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Mother Smoked 100+ Cigarettes in Two Years | ||||||||||
2004 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |||||
Total | 13,929 | 67.9 | 64.7 | - | 71.0 | 32.1 | 29.1 | - | 35.3 | |
Age | ||||||||||
<20 years | 1,102 | 40.9 | 29.1 | - | 53.9 | 59.1 | 46.1 | - | 70.9 | |
20-24 years | 3,427 | 48.0 | 41.3 | - | 54.8 | 52.0 | 45.2 | - | 58.8 | |
25-34 years | 7,434 | 76.5 | 72.5 | - | 80.1 | 23.5 | 19.9 | - | 27.5 | |
35+ years | 1,961 | 85.3 | 77.8 | - | 90.5 | 14.7 | 9.5 | - | 22.2 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||
White | 13,340 | 67.5 | 64.2 | - | 70.6 | 32.5 | 29.4 | - | 35.8 | |
Black | 224 | 77.0 | 44.6 | - | 93.3 | 23.0 | 6.7 | - | 55.4 | |
Other | 343 | 77.5 | 51.8 | - | 91.7 | 22.5 | 8.3 | - | 48.2 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||
Yes | 178^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13,722^ | 67.9 | 64.7 | - | 71.0 | 32.1 | 29.0 | - | 35.3 | |
Education | ||||||||||
< High School | 1,424 | 29.6 | 19.7 | - | 41.8 | 70.4 | 58.2 | - | 80.3 | |
High School | 4,823 | 52.2 | 46.6 | - | 57.8 | 47.8 | 42.2 | - | 53.4 | |
> High School | 7,600 | 85.0 | 81.6 | - | 87.9 | 15.0 | 12.1 | - | 18.4 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||
Married | 9,208 | 78.7 | 75.2 | - | 81.7 | 21.3 | 18.3 | - | 24.8 | |
Other | 4,721 | 42.8 | 36.8 | - | 49.1 | 57.2 | 50.9 | - | 63.2 | |
Income | ||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,480** | 39.0 | 32.7 | - | 45.6 | 61.0 | 54.4 | - | 67.3 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 1,753** | 58.6 | 49.1 | - | 67.4 | 41.5 | 32.6 | - | 50.9 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 2,262** | 74.2 | 68.1 | - | 79.5 | 25.8 | 20.5 | - | 31.9 | |
$50,000 or more | 5,227** | 88.4 | 84.3 | - | 91.5 | 11.6 | 8.5 | - | 15.7 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||
No | 8,691** | 78.4 | 74.8 | - | 81.6 | 21.6 | 18.4 | - | 25.2 | |
Yes | 4,493** | 47.8 | 42.0 | - | 53.6 | 52.2 | 46.5 | - | 58.0 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||
No | 7,586** | 84.3 | 80.8 | - | 87.2 | 15.7 | 12.8 | - | 19.2 | |
Yes | 5,658** | 46.6 | 41.5 | - | 51.7 | 53.4 | 48.3 | - | 58.5 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||
<2500 grams | 891 | 60.4 | 56.8 | - | 63.8 | 39.6 | 36.2 | - | 43.2 | |
2500 grams or more | 13,028 | 68.3 | 64.9 | - | 71.6 | 31.7 | 28.4 | - | 35.1 | |
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 Q27. Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in the past 2 years? | ||||||||||
** 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 | ||||||||||