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Maternal Problem with Cervix?*
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
    No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population % 95% CI % 95% CI
  Total 14,152 99.1 98.1 - 99.6 0.9 0.4 - 1.9
Age              
<20 years 1,135 96.3 82.9 - 99.3 3.7 0.7 - 17.1
20-24 years 3,580 98.6 95.0 - 99.6 1.4 0.4 - 5.0
25-34 years 7,399 99.7 99.6 - 99.8 0.3 0.2 - 0.4
35+ years 2,037 99.2 94.9 - 99.9 0.8 0.1 - 5.1
Mother's Race              
White 13,494 99.1 98.1 - 99.6 0.9 0.4 - 1.9
Black 299 # # - # # # - #
Other  344 100.0 100.0 - 100.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Hispanic Origin              
Yes 221^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,908^ 99.1 98.1 - 99.6 0.9 0.4 - 1.9
Education              
< High School 1,526 96.2 86.4 - 99.0 3.9 1.0 - 13.6
High School 4,759 98.9 97.0 - 99.6 1.1 0.4 - 3.0
> High School 7,786 99.8 99.7 - 99.9 0.2 0.1 - 0.3
Marital Status              
Married 8,934 99.6 99.0 - 99.8 0.4 0.2 - 1.0
Other 5,216 98.4 95.8 - 99.4 1.6 0.6 - 4.3
Income              
$14,999 or less 3,808** 98.4 94.5 - 99.5 1.6 0.5 - 5.5
$15,000-24,999 1,811** 98.5 94.5 - 99.6 1.5 0.4 - 5.5
$25,000-49,999 3,133** 99.8 99.6 - 99.9 0.2 0.1 - 0.4
$50,000 or more 4,749** 99.5 98.3 - 99.9 0.5 0.2 - 1.7
Enrolled in WIC              
No 8,385** 99.0 97.7 - 99.6 1.0 0.4 - 2.3
Yes 5,065** 99.3 96.7 - 99.9 0.7 0.1 - 3.3
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid            
No 7,213** 99.6 98.9 - 99.9 0.4 0.2 - 1.1
Yes 6,288** 98.6 96.4 - 99.5 1.4 0.6 - 3.6
Infant's birth weight              
<2500 grams 966 96.6 95.1 - 97.6 3.4 2.4 - 4.9
2500 grams or more 13,184 99.3 98.1 - 99.7 0.7 0.3 - 1.9
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 24: Did you have any of these problems during your pregnancy?
  Cervix had to be sewn shut (incompetent cervix)
** 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