Mother Using Birth Contol When She Got Pregnant - Division of Public Health Systems | MeCDC

Mother Using Birth Contol When She Got Pregnant

2004 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		95% CI		%		95% CI
	Total	6003**	52.5	47.5	-	57.4	47.5	42.6	-	52.5
Age
	<20 years	869**	43.8	30.7	-	57.9	56.2	42.2	-	69.3
	20-24 years	2063**	52.5	43.9	-	60.9	47.6	39.1	-	56.1
	25-34 years	2290**	55.9	47.9	-	63.5	44.1	36.5	-	52.1
	35+ years	778**	52.3	39.0	-	65.2	47.7	34.8	-	61.0

Mother's Race
	White	5757**	52.2	47.1	-	57.2	47.8	42.8	-	52.9
	Black	94**	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	150**	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	62**	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	5921**	52.7	47.6	-	57.7	47.3	42.3	-	52.4

Education
	< High School	1045**	67.6	53.9	-	78.9	32.4	21.2	-	46.1
	High School	2703**	52.1	44.8	-	59.4	47.9	40.6	-	55.2
	> High School	2184**	47.4	39.7	-	55.2	52.6	44.8	-	60.3

Marital Status
	Married	3042**	53.8	46.9	-	60.5	46.3	39.5	-	53.1
	Other	2960**	51.2	43.9	-	58.4	48.8	41.6	-	56.1

Income
	$14,999 or less	869**	43.8	30.7	-	57.9	56.2	42.2	-	69.3
	$15,000-24,999	2063**	52.5	43.9	-	60.9	47.6	39.1	-	56.1
	$25,000-49,999	2290**	55.9	47.9	-	63.5	44.1	36.5	-	52.1
	$50,000 or more	778**	52.3	39.0	-	65.2	47.7	34.8	-	61.0

Enrolled in WIC
	No	2958**	52.0	45.0	-	59.0	48.0	41.0	-	55.0
	Yes	3024**	53.2	46.0	-	60.1	46.9	39.8	-	54.0

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	2159**	50.1	42.1	-	58.2	49.9	41.8	-	57.9
	Yes	3893**	53.8	47.5	-	60.0	46.2	40.0	-	52.5

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	331**	57.2	51.8	-	62.5	42.8	37.5	-	48.2
	2500 grams or more	5669**	52.2	46.9	-	57.4	47.8	42.6	-	53.1

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: Variable developed from Q13. When you got pregnant with your new baby,
	were you or your husband or partner doing anything to keep from getting pregnant?

** Estimates of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through PRAMS.
# 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