Birth Control Not Used Before Pregnancy, Husband or Partner Didn't Want to Use Anything - Division of Public Health Systems

Birth Control Not Used Before Pregnancy, Husband or Partner Didn't Want to Use Anything*

2005 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI
	Total	3,575**	89.2	84.3	-	92.6	10.9	7.4	-	15.7
Age
	<20 years	220**	93.2	86.0	-	96.8	6.8	3.2	-	14.0
	20-24 years	1,559**	84.9	76.3	-	90.8	15.1	9.2	-	23.7
	25-34 years	1381**	91.4	82.8	-	95.9	8.6	4.1	-	17.2
	35+ years	414**	95.4	74.9	-	99.3	4.6	0.7	-	25.1

Mother's Race
	White	3,466**	88.8	83.8	-	92.4	11.2	7.6	-	16.2
	Black	41**	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	67**	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	62**	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	3,496**	88.9	84.0	-	92.5	11.1	7.6	-	16.0

Education
	< High School	597**	79.7	64.4	-	89.5	20.3	10.5	-	35.6
	High School	1,554**	85.8	77.1	-	91.6	14.2	8.5	-	23.0
	>High School	1,372**	98.5	94.7	-	99.6	1.5	0.4	-	5.4

Marital Status
	Married	1,717**	94.1	87.2	-	97.4	5.9	2.6	-	12.8
	Other	1,857**	84.6	76.9	-	90.0	15.4	10.0	-	23.1

Income
	$14,999 or less	1,463**	84.0	74.9	-	90.2	16.0	9.8	-	25.1
	$15,000-24,999	526**	90.9	76.2	-	96.9	9.1	3.1	-	23.8
	$25,000-49,999	1,019**	94.7	84.8	-	98.3	5.3	1.7	-	15.2
	$50,000 or more	566**	90.9	75.8	-	96.9	9.2	3.1	-	24.2

Enrolled in WIC
	No	1,926**	91.1	84.3	-	95.1	8.9	4.9	-	15.7
	Yes	1,625**	86.7	78.7	-	92.0	13.3	8.0	-	21.3

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	1,212**	91.8	82.4	-	96.4	8.2	3.6	-	17.6
	Yes	2,362**	87.8	81.6	-	92.1	12.2	7.9	-	18.4

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	262**	78.6	72.3	-	83.8	21.4	16.3	-	27.7
	2500 grams or more	3,312**	90.0	84.7	-	93.6	10.0	6.4	-	15.4

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 14f: What were your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything
	to keep from getting pregnant?		My husband or partner didn't want to use anything
** 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