Mother Went to the Hospital and Stayed 1-7 Days - Division of Public Health Systems | MeCDC

Mother Went to the Hospital and Stayed 1-7 Days
(of mothers who reported problems during pregnancy)

2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		95% CI		%		95% CI
	Total	7,671**	76.6	72.8	-	80.1	23.4	19.9	-	27.2
Age
	<20 years	633**	77.8	61.4	-	88.5	22.2	11.5	-	38.6
	20-24 years	2,258**	71.4	63.3	-	78.3	28.6	21.7	-	36.7
	25-34 years	3,827**	78.6	73.5	-	83.0	21.4	17.0	-	26.6
	35+ years	953**	80.4	69.7	-	88.0	19.6	12.0	-	30.3

Mother's Race
	White	7,364**	76.2	72.3	-	79.8	23.8	20.2	-	27.7
	Black	110**	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	196**	78.9	51.3	-	93.0	21.1	7.0	-	48.7

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	59**	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	7,611**	76.6	72.7	-	80.1	23.4	19.9	-	27.3

Education
	< High School	1,090**	70.3	55.9	-	81.6	29.7	18.4	-	44.1
	High School	2,543**	75.2	68.5	-	80.9	24.8	19.1	-	31.5
	> High School	4,035**	79.3	74.4	-	83.4	20.8	16.6	-	25.6

Marital Status
	Married	4,109**	78.5	73.6	-	82.7	21.5	17.3	-	26.4
	Other	3,562**	74.5	68.2	-	79.9	25.5	20.1	-	31.8

Income
	$14,999 or less	2,648**	72.3	64.7	-	78.8	27.7	21.2	-	35.3
	$15,000-24,999	1,034**	81.2	70.2	-	88.7	18.9	11.3	-	29.8
	$25,000-49,999	1,768**	76.3	68.2	-	82.8	23.7	17.2	-	31.8
	$50,000 or more	2,221**	80.0	73.5	-	85.2	20.0	14.8	-	26.5

Enrolled in WIC
	No	4,277**	77.4	72.5	-	81.7	22.6	18.3	-	27.5
	Yes	3,375**	75.5	69.2	-	80.9	24.5	19.1	-	30.9

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	3,492**	80.0	74.9	-	84.3	20.0	15.8	-	25.1
	Yes	4,179**	73.8	68.1	-	78.9	26.2	21.1	-	31.9

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	669**	45.3	41.6	-	49.0	54.7	51.0	-	58.4
	2500 grams or more	7,001**	79.6	75.4	-	83.3	20.4	16.7	-	24.6

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 26. I went to the hospital and stayed 1-7 days
** Estimates of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through PRAMS.

# 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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