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Mom Trying to Get Pregnant

2005 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

			No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI
	Total	14,110	48.1	44.8	-	51.4	51.9	48.6	-	55.2
Age
	<20 years	1,122	66.4	51.8	-	78.4	33.6	21.6	-	48.2
	20-24 years	3,506	67.0	60.6	-	72.8	33.0	27.2	-	39.4
	25-34 years	7,467	39.0	34.7	-	43.4	61.0	56.6	-	65.3
	35+ years	2,013	37.5	29.7	-	46.1	62.5	54.0	-	70.3

Mother's Race
	White	13,467	47.5	44.2	-	50.9	52.5	49.1	-	55.8
	Black	259	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	358	60.2	34.0	-	81.6	39.8	18.4	-	66.0

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	179^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,905^	47.9	44.6	-	51.2	52.1	48.8	-	55.4

Education
	< High School	1,539	68.3	57.5	-	77.5	31.7	22.5	-	42.5
	High School	4,747	60.0	54.0	-	65.7	40.0	34.3	-	46.0
	> High School	7,783	36.2	32.3	-	40.4	63.8	59.7	-	67.7

Marital Status
	Married	9,182	32.7	29.0	-	36.6	67.3	63.4	-	71.0
	Other	4,922	75.3	70.1	-	79.9	24.7	20.1	-	29.9

Income
	$14,999 or less	3,704**	72.6	66.4	-	78.0	27.4	22.0	-	33.6
	$15,000-24,999	1,762**	58.7	49.3	-	67.5	41.3	32.5	-	50.7
	$25,000-49,999	3,580**	47.0	40.7	-	53.4	53.0	46.6	-	59.3
	$50,000 or more	4,501**	24.7	20.3	-	29.7	75.3	70.3	-	79.7

Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,572**	38.3	34.4	-	42.4	61.7	57.7	-	65.6
	Yes	4,878**	64.6	59.0	-	69.9	35.4	30.2	-	41.0

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,062**	31.8	27.8	-	36.1	68.2	63.9	-	72.2
	Yes	6,485**	65.9	61.1	-	70.4	34.1	29.6	-	38.9

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	963	47.8	44.3	-	51.3	52.2	48.7	-	55.8
	2500 grams or more	13,140	48.1	44.6	-	51.6	51.9	48.4	-	55.4

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 12. When you got pregnant with your new baby,were you trying to get pregnant?



** 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