Did Mother Know About Folic Acid?* |
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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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% |
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CI |
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Total |
13,851 |
6.0 |
4.5 |
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8.0 |
94.0 |
92.0 |
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95.5 |
Age |
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<20 years |
1,141 |
9.7 |
4.3 |
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20.3 |
90.4 |
79.8 |
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95.7 |
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20-24 years |
3,389 |
9.9 |
6.2 |
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15.5 |
90.1 |
84.5 |
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93.8 |
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25-34 years |
7,370 |
4.5 |
2.9 |
- |
7.0 |
95.5 |
93.1 |
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97.1 |
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35+ years |
1,950 |
3.3 |
1.2 |
- |
8.9 |
96.7 |
91.1 |
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98.8 |
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Mother's Race |
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White |
13,330 |
5.6 |
4.2 |
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7.6 |
94.4 |
92.4 |
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95.9 |
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Black |
182 |
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Other |
309 |
13.6 |
3.5 |
- |
40.7 |
86.4 |
59.3 |
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96.5 |
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Hispanic
Origin |
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Yes |
166^ |
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No |
13,666^ |
6.1 |
4.6 |
- |
8.0 |
93.9 |
92.0 |
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95.4 |
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Education |
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< High School |
1,467 |
20.0 |
12.1 |
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31.4 |
80.0 |
68.6 |
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88.0 |
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High School |
4,756 |
9.5 |
6.6 |
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13.6 |
90.5 |
86.4 |
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93.4 |
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>High School |
7,491 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
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2.5 |
98.8 |
97.5 |
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99.5 |
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Marital Status |
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Married |
9,210 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
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4.2 |
97.5 |
95.8 |
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98.5 |
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Other |
4,640 |
12.8 |
9.2 |
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17.6 |
87.2 |
82.4 |
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90.8 |
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Income |
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$15,999 or less |
3,480** |
13.6 |
9.5 |
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19.2 |
86.4 |
80.8 |
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90.6 |
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$16,000-24,999 |
1,753** |
3.5 |
1.2 |
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9.8 |
96.6 |
90.2 |
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98.8 |
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$25,000-39,999 |
2,262** |
5.8 |
2.8 |
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11.6 |
94.2 |
88.4 |
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97.2 |
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$40,000 or more |
5,227** |
1.2 |
0.5 |
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3.0 |
98.8 |
97.0 |
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99.5 |
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Enrolled in
WIC |
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No |
8,691** |
2.4 |
1.4 |
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4.1 |
97.6 |
95.9 |
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98.6 |
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Yes |
4,493** |
12.7 |
9.1 |
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17.4 |
87.3 |
82.6 |
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90.9 |
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Enrolled in
MaineCare/Medicaid |
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No |
7,586** |
1.6 |
0.8 |
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3.2 |
98.4 |
96.8 |
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99.2 |
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Yes |
5,658** |
11.9 |
8.8 |
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16.0 |
88.1 |
84.0 |
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91.2 |
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Infant's birth
weight |
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<2500 grams |
904 |
7.4 |
5.8 |
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9.4 |
92.6 |
90.6 |
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94.2 |
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2500 grams or more |
12,940 |
6.0 |
4.4 |
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8.0 |
94.0 |
92.0 |
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95.6 |
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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 74: Have you ever heard or
read that taking a multivitamin with folic acid or eating foods high in folic |
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acid can help prevent some birth defects? |
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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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