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Baby enrolled in WIC*

2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI
	Total	14,152	57.2	53.8	-	60.5	42.8	39.5	-	46.2
Age
	<20 years	1,135	17.2	8.0	-	33.2	82.8	66.8	-	92.0
	20-24 years	3,580	29.1	23.6	-	35.4	70.9	64.6	-	76.4
	25-34 years	7,399	70.3	65.9	-	74.3	29.7	25.7	-	34.1
	35+ years	2,037	79.3	71.3	-	85.4	20.8	14.6	-	28.7

Mother's Race
	White	13,494	57.6	54.2	-	61.0	42.4	39.0	-	45.9
	Black	299	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	344	66.2	45.2	-	82.3	33.8	17.7	-	54.9

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	221^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,908^	57.3	53.9	-	60.6	42.8	39.4	-	46.2

Education
	< High School	1,526	18.2	10.4	-	30.1	81.8	69.9	-	89.7
	High School	4,759	35.1	29.7	-	41.0	64.9	59.0	-	70.3
	> High School	7,786	75.9	72.0	-	79.4	24.1	20.6	-	28.0

Marital Status
	Married	8,934	76.3	72.6	-	79.6	23.7	20.4	-	27.4
	Other	5,216	27.8	23.0	-	33.3	72.2	66.7	-	77.0

Income
	$14,999 or less	3,725**	16.7	12.2	-	22.5	83.3	77.5	-	87.8
	$15,000-24,999	1,784**	29.1	21.5	-	38.1	70.9	61.9	-	78.5
	$25,000-49,999	3,155**	59.2	52.4	-	65.7	40.8	34.3	-	47.6
	$50,000 or more	4,693**	98.7	96.9	-	99.4	1.3	0.6	-	3.1

Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,280**	89.0	86.0	-	91.4	11.0	8.6	-	14.0
	Yes	4,976**	4.8	2.8	-	8.1	95.2	91.9	-	97.2

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,178**	90.8	87.9	-	93.1	9.2	6.9	-	12.1
	Yes	6,180**	18.2	14.5	-	22.5	81.8	77.5	-	85.5

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	966	44.3	40.8	-	47.8	55.8	52.2	-	59.2
	2500 grams or more	13,184	58.0	54.4	-	61.5	42.1	38.5	-	45.6

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 71: Since your new baby was born, have you used WIC services for 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 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



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