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Mom Felt Down, Depressed or Hopeless Since Birth | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Always | Often | Sometimes | Rarely | Never | |||||||||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | ||||||||||||
Total | 14,110 | 1.4 | 0.8 | - | 2.4 | 6.3 | 4.8 | - | 8.1 | 25.7 | 22.9 | - | 28.7 | 38.3 | 35.2 | - | 41.6 | 28.3 | 25.4 | - | 31.4 | ||
Age | |||||||||||||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,122 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.4 | 9.9 | 4.0 | - | 22.8 | 31.2 | 18.7 | - | 47.3 | 31.7 | 19.9 | - | 46.4 | 27.1 | 15.8 | - | 42.4 | ||
20-24 years | 3,506 | 2.4 | 1.0 | - | 5.4 | 8.6 | 5.5 | - | 13.3 | 26.9 | 21.4 | - | 33.2 | 34.1 | 28.1 | - | 40.7 | 28.0 | 22.3 | - | 34.4 | ||
25-34 years | 7,467 | 0.9 | 0.4 | - | 2.2 | 5.1 | 3.5 | - | 7.4 | 24.0 | 20.5 | - | 28.0 | 41.7 | 37.4 | - | 46.1 | 28.3 | 24.5 | - | 32.6 | ||
35+ years | 2,013 | 2.0 | 0.6 | - | 7.1 | 4.5 | 2.1 | - | 9.6 | 27.1 | 20.2 | - | 35.1 | 36.9 | 29.1 | - | 45.4 | 29.5 | 22.4 | - | 37.8 | ||
Mother's Race | |||||||||||||||||||||||
White | 13,467 | 1.4 | 0.8 | - | 2.5 | 6.2 | 4.8 | - | 8.1 | 25.7 | 22.8 | - | 28.8 | 38.5 | 35.3 | - | 41.8 | 28.2 | 25.2 | - | 31.4 | ||
Black | 259 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | ||
Other | 358 | 0.7 | 0.2 | - | 2.6 | 6.1 | 1.2 | - | 26.8 | 28.4 | 14.1 | - | 49.0 | 30.4 | 15.5 | - | 51.0 | 34.4 | 18.4 | - | 54.9 | ||
Hispanic Origin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Yes | 179^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | ||
No | 13,905^ | 1.4 | 0.8 | - | 2.4 | 6.3 | 4.9 | - | 8.2 | 25.7 | 22.9 | - | 28.8 | 38.3 | 35.2 | - | 41.6 | 28.3 | 25.3 | - | 31.4 | ||
Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||
< High School | 1,539 | 0.8 | 0.4 | - | 1.5 | 9.9 | 4.7 | - | 19.6 | 30.8 | 20.5 | - | 43.4 | 18.9 | 11.0 | - | 30.5 | 39.7 | 28.4 | - | 52.2 | ||
High School | 4,747 | 2.9 | 1.4 | - | 5.9 | 7.6 | 5.0 | - | 11.3 | 25.1 | 20.3 | - | 30.5 | 35.3 | 29.9 | - | 41.2 | 29.2 | 24.1 | - | 34.8 | ||
> High School | 7,783 | 0.7 | 0.3 | - | 2.0 | 4.7 | 3.2 | - | 6.9 | 25.1 | 21.7 | - | 28.9 | 43.8 | 39.7 | - | 47.9 | 25.7 | 22.2 | - | 29.5 | ||
Marital Status | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Married | 9,182 | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | 1.0 | 3.5 | 2.4 | - | 5.2 | 25.4 | 22.0 | - | 29.0 | 42.0 | 38.1 | - | 46.1 | 28.8 | 25.3 | - | 32.6 | ||
Other | 4,922 | 3.0 | 1.7 | - | 5.5 | 10.5 | 7.5 | - | 14.5 | 26.2 | 21.4 | - | 31.6 | 32.8 | 27.7 | - | 38.3 | 27.6 | 22.7 | - | 33.0 | ||
Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,704** | 2.8 | 1.3 | - | 5.8 | 9.5 | 6.2 | - | 14.3 | 30.9 | 24.9 | - | 37.5 | 27.5 | 22.0 | - | 33.8 | 29.4 | 23.5 | - | 36.0 | ||
$16,000-24,999 | 1,762** | 3.0 | 1.1 | - | 8.4 | 7.4 | 3.9 | - | 13.6 | 23.2 | 16.4 | - | 31.7 | 34.9 | 26.7 | - | 44.0 | 31.5 | 23.6 | - | 40.6 | ||
$25,000-49,999 | 3,580** | 0.7 | 0.2 | - | 3.4 | 5.1 | 2.9 | - | 8.9 | 24.7 | 19.4 | - | 30.8 | 44.3 | 37.8 | - | 51.0 | 25.2 | 19.9 | - | 31.4 | ||
$50,000 or mor | 4,501** | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.2 | 4.0 | 2.4 | - | 6.7 | 23.2 | 19.0 | - | 27.9 | 44.4 | 39.2 | - | 49.8 | 28.3 | 23.8 | - | 33.4 | ||
Enrolled in WIC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
No | 8,572** | 0.4 | 0.1 | - | 1.2 | 4.6 | 3.2 | - | 6.7 | 25.4 | 22.0 | - | 29.2 | 43.6 | 39.6 | - | 47.7 | 26.0 | 22.6 | - | 29.7 | ||
Yes | 4,878** | 3.1 | 1.7 | - | 5.7 | 9.1 | 6.3 | - | 12.9 | 26.2 | 21.5 | - | 31.6 | 29.7 | 24.8 | - | 35.1 | 31.8 | 26.7 | - | 37.5 | ||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | |||||||||||||||||||||||
No | 7,062** | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.2 | 3.7 | 2.4 | - | 5.6 | 24.7 | 21.2 | - | 28.6 | 43.2 | 39.0 | - | 47.6 | 28.3 | 24.6 | - | 32.4 | ||
Yes | 6,485** | 2.9 | 1.6 | - | 5.1 | 9.3 | 6.7 | - | 12.7 | 26.8 | 22.5 | - | 31.7 | 32.7 | 28.2 | - | 37.7 | 28.3 | 23.9 | - | 33.2 | ||
Infant's birth weight | |||||||||||||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 963 | 2.9 | 1.9 | - | 4.3 | 12.7 | 10.6 | - | 15.2 | 26.3 | 23.5 | - | 29.4 | 28.8 | 25.8 | - | 31.9 | 29.4 | 26.4 | - | 32.5 | ||
2500 grams or m | 13,140 | 1.3 | 0.7 | - | 2.4 | 5.9 | 4.4 | - | 7.8 | 25.7 | 22.7 | - | 28.9 | 38.9 | 35.6 | - | 42.4 | 28.3 | 25.2 | - | 31.6 | ||
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 74a: Since your new baby was born, how often have you felt down, depressed, or hopeless | |||||||||||||||||||||||
always, often, sometimes, rarely, never | |||||||||||||||||||||||
** 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mom Felt Down, Depressed or Hopeless Since Birth | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Always | Often | Sometimes | Rarely | Never | |||||||||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | ||||||||||||
Total | 14,110 | 1.4 | 0.8 | - | 2.4 | 6.3 | 4.8 | - | 8.1 | 25.7 | 22.9 | - | 28.7 | 38.3 | 35.2 | - | 41.6 | 28.3 | 25.4 | - | 31.4 | ||
Age | |||||||||||||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,122 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.4 | 9.9 | 4.0 | - | 22.8 | 31.2 | 18.7 | - | 47.3 | 31.7 | 19.9 | - | 46.4 | 27.1 | 15.8 | - | 42.4 | ||
20-24 years | 3,506 | 2.4 | 1.0 | - | 5.4 | 8.6 | 5.5 | - | 13.3 | 26.9 | 21.4 | - | 33.2 | 34.1 | 28.1 | - | 40.7 | 28.0 | 22.3 | - | 34.4 | ||
25-34 years | 7,467 | 0.9 | 0.4 | - | 2.2 | 5.1 | 3.5 | - | 7.4 | 24.0 | 20.5 | - | 28.0 | 41.7 | 37.4 | - | 46.1 | 28.3 | 24.5 | - | 32.6 | ||
35+ years | 2,013 | 2.0 | 0.6 | - | 7.1 | 4.5 | 2.1 | - | 9.6 | 27.1 | 20.2 | - | 35.1 | 36.9 | 29.1 | - | 45.4 | 29.5 | 22.4 | - | 37.8 | ||
Mother's Race | |||||||||||||||||||||||
White | 13,467 | 1.4 | 0.8 | - | 2.5 | 6.2 | 4.8 | - | 8.1 | 25.7 | 22.8 | - | 28.8 | 38.5 | 35.3 | - | 41.8 | 28.2 | 25.2 | - | 31.4 | ||
Black | 259 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | ||
Other | 358 | 0.7 | 0.2 | - | 2.6 | 6.1 | 1.2 | - | 26.8 | 28.4 | 14.1 | - | 49.0 | 30.4 | 15.5 | - | 51.0 | 34.4 | 18.4 | - | 54.9 | ||
Hispanic Origin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Yes | 179^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | ||
