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2005 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | |||||
Total | 14,110 | 42.1 | 38.4 | - | 45.8 | 58.0 | 54.2 | - | 61.6 | |
Age | ||||||||||
<20 years | 539** | 83.9 | 65.8 | - | 93.4 | 16.2 | 6.7 | - | 34.2 | |
20-24 years | 2,722** | 63.9 | 56.3 | - | 70.8 | 36.1 | 29.2 | - | 43.7 | |
25-34 years | 5,489** | 33.4 | 28.8 | - | 38.3 | 66.6 | 61.7 | - | 71.2 | |
35+ years | 1,706** | 21.8 | 15.4 | - | 30.0 | 78.2 | 70.0 | - | 84.6 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||
White | 10,220** | 41.9 | 38.2 | - | 45.6 | 58.1 | 54.4 | - | 61.8 | |
Black | 85** | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 115** | 46.2 | 18.7 | - | 76.2 | 53.8 | 23.8 | - | 81.3 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||
Yes | 147** | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 10,280** | 42.4 | 38.7 | - | 46.2 | 57.6 | 53.8 | - | 61.3 | |
Education | ||||||||||
< High School | 795** | 81.4 | 66.5 | - | 90.6 | 18.6 | 9.4 | - | 33.5 | |
High School | 3,296** | 56.9 | 49.7 | - | 63.9 | 43.1 | 36.1 | - | 50.3 | |
> High School | 6,338** | 29.6 | 25.7 | - | 33.8 | 70.5 | 66.2 | - | 74.3 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||
Married | 7,095** | 33.2 | 29.2 | - | 37.5 | 66.8 | 62.5 | - | 70.8 | |
Other | 3,362** | 60.8 | 53.9 | - | 67.3 | 39.2 | 32.8 | - | 46.1 | |
Income | ||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 2,633** | 64.6 | 56.8 | - | 71.6 | 35.5 | 28.4 | - | 43.2 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 1,259** | 48.8 | 38.0 | - | 59.7 | 51.2 | 40.3 | - | 62.0 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 2,647** | 38.3 | 31.4 | - | 45.7 | 61.7 | 54.3 | - | 68.6 | |
$50,000 or more | 3,917** | 27.3 | 22.5 | - | 32.7 | 72.7 | 67.3 | - | 77.5 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||
No | 7,056** | 33.6 | 29.6 | - | 38.0 | 66.4 | 62.0 | - | 70.4 | |
Yes | 3,331** | 60.7 | 53.8 | - | 67.2 | 39.4 | 32.9 | - | 46.2 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||
No | 5,975** | 31.6 | 27.4 | - | 36.2 | 68.4 | 63.8 | - | 72.6 | |
Yes | 4,481** | 56.0 | 50.0 | - | 61.7 | 44.1 | 38.3 | - | 50.0 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||
<2500 grams | 537** | 56.9 | 52.7 | - | 61.0 | 43.1 | 39.0 | - | 47.3 | |
2500 grams or more | 9,917** | 41.3 | 37.4 | - | 45.2 | 58.7 | 54.8 | - | 62.6 | |
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 49: Are you still breastfeeding or feeding pumped milk to your new 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 | ||||||||||