes |
4,493** |
34.9 |
29.4 |
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40.8 |
65.1 |
59.2 |
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70.6 |
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Enrolled in
MaineCare/Medicaid |
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No |
7,586** |
14.7 |
12.0 |
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18.0 |
85.3 |
82.0 |
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88.0 |
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Yes |
5,658** |
32.7 |
27.8 |
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37.9 |
67.3 |
62.1 |
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72.2 |
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Infant's birth
weight |
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<2500 grams |
904 |
25.9 |
22.9 |
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29.1 |
74.1 |
70.9 |
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77.1 |
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2500 grams or more |
12,940 |
22.2 |
19.3 |
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25.3 |
77.8 |
74.7 |
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80.7 |
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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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** 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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CI = 95%
Confidence Interval |
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