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Mother Smokes Now | ||||||||||
2005 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |||||
Total | 14,110 | 76.6 | 73.6 | - | 79.3 | 23.4 | 20.7 | - | 26.4 | |
Age | ||||||||||
<20 years | 1,122 | 52.9 | 38.6 | - | 66.8 | 47.1 | 33.3 | - | 61.4 | |
20-24 years | 3,506 | 60.5 | 53.9 | - | 66.8 | 39.5 | 33.2 | - | 46.1 | |
25-34 years | 7,467 | 82.8 | 79.1 | - | 86.0 | 17.2 | 14.0 | - | 20.9 | |
35+ years | 2,013 | 94.8 | 88.9 | - | 97.7 | 5.2 | 2.3 | - | 11.1 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||
White | 13,467 | 76.3 | 73.2 | - | 79.1 | 23.7 | 20.9 | - | 26.8 | |
Black | 259 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 358 | 100.0 | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||
Yes | 179^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13,905^ | 76.5 | 73.4 | - | 79.3 | 23.5 | 20.8 | - | 26.6 | |
Education | ||||||||||
< High School | 1,539 | 51.9 | 40.8 | - | 62.7 | 48.1 | 37.3 | - | 59.2 | |
High School | 4,747 | 63.7 | 57.8 | - | 69.3 | 36.3 | 30.8 | - | 42.2 | |
> High School | 7,783 | 89.6 | 86.7 | - | 92.0 | 10.4 | 8.0 | - | 13.4 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||
Married | 9,182 | 88.8 | 85.8 | - | 91.1 | 11.3 | 8.9 | - | 14.2 | |
Other | 4,922 | 54.8 | 49.0 | - | 60.4 | 45.2 | 39.6 | - | 51.0 | |
Income | ||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,704** | 52.1 | 45.5 | - | 58.7 | 47.9 | 41.3 | - | 54.6 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 1,762** | 66.6 | 57.3 | - | 74.8 | 33.4 | 25.2 | - | 42.7 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 3,580** | 81.5 | 76.0 | - | 85.9 | 18.6 | 14.1 | - | 24.1 | |
$50,000 or more | 4,501** | 96.5 | 93.8 | - | 98.1 | 3.5 | 1.9 | - | 6.3 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||
No | 8,572** | 84.8 | 81.4 | - | 87.6 | 15.2 | 12.4 | - | 18.6 | |
Yes | 4,878** | 62.0 | 56.3 | - | 67.4 | 38.0 | 32.6 | - | 43.7 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||
No | 7,062** | 93.1 | 90.4 | - | 95.1 | 6.9 | 4.9 | - | 9.6 | |
Yes | 6,485** | 58.4 | 53.4 | - | 63.2 | 41.6 | 36.8 | - | 46.6 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||
<2500 grams | 963 | 65.3 | 61.7 | - | 68.8 | 34.7 | 31.2 | - | 38.3 | |
2500 grams or more | 13,140 | 77.3 | 74.1 | - | 80.3 | 22.7 | 19.8 | - | 25.9 | |
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 Q30. How many cigarettes do you smoke on an average day now? | ||||||||||
** 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 | ||||||||||