Mother received a Mercury in Fish Brochure and Safe Eating Guidelines - Division of Public Health Systems

Mother received a Mercury in Fish Brochure and Safe Eating Guidelines

2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		95% CI		%		95% CI
	Total	14,152	29.3	26.3	-	32.5	70.7	67.5	-	73.7
Age
	<20 years	1,135	20.8	11.0	-	35.7	79.3	64.3	-	89.0
	20-24 years	3,580	33.0	26.7	-	40.0	67.0	60.0	-	73.3
	25-34 years	7,399	30.7	26.6	-	35.0	69.3	65.0	-	73.4
	35+ years	2,037	21.7	15.4	-	29.7	78.3	70.3	-	84.6

Mother's Race
	White	13,494	29.3	26.3	-	32.6	70.7	67.4	-	73.7
	Black	299	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	344	25.6	11.8	-	47.0	74.4	53.0	-	88.2

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	221^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,908^	29.3	26.3	-	32.6	70.7	67.4	-	73.7

Education
	< High School	1,526	32.7	22.0	-	45.6	67.3	54.4	-	78.0
	High School	4,759	31.2	25.8	-	37.1	68.8	62.9	-	74.2
	> High School	7,786	27.5	23.9	-	31.5	72.5	68.5	-	76.2

Marital Status
	Married	8,934	28.9	25.3	-	32.7	71.2	67.3	-	74.8
	Other	5,216	30.0	24.8	-	35.7	70.0	64.3	-	75.2

Income
	$14,999 or less	3,663**	33.0	26.8	-	39.9	67.0	60.1	-	73.2
	$15,000-24,999	1,784**	32.0	23.8	-	41.5	68.0	58.6	-	76.2
	$25,000-49,999	3,156**	32.3	26.2	-	39.1	67.7	60.9	-	73.8
	$50,000 or more	4,693**	23.3	19.0	-	28.2	76.7	71.8	-	81.0

Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,280**	29.9	26.2	-	33.9	70.1	66.1	-	73.9
	Yes	4,914**	28.5	23.4	-	34.1	71.6	65.9	-	76.6

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,176**	27.0	23.3	-	31.1	73.0	68.9	-	76.8
	Yes	6,121**	32.0	27.2	-	37.2	68.0	62.8	-	72.8

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	966	26.2	23.2	-	29.4	73.8	70.6	-	76.8
	2500 grams or more	13,184	29.5	26.3	-	32.9	70.5	67.1	-	73.7

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: Variable developed from Q67. At any time during your prenatal care, did a doctor, nurse
	or other health care worker give you a brochure about mercury levels in fish and safe eating guidelines to protect you
	and your baby?
** 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



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