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Seat Location of Child Safety Seat

2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				Front Seat				Back Seat
Demographic Groups		Population	%		95% CI		%		95% CI
	Total	14,152	1.0	0.5	-	2.0	99.0	98.0	-	99.5
Age
	<20 years	1,135	3.5	0.6	-	18.0	96.5	82.0	-	99.4
	20-24 years	3,580	0.7	0.1	-	3.0	99.3	97.0	-	99.9
	25-34 years	7,399	0.9	0.4	-	2.4	99.1	97.7	-	99.7
	35+ years	2,037	0.8	0.1	-	5.2	99.2	94.8	-	99.9

Mother's Race
	White	13,494	0.9	0.4	-	2.0	99.1	98.0	-	99.6
	Black	299	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	344	4.4	0.6	-	24.2	95.7	75.9	-	99.4

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	221^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,908^	1.0	0.5	-	2.0	99.0	98.0	-	99.5

Education
	< High School	1,526	2.1	0.4	-	11.4	97.9	88.6	-	99.6
	High School	4,759	1.0	0.3	-	3.1	99.1	96.9	-	99.7
	> High School	7,786	0.8	0.3	-	2.1	99.2	97.9	-	99.7

Marital Status
	Married	8,934	0.8	0.3	-	1.9	99.2	98.1	-	99.7
	Other	5,216	1.4	0.5	-	3.8	98.7	96.2	-	99.5

Income
	$14,999 or less	3,663**	1.4	0.4	-	4.8	98.6	95.2	-	99.6
	$15,000-24,999	1,784**	1.0	0.2	-	6.7	99.0	93.3	-	99.8
	$25,000-49,999	3,156**	0.6	0.1	-	2.9	99.5	97.1	-	99.9
	$50,000 or more	4,693**	1.0	0.3	-	2.9	99.0	97.1	-	99.7

Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,280**	1.0	0.4	-	2.3	99.0	97.8	-	99.6
	Yes	4,914**	1.1	0.3	-	3.6	99.0	96.4	-	99.7

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,176**	0.7	0.2	-	1.9	99.3	98.1	-	99.8
	Yes	6,121**	1.4	0.6	-	3.5	98.6	96.5	-	99.5

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	966	0.9	0.4	-	2.1	99.1	98.0	-	99.6
	2500 grams or more	13,184	1.0	0.5	-	2.1	99.0	97.9	-	99.5

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 69: When your new baby rides in an infant car seat, is he or she usually in the front or back seat of the car,
truck, or van?

** 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