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Mother received a Mercury in Fish Brochure and Safe Eating Guidelines
2005 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   95% CI   %   95% CI  
  Total 14,110 29.3 26.3 - 32.4 70.7 67.6 - 73.7
Age                    
<20 years 1,122 25.6 14.5 - 41.1 74.4 58.9 - 85.6
20-24 years 3,506 31.3 25.3 - 38.0 68.7 62.0 - 74.7
25-34 years 7,467 29.1 25.2 - 33.3 70.9 66.7 - 74.8
35+ years 2,013 27.7 20.7 - 35.9 72.3 64.1 - 79.3
Mother's Race                  
White 13,467 29.4 26.4 - 32.6 70.6 67.4 - 73.6
Black 259 # # - # # # - #
Other 358 19.1 5.8 - 47.3 80.9 52.7 - 94.2
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 179^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,905^ 28.8 25.8 - 32.0 71.2 68.0 - 74.2
Education                  
< High School 1,539 36.1 25.9 - 47.8 63.9 52.2 - 74.1
High School 4,747 31.7 26.3 - 37.8 68.3 62.2 - 73.8
> High School 7,783 26.8 23.2 - 30.7 73.2 69.4 - 76.8
Marital Status                  
Married 9,182 28.7 25.2 - 32.5 71.3 67.5 - 74.8
Other 4,922 30.3 25.1 - 36.1 69.7 63.9 - 74.9
Income                    
$14,999 or less 3,704** 32.3 26.3 - 39.0 67.7 61.0 - 73.8
$15,000-24,999 1,762** 34.8 26.1 - 44.6 65.2 55.4 - 73.9
$25,000-49,999 3,580** 30.0 24.4 - 36.4 70.0 63.6 - 75.6
$50,000 or more 4,501** 24.4 20.0 - 29.3 75.6 70.7 - 80.0
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,572** 27.5 24.0 - 31.4 72.5 68.6 - 76.0
Yes 4,878** 32.2 27.0 - 38.0 67.8 62.0 - 73.1
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 7,062** 27.0 23.2 - 31.1 73.0 68.9 - 76.8
Yes 6,485** 31.9 27.3 - 36.9 68.1 63.1 - 72.7
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 963 33.9 30.5 - 37.6 66.1 62.4 - 69.5
2500 grams or more 13,140 29.0 25.7 - 32.3 71.0 67.7 - 74.2
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 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