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Change in Smoking Before Pregnancy to Now | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
NonSmoker | Smoker who quit | # Cigs Reduced | # Cigs same or more | Non Smoker Resumed | ||||||||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | |||||||||||
Total | 13,929 | 68.4 | 65.2 | - | 71.4 | 7.1 | 5.6 | - | 9.0 | 8.1 | 6.5 | - | 10.1 | 15.7 | 13.3 | - | 18.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | - | 1.7 | |
Age | ||||||||||||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,102 | 40.0 | 28.4 | - | 52.9 | 12.5 | 6.3 | - | 23.3 | 16.5 | 9.1 | - | 28.0 | 28.8 | 18.5 | - | 41.7 | 2.2 | 0.3 | - | 13.4 | |
20-24 years | 3,427 | 47.5 | 40.9 | - | 54.2 | 10.6 | 7.2 | - | 15.4 | 15.4 | 11.1 | - | 21.0 | 25.4 | 19.9 | - | 31.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | - | 4.5 | |
25-34 years | 7,434 | 77.8 | 73.8 | - | 81.3 | 6.4 | 4.6 | - | 9.0 | 4.8 | 3.2 | - | 7.0 | 10.6 | 8.0 | - | 13.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | - | 1.7 | |
35+ years | 1,961 | 87.1 | 79.8 | - | 92.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.1 | - | 7.5 | 10.0 | 5.7 | - | 16.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||||||||||||
White | 13,340 | 68.0 | 64.7 | - | 71.1 | 7.2 | 5.7 | - | 9.2 | 8.3 | 6.6 | - | 10.4 | 15.7 | 13.4 | - | 18.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | - | 1.8 | |
Black | 224 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 343 | 77.5 | 51.8 | - | 91.7 | 7.1 | 1.3 | - | 31.0 | 6.3 | 0.9 | - | 32.4 | 9.1 | 1.6 | - | 38.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Yes | 178^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13,722^ | 68.4 | 65.2 | - | 71.5 | 7.1 | 5.6 | - | 9.0 | 8.2 | 6.6 | - | 10.3 | 15.5 | 13.2 | - | 18.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | - | 1.7 | |
Education | ||||||||||||||||||||||
< High School | 1,424 | 29.1 | 19.4 | - | 41.3 | 2.5 | 0.6 | - | 9.1 | 15.6 | 8.8 | - | 26.2 | 49.4 | 37.5 | - | 61.3 | 3.5 | 0.9 | - | 12.3 | |
High School | 4,823 | 53.4 | 47.8 | - | 58.8 | 12.3 | 9.0 | - | 16.5 | 11.9 | 8.7 | - | 15.9 | 21.8 | 17.6 | - | 26.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | - | 2.7 | |
> High School | 7,600 | 85.5 | 82.1 | - | 88.3 | 4.7 | 3.2 | - | 6.9 | 4.4 | 2.9 | - | 6.6 | 5.2 | 3.6 | - | 7.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | - | 1.3 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Married | 9,208 | 79.1 | 75.7 | - | 82.1 | 6.0 | 4.4 | - | 8.2 | 5.1 | 3.6 | - | 7.1 | 9.3 | 7.2 | - | 12.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | - | 1.6 | |
Other | 4,721 | 43.6 | 37.6 | - | 49.9 | 9.8 | 6.8 | - | 14.0 | 15.1 | 11.2 | - | 20.1 | 30.4 | 24.9 | - | 36.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | - | 4.3 | |
Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,480** | 38.9 | 32.7 | - | 45.5 | 9.9 | 6.7 | - | 14.5 | 17.2 | 12.7 | - | 22.7 | 33.4 | 27.4 | - | 40.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | - | 4.2 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 1,753** | 59.0 | 49.6 | - | 67.7 | 9.1 | 5.0 | - | 15.9 | 7.9 | 4.2 | - | 14.5 | 23.0 | 16.0 | - | 31.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | 6.5 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 2,262** | 73.9 | 67.8 | - | 79.3 | 8.6 | 5.5 | - | 13.1 | 6.1 | 3.6 | - | 10.0 | 10.4 | 7.0 | - | 15.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | - | 3.5 | |
$50,000 or more | 5,227** | 90.2 | 86.3 | - | 93.0 | 3.2 | 1.8 | - | 5.8 | 2.8 | 1.5 | - | 5.4 | 3.3 | 1.8 | - | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | - | 3.2 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
No | 8,691** | 79.7 | 76.2 | - | 82.9 | 4.3 | 2.9 | - | 6.3 | 5.6 | 4.0 | - | 7.9 | 9.5 | 7.3 | - | 12.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | - | 2.2 | |
Yes | 4,493** | 47.1 | 41.5 | - | 52.9 | 12.5 | 9.2 | - | 16.7 | 12.8 | 9.5 | - | 17.1 | 27.1 | 22.3 | - | 32.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | - | 3.2 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||||||||||||
No | 7,586** | 85.8 | 82.5 | - | 88.6 | 3.8 | 2.5 | - | 5.8 | 3.9 | 2.5 | - | 5.9 | 6.0 | 4.2 | - | 8.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | - | 2.0 | |
Yes | 5,658** | 46.1 | 41.0 | - | 51.2 | 11.4 | 8.6 | - | 15.0 | 13.6 | 10.4 | - | 17.5 | 28.0 | 23.6 | - | 32.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | - | 2.9 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 891 | 61.1 | 57.5 | - | 64.5 | 6.3 | 4.8 | - | 8.3 | 11.4 | 9.2 | - | 14.1 | 21.0 | 18.1 | - | 24.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | - | 0.7 | |
2500 grams or more | 13,028 | 68.8 | 65.4 | - | 72.0 | 7.2 | 5.6 | - | 9.2 | 7.9 | 6.2 | - | 10.1 | 15.3 | 12.9 | - | 18.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | - | 1.8 | |
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
* Combination of Survey Question 28 and survey question 30: | In the 3 months before pregnancy, how many cigarettes did you smoke | |||||||||||||||||||||
and How many cigarettes or packs of cigarettes do you smoke on an average day now? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
** 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||