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Mother received a Mercury in Fish Brochure and Safe Eating Guidelines

2004 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		95% CI		%		95% CI
	Total	13,929	33.5	30.4	-	36.8	66.5	63.2	-	69.6
Age
	<20 years	1,102	38.7	26.4	-	52.5	61.3	47.5	-	73.6
	20-24 years	3,427	39.3	32.7	-	46.3	60.7	53.7	-	67.3
	25-34 years	7,434	30.8	26.8	-	35.0	69.2	65.0	-	73.2
	35+ years	1,961	31.7	24.0	-	40.6	68.3	59.4	-	76.0

Mother's Race
	White	13,340	32.9	29.8	-	36.2	67.1	63.8	-	70.2
	Black	224	33.8	12.5	-	64.7	66.2	35.3	-	87.6
	Other	343	57.2	33.4	-	78.1	12.2	21.9	-	66.6

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	178^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,722^	33.4	30.3	-	36.7	66.6	63.3	-	69.7

Education
	< High School	1,424	46.4	33.8	-	59.5	53.6	40.5	-	66.2
	High School	4,823	35.1	29.9	-	40.7	64.9	59.3	-	70.1
	> High School	7,600	30.0	26.1	-	34.1	70.0	65.9	-	73.9

Marital Status
	Married	9,208	31.3	27.8	-	35.1	68.7	65.0	-	72.2
	Other	4,721	39.0	32.9	-	45.6	61.0	54.5	-	67.1

Income
	$14,999 or less	3,480**	37.2	30.9	-	44.1	62.8	56.0	-	69.1
	$15,000-24,999	1,753**	34.9	26.4	-	44.5	65.1	55.6	-	73.6
	$25,000-49,999	2,262**	34.9	28.9	-	41.5	65.1	58.5	-	71.1
	$50,000 or more	5,227**	29.4	24.6	-	34.6	70.6	65.4	-	75.4

Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,691**	32.7	29.0	-	36.7	67.3	63.3	-	71.0
	Yes	4,493**	35.0	29.6	-	40.8	65.0	59.2	-	70.4

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,586**	31.8	27.9	-	36.0	68.2	64.0	-	72.1
	Yes	5,658**	35.9	31.0	-	41.1	64.1	58.9	-	69.1

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	891	37.0	33.5	-	40.6	63.0	59.4	-	66.5
	2500 grams or more	13,028	33.3	30.1	-	36.8	66.7	63.2	-	69.9

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: Variable developed from Q67. At any time during your prenatal care, did a doctor, nurse
	or other health care worker give you a brochure about mercury levels in fish and safe eating guidelines to protect you
	and your baby?
** 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