Mother received a Mercury in Fish Brochure and Safe Eating Guidelines - Division of Public Health Systems

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