Birth Control Not Used Before Pregnancy, Had Problems Getting It When Needed - Division of Public Health Systems | MeCDC

Birth Control Not Used Before Pregnancy, Had Problems Getting It When Needed*

2005 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI
	Total	3,575**	93.7	89.6	-	96.3	6.3	3.7	-	10.4
Age
	<20 years	220**	89.9	61.2	-	98.1	10.1	2.0	-	38.8
	20-24 years	1,559**	92.0	84.3	-	96.1	8.0	3.9	-	15.7
	25-34 years	1381**	95.4	88.3	-	98.3	4.6	1.7	-	11.8
	35+ years	414**	96.7	80.8	-	99.5	3.3	0.5	-	19.2

Mother's Race
	White	3,466**	93.6	89.4	-	96.3	6.4	3.7	-	10.6
	Black	41**	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	67**	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	62**	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	3,496**	93.6	89.4	-	96.2	6.4	3.8	-	10.6

Education
	< High School	597**	99.5	97.8	-	99.9	0.5	0.1	-	2.2
	High School	1,554**	87.6	79.0	-	93.0	12.4	7.0	-	21.0
	>High School	1,372**	98.0	92.7	-	99.5	2.0	0.5	-	7.4

Marital Status
	Married	1,717**	97.2	92.1	-	99.0	2.8	1.0	-	7.9
	Other	1,857**	90.6	83.4	-	94.8	9.4	5.2	-	16.6

Income
	$14,999 or less	1,463**	91.2	82.7	-	95.7	8.9	4.3	-	17.3
	$15,000-24,999	526**	92.4	78.9	-	97.5	7.7	2.5	-	21.1
	$25,000-49,999	1,019**	96.1	86.9	-	98.9	4.0	1.1	-	13.1
	$50,000 or more	566**	97.6	85.4	-	99.6	2.4	0.4	-	14.6

Enrolled in WIC
	No	1,926**	95.9	90.6	-	98.2	4.1	1.8	-	9.4
	Yes	1,625**	91.1	83.4	-	95.4	8.9	4.6	-	16.6

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	1,212**	97.3	90.1	-	99.3	2.7	0.7	-	10.0
	Yes	2,362**	91.9	86.1	-	95.4	8.1	4.6	-	13.9

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	262**	93.1	88.5	-	95.9	6.9	4.1	-	11.5
	2500 grams or more	3,312**	93.8	89.3	-	96.5	6.2	3.5	-	10.7

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 14e: What were your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything
	to keep from getting pregnant?		I had problems getting birth control when I needed it
** 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 2005 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