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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 yo | ||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||