Number of Stresses Grouped - Division of Public Health Systems | MeCDC

Number of Stresses Grouped
(Among Women Reporting Any Stressful Events in the 12 months Before Birth)
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

			1-2 stresses				3-5 stresses				6-18 stresses
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI		%		CI
	Total	14,152	56.7	52.7	-	60.6	35.7	32.0	-	39.6	7.6	5.7	-	10.0
Age
	<20 years	1,135	37.9	24.1	-	53.9	51.1	35.9	-	66.1	11.1	4.8	-	23.5
	20-24 years	3,580	43.5	36.4	-	50.9	43.1	35.9	-	50.6	13.4	9.1	-	19.2
	25-34 years	7,399	63.3	57.8	-	68.5	32.1	27.2	-	37.5	4.6	2.7	-	7.7
	35+ years	2,037	74.8	64.7	-	82.9	21.9	14.4	-	31.8	3.3	1.0	-	10.5

Mother's Race
	White	13,494	56.9	52.9	-	60.8	35.2	31.5	-	39.2	7.9	5.9	-	10.4
	Black	299	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	344	61.5	37.6	-	80.9	38.5	19.1	-	62.4	0.0	0.0	-	0.0

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	221^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,908^	56.4	52.5	-	60.3	36.0	32.2	-	39.9	7.6	5.7	-	10.1

Education
	< High School	1,526	35.3	23.7	-	48.9	56.7	43.3	-	69.3	8.0	3.2	-	18.4
	High School	4,759	48.6	42.0	-	55.2	40.2	33.9	-	46.9	11.2	7.6	-	16.3
	> High School	7,786	67.1	62.0	-	71.7	27.7	23.3	-	32.5	5.3	3.4	-	8.3

Marital Status
	Married	8,934	70.7	65.8	-	75.1	26.9	22.6	-	31.6	2.5	1.3	-	4.6
	Other	5,216	40.7	34.9	-	46.9	45.9	39.8	-	52.03	13.4	9.8	-	18.1

Income
	$14,999 or less	3,208**	34.2	27.5	-	41.6	50.8	43.5	-	58.2	15.0	10.5	-	20.9
	$15,000-24,999	1,557**	43.7	34.3	-	53.5	43.4	33.9	-	53.5	12.9	7.6	-	21.1
	$25,000-49,999	2,286**	67.1	59.2	-	74.2	29.8	23.0	-	37.6	3.1	1.3	-	7.5
	$50,000 or more	2,862**	80.7	74.5	-	85.7	19.3	14.3	-	25.5	0.0	0.0	-	0.0

Enrolled in WIC
	No	5,532**	69.5	64.6	-	74.1	26.5	22.2	-	31.3	4.0	2.3	-	6.8
	Yes	4,316**	40.7	34.8	-	46.9	47.0	40.8	-	53.2	12.3	8.8	-	16.9

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	4,704**	75.8	70.8	-	80.16	23.5	19.2	-	28.5	0.7	0.2	-	2.4
	Yes	5,209**	39.5	34.1	-	45.1	46.7	41.1	-	52.4	13.8	10.4	-	18.2

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	966	53.5	49.6	-	57.3	36.5	32.8	-	40.4	10.0	7.9	-	12.7
	2500 grams or more	13,184	56.9	52.7	-	61.0	35.7	31.7	-	39.9	7.4	5.5	-	10.0

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.
Recorded responses to survey question 34: Stressful things that may have
	happened during the 12 months before the baby was born
** 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 2006 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




							Maine Department of Health and Human Services
							Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics