Reason baby not enrolled in WIC-didn't qualify - Division of Public Health Systems | MeCDC

Reason baby not enrolled in WIC-didn't qualify*

2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI
	Total	7,703**	90.5	87.6	-	92.8	9.5	7.2	-	12.4
Age
	<20 years	155**	62.9	24.3	-	89.9	37.1	10.1	-	75.7
	20-24 years	1,048**	80.9	69.8	-	88.6	19.1	11.4	-	30.2
	25-34 years	4,991**	91.6	88.2	-	94.1	8.4	5.9	-	11.8
	35+ years	1,507**	96.4	90.7	-	98.7	3.6	1.3	-	9.3

Mother's Race
	White	7,474**	90.5	87.5	-	92.8	9.5	7.2	-	12.5
	Black	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	229**	91.9	61.3	-	98.8	8.1	1.2	-	38.7

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	45**	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	7,658**	90.5	87.5	-	92.7	9.6	7.3	-	12.5

Education
	< High School	271**	78.8	45.4	-	94.3	21.2	5.7	-	54.6
	High School	1,453**	89.7	81.8	-	94.4	10.3	5.6	-	18.2
	> High School	5,978**	91.2	88.1	-	93.6	8.8	6.4	-	11.9

Marital Status
	Married	6,213**	92.5	89.7	-	94.6	7.5	5.5	-	10.3
	Other	1,490**	82.3	72.2	-	89.3	17.7	10.7	-	27.8

Income
	$14,999 or less	633**	88.0	69.4	-	95.9	12.0	4.1	-	30.6
	$15,000-24,999	538**	93.1	77.0	-	98.2	6.9	1.8	-	23.0
	$25,000-49,999	1,870**	83.1	75.5	-	88.7	16.9	11.3	-	24.5
	$50,000 or more	4,661**	93.5	90.4	-	95.7	6.5	4.3	-	9.6

Enrolled in WIC
	No	7,402**	91.0	88.1	-	93.2	9.0	6.8	-	11.9
	Yes	263**	83.4	52.5	-	95.8	16.6	4.2	-	47.5

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	6,551**	90.9	87.8	-	93.2	9.1	6.8	-	12.2
	Yes	1,151**	88.4	77.8	-	94.3	11.6	5.7	-	22.2

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	334**	90.3	86.8	-	92.9	9.7	7.1	-	13.2
	2500 grams or more	7,368**	90.5	87.5	-	92.9	9.5	7.1	-	12.5

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 72: Why wasn't your new baby enrolled in WIC?
	b. I was told my baby didn't qualify for WIC.
** 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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