No | 13,905^ | 1.4 | 0.8 | - | 2.4 | 6.3 | 4.9 | - | 8.2 | 25.7 | 22.9 | - | 28.8 | 38.3 | 35.2 | - | 41.6 | 28.3 | 25.3 | - | 31.4 | ||
Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||
< High School | 1,539 | 0.8 | 0.4 | - | 1.5 | 9.9 | 4.7 | - | 19.6 | 30.8 | 20.5 | - | 43.4 | 18.9 | 11.0 | - | 30.5 | 39.7 | 28.4 | - | 52.2 | ||
High School | 4,747 | 2.9 | 1.4 | - | 5.9 | 7.6 | 5.0 | - | 11.3 | 25.1 | 20.3 | - | 30.5 | 35.3 | 29.9 | - | 41.2 | 29.2 | 24.1 | - | 34.8 | ||
> High School | 7,783 | 0.7 | 0.3 | - | 2.0 | 4.7 | 3.2 | - | 6.9 | 25.1 | 21.7 | - | 28.9 | 43.8 | 39.7 | - | 47.9 | 25.7 | 22.2 | - | 29.5 | ||
Marital Status | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Married | 9,182 | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | 1.0 | 3.5 | 2.4 | - | 5.2 | 25.4 | 22.0 | - | 29.0 | 42.0 | 38.1 | - | 46.1 | 28.8 | 25.3 | - | 32.6 | ||
Other | 4,922 | 3.0 | 1.7 | - | 5.5 | 10.5 | 7.5 | - | 14.5 | 26.2 | 21.4 | - | 31.6 | 32.8 | 27.7 | - | 38.3 | 27.6 | 22.7 | - | 33.0 | ||
Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,836** | 2.8 | 1.3 | - | 5.8 | 9.5 | 6.2 | - | 14.3 | 30.9 | 24.9 | - | 37.5 | 27.5 | 22.0 | - | 33.8 | 29.4 | 23.5 | - | 36.0 | ||
$16,000-24,999 | 1,811** | 3.0 | 1.1 | - | 8.4 | 7.4 | 3.9 | - | 13.6 | 23.2 | 16.4 | - | 31.7 | 34.9 | 26.7 | - | 44.0 | 31.5 | 23.6 | - | 40.6 | ||
$25,000-49,999 | 3,169** | 0.7 | 0.2 | - | 3.4 | 5.1 | 2.9 | - | 8.9 | 24.7 | 19.4 | - | 30.8 | 44.3 | 37.8 | - | 51.0 | 25.2 | 19.9 | - | 31.4 | ||
$50,000 or more | 4,735** | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.2 | 4.0 | 2.4 | - | 6.7 | 23.2 | 19.0 | - | 27.9 | 44.4 | 39.2 | - | 49.8 | 28.3 | 23.8 | - | 33.4 | ||
Enrolled in WIC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
No | 8,386** | 0.4 | 0.1 | - | 1.2 | 4.6 | 3.2 | - | 6.7 | 25.4 | 22.0 | - | 29.2 | 43.6 | 39.6 | - | 47.7 | 26.0 | 22.6 | - | 29.7 | ||
Yes | 5,060** | 3.1 | 1.7 | - | 5.7 | 9.1 | 6.3 | - | 12.9 | 26.2 | 21.5 | - | 31.6 | 29.7 | 24.8 | - | 35.1 | 31.8 | 26.7 | - | 37.5 | ||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | |||||||||||||||||||||||
No | 7,236** | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.2 | 3.7 | 2.4 | - | 5.6 | 24.7 | 21.2 | - | 28.6 | 43.2 | 39.0 | - | 47.6 | 28.3 | 24.6 | - | 32.4 | ||
Yes | 6,316** | 2.9 | 1.6 | - | 5.1 | 9.3 | 6.7 | - | 12.7 | 26.8 | 22.5 | - | 31.7 | 32.7 | 28.2 | - | 37.7 | 28.3 | 23.9 | - | 33.2 | ||
Infant's birth weight | |||||||||||||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 963 | 2.9 | 1.9 | - | 4.3 | 12.7 | 10.6 | - | 15.2 | 26.3 | 23.5 | - | 29.4 | 28.8 | 25.8 | - | 31.9 | 29.4 | 26.4 | - | 32.5 | ||
2500 grams or more | 13,140 | 1.3 | 0.7 | - | 2.4 | 5.9 | 4.4 | - | 7.8 | 25.7 | 22.7 | - | 28.9 | 38.9 | 35.6 | - | 42.4 | 28.3 | 25.2 | - | 31.6 | ||
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 74a: Since your new baby was born, how often have you felt down, depressed, or hopeless | |||||||||||||||||||||||
always, often, sometimes, rarely, never | |||||||||||||||||||||||
** 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||