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2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
    No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 14,152 36.1 32.9 - 39.3 64.0 60.7 - 67.1
Age              
<20 years 1,135 14.9 6.7 - 30.1 85.1 69.9 - 93.3
20-24 years 3,580 44.3 37.7 - 51.1 55.7 49.0 - 62.3
25-34 years 7,399 35.5 31.3 - 39.8 64.5 60.2 - 68.7
35+ years 2,037 32.3 24.9 - 40.7 67.7 59.3 - 75.2
Mother's Race              
White 13,494 35.7 32.5 - 39.0 64.4 61.0 - 67.5
Black 299 # # - # # # - #
Other  344 57.3 37.5 - 75.0 42.7 25.0 - 62.5
Hispanic Origin              
Yes 221^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,908^ 45.1 16.2 - 77.7 54.9 22.3 - 83.8
Education              
< High School 1,526 28.7 18.7 - 41.5 71.3 58.5 - 81.3
High School 4,759 45.1 39.2 - 51.0 54.9 49.0 - 60.8
> High School 7,786 32.9 29.0 - 36.9 67.2 63.1 - 71.0
Marital Status              
Married 8,934 32.3 28.7 - 36.2 67.7 63.8 - 71.3
Other 5,216 41.9 36.3 - 47.6 58.2 52.4 - 63.7
Income              
$14,999 or less 3,708** 40.8 34.3 - 47.6 59.2 52.4 - 65.7
$15,000-24,999 1,787** 55.2 46.0 - 64.1 44.8 35.9 - 54.0
$25,000-49,999 3,131** 39.0 32.6 - 45.7 61.0 54.3 - 67.4
$50,000 or more 4,749** 23.2 19.0 - 28.0 76.8 72.0 - 81.0
Enrolled in WIC              
No 8,364** 31.6 27.9 - 35.6 68.4 64.4 - 72.1
Yes 4,908** 44.0 38.4 - 49.8 56.0 50.2 - 61.6
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid            
No 7,213** 27.0 23.4 - 31.1 73.0 68.9 - 76.7
Yes 6,163** 46.6 41.5 - 51.8 53.4 48.2 - 58.5
Infant's birth weight              
<2500 grams 966 31.0 27.9 - 34.2 69.0 65.8 - 72.1
2500 grams or more 13,184 36.4 33.0 - 39.9 63.6 60.2 - 67.0
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.
* Survey Question 80: Do you have any insurance that pays for some or all of your dental care?
** 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