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Baby's Exposure to Smoke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zero | 1 Hour | 2-5 hours | 6-10 hours | 11-15 hours | 15+ hours | |||||||||||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | |||||||||||||
Total | 13,929 | 94.5 | 92.6 | - | 95.9 | 4.5 | 3.2 | - | 6.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | - | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.9 | |
Age | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,102 | 87.6 | 75.6 | - | 94.1 | 12.4 | 5.9 | - | 24.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
20-24 years | 3,427 | 92.9 | 88.3 | - | 95.8 | 5.2 | 2.8 | - | 9.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | - | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | - | 3.4 | |
25-34 years | 7,434 | 95.4 | 93.0 | - | 97.0 | 3.5 | 2.1 | - | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | - | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
35+ years | 1,961 | 97.6 | 92.7 | - | 99.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | - | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
White | 13,340 | 94.3 | 92.3 | - | 95.7 | 4.6 | 3.3 | - | 6.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | - | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.9 | |
Black | 224 | 100.0 | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
Other | 343 | 100.0 | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yes | 178^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13,722^ | 94.4 | 92.5 | - | 95.8 | 4.5 | 3.2 | - | 6.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | - | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.9 | |
Education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
< High School | 1,424 | 81.7 | 69.9 | - | 89.6 | 14.6 | 7.7 | - | 26.0 | 3.6 | 1.0 | - | 12.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
High School | 4,823 | 91.0 | 87.3 | - | 93.8 | 7.3 | 4.9 | - | 10.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | - | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | - | 2.4 | |
> High School | 7,600 | 99.0 | 97.7 | - | 99.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | - | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Married | 9,208 | 96.2 | 94.3 | - | 97.5 | 3.3 | 2.1 | - | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | - | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
Other | 4,721 | 90.3 | 85.8 | - | 93.6 | 7.2 | 4.4 | - | 11.4 | 1.9 | 0.8 | - | 4.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | - | 2.9 | |
Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,480** | 86.9 | 81.5 | - | 90.9 | 9.0 | 5.7 | - | 13.9 | 3.4 | 1.6 | - | 7.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | - | 3.3 | |
$16,000-24,999 | 1,753** | 93.0 | 86.0 | - | 96.6 | 7.0 | 3.4 | - | 14.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 2,262** | 96.3 | 92.7 | - | 98.2 | 3.6 | 1.8 | - | 7.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
$50,000 or more | 5,227** | 99.3 | 97.4 | - | 99.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | - | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No | 8,691** | 96.9 | 95.0 | - | 98.1 | 2.9 | 1.8 | - | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | - | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
Yes | 4,493** | 90.3 | 86.0 | - | 93.3 | 7.0 | 4.5 | - | 10.9 | 2.2 | 0.9 | - | 4.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | - | 2.5 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No | 7,586** | 98.0 | 96.3 | - | 99.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | - | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
Yes | 5,658** | 89.8 | 86.1 | - | 92.7 | 7.7 | 5.3 | - | 11.1 | 2.0 | 0.9 | - | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | - | 2.0 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 891 | 95.9 | 94.1 | - | 97.2 | 2.4 | 1.5 | - | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | - | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | - | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
2500 grams or more | 13,028 | 94.4 | 92.4 | - | 95.9 | 4.6 | 3.3 | - | 6.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | - | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.9 | |
NOTES: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Population size for groups giving birth in Maine are taken from the Maine Vital Statistics System unless otherwise noted. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unknowns are excluded from all tabulations. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Survey Question 54: How many hours a day is your new baby in the same room with someone who is smoking? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
** Estimates of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through PRAMS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
^ Estimate of Hispanic population giving birth in Maine is taken from the 2004 birth file. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
# There were fewer than 10 survey respondents to this question. Data may be unreliable for describing this group, therefore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
percent is not reported. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CI = 95% Confidence Interval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine Department of Health and Human Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||