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2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Always | Often | Sometimes | Rarely | Never | |||||||||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | ||||||||||||
Total | 14,152 | 1.3 | 0.7 | - | 2.3 | 6.1 | 4.6 | - | 8.0 | 20.7 | 18.1 | - | 23.5 | 35.1 | 32.0 | - | 38.3 | 37.0 | 33.8 | - | 40.2 | ||
Age | |||||||||||||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,135 | 0.4 | 0.1 | - | 1.0 | 10.7 | 4.3 | - | 24.3 | 18.7 | 9.8 | - | 32.9 | 34.5 | 21.8 | - | 49.8 | 35.8 | 22.8 | - | 51.3 | ||
20-24 years | 3,580 | 3.1 | 1.4 | - | 6.8 | 7.9 | 4.9 | - | 12.7 | 23.2 | 18.0 | - | 29.3 | 30.7 | 24.9 | - | 37.2 | 35.1 | 29.0 | - | 41.7 | ||
25-34 years | 7,399 | 0.5 | 0.2 | - | 1.8 | 4.8 | 3.2 | - | 7.0 | 19.9 | 16.6 | - | 23.7 | 35.9 | 31.7 | - | 40.2 | 39.0 | 34.8 | - | 43.4 | ||
35+ years | 2,037 | 1.1 | 0.2 | - | 5.9 | 5.3 | 2.5 | - | 10.8 | 19.8 | 14.0 | - | 27.3 | 40.3 | 32.3 | - | 48.9 | 33.5 | 26.0 | - | 41.9 | ||
Mother's Race | |||||||||||||||||||||||
White | 13,494 | 1.3 | 0.7 | - | 2.4 | 6.1 | 4.6 | - | 8.1 | 20.6 | 18.0 | - | 23.4 | 34.7 | 31.6 | - | 38.0 | 37.3 | 34.1 | - | 40.6 | ||
Black | 299 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | ||
Other | 344 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 5.9 | 1.0 | - | 27.5 | 19.6 | 8.5 | - | 39.0 | 47.5 | 28.8 | - | 66.9 | 27.1 | 13.2 | - | 47.6 | ||
Hispanic Origin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Yes | 221^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | ||
No | 13,908^ | 1.3 | 0.7 | - | 2.3 | 6.1 | 4.6 | - | 8.0 | 20.8 | 18.2 | - | 23.6 | 34.8 | 31.7 | - | 38.1 | 37.1 | 33.9 | - | 40.3 | ||
Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||
< High School | 1,526 | 2.3 | 0.5 | - | 10.5 | 11.7 | 5.8 | - | 22.1 | 22.1 | 13.5 | - | 34.1 | 31.2 | 21.0 | - | 43.7 | 32.7 | 22.1 | - | 45.4 | ||
High School | 4,759 | 2.8 | 1.3 | - | 5.8 | 7.6 | 5.0 | - | 11.4 | 21.3 | 17.0 | - | 26.5 | 30.0 | 24.9 | - | 35.6 | 38.3 | 32.7 | - | 44.2 | ||
> High School | 7,786 | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | 1.1 | 4.0 | 2.6 | - | 6.1 | 20.1 | 16.9 | - | 23.6 | 38.5 | 34.5 | - | 42.7 | 37.1 | 33.2 | - | 41.3 | ||
Marital Status | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Married | 8,934 | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | 1.0 | 2.9 | 1.8 | - | 4.6 | 20.0 | 17.0 | - | 23.4 | 38.4 | 34.5 | - | 42.4 | 38.5 | 34.6 | - | 42.5 | ||
Other | 5,216 | 2.8 | 1.4 | - | 5.4 | 11.0 | 7.9 | - | 15.1 | 21.6 | 17.3 | - | 26.7 | 30.0 | 25.0 | - | 35.5 | 34.7 | 29.4 | - | 40.3 | ||
Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,834** | 2.4 | 1.0 | - | 5.8 | 12.5 | 8.6 | - | 17.9 | 24.9 | 19.6 | - | 31.1 | 27.2 | 21.6 | - | 33.6 | 33.0 | 26.9 | - | 39.7 | ||
$16,000-24,999 | 1,795** | 2.2 | 0.6 | - | 7.5 | 6.7 | 3.6 | - | 12.3 | 17.3 | 11.5 | - | 25.2 | 40.6 | 31.9 | - | 49.8 | 33.3 | 25.2 | - | 42.4 | ||
$25,000-49,999 | 3,169** | 0.7 | 0.1 | - | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.4 | - | 6.1 | 22.5 | 17.4 | - | 28.7 | 38.8 | 32.5 | - | 45.4 | 35.2 | 29.1 | - | 41.8 | ||
$50,000 or more | 4,749** | 0.4 | 0.1 | - | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.5 | - | 5.2 | 17.2 | 13.6 | - | 21.7 | 36.9 | 31.9 | - | 42.1 | 42.8 | 37.6 | - | 48.1 | ||
Enrolled in WIC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
No | 8,397** | 0.5 | 0.2 | - | 1.5 | 4.4 | 3.0 | - | 6.5 | 18.5 | 15.5 | - | 21.8 | 36.9 | 33.0 | - | 40.9 | 39.8 | 35.9 | - | 43.8 | ||
Yes | 5,045** | 2.6 | 1.3 | - | 5.3 | 9.0 | 6.2 | - | 13.0 | 24.0 | 19.5 | - | 29.1 | 32.4 | 27.3 | - | 37.9 | 32.1 | 26.9 | - | 37.7 | ||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | |||||||||||||||||||||||
No | 7,247** | 0.2 | 0.0 | - | 1.4 | 3.0 | 1.8 | - | 4.9 | 18.3 | 15.2 | - | 21.9 | 36.8 | 32.8 | - | 41.1 | 41.7 | 37.5 | - | 46.0 | ||
Yes | 6,301** | 2.5 | 1.3 | - | 4.7 | 9.6 | 7.0 | - | 13.2 | 23.3 | 19.3 | - | 27.9 | 33.0 | 28.4 | - | 38.0 | 31.6 | 27.0 | - | 36.6 | ||
Infant's birth weight | |||||||||||||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 966 | 1.7 | 1.0 | - | 2.9 | 8.8 | 7.0 | - | 10.9 | 27.2 | 24.3 | - | 30.4 | 29.2 | 26.2 | - | 32.4 | 33.1 | 30.0 | - | 36.3 | ||
2500 grams or mo | 13,184 | 1.2 | 0.6 | - | 2.4 | 5.9 | 4.4 | - | 7.9 | 20.2 | 17.5 | - | 23.2 | 35.4 | 32.1 | - | 38.9 | 37.2 | 33.9 | - | 40.7 | ||
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 74b: Since your new baby was born, how often have you had little interest in doing things | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||