Reason baby not enrolled in WIC-no need - Division of Public Health Systems

Reason baby not enrolled in WIC-no need

2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI
	Total	7,703**	53.2	49.0	-	57.5	46.8	42.5	-	51.0
Age
	<20 years	155**	81.5	35.1	-	97.3	18.6	2.7	-	64.9
	20-24 years	1,048**	65.2	53.4	-	75.3	34.8	24.7	-	46.6
	25-34 years	4,991**	51.0	45.7	-	56.2	49.0	43.8	-	54.3
	35+ years	1,507**	49.6	40.2	-	59.0	50.5	41.1	-	59.8

Mother's Race
	White	7,474**	52.7	48.4	-	57.0	47.3	43.0	-	51.6
	Black	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	229**	70.6	46.1	-	87.1	29.4	13.0	-	53.9

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	7,658**	53.2	48.9	-	57.4	46.8	42.6	-	51.1

Education
	< High School	271**	88.6	54.3	-	98.1	11.4	1.9	-	45.7
	High School	1,453**	63.0	53.2	-	71.9	37.0	28.1	-	46.8
	> High School	5,978**	49.3	44.5	-	54.0	50.7	46.0	-	55.5

Marital Status
	Married	6,213**	49.6	45.0	-	54.2	50.4	45.8	-	55.0
	Other	1,490**	68.6	57.9	-	77.6	31.4	22.4	-	42.1

Income
	$14,999 or less	633**	78.1	62.8	-	88.3	21.9	11.8	-	37.2
	$15,000-24,999	538**	63.1	46.1	-	77.4	36.9	22.6	-	53.9
	$25,000-49,999	1,870**	67.1	58.6	-	74.6	32.9	25.4	-	41.4
	$50,000 or more	4,661**	43.2	37.9	-	48.6	56.8	51.4	-	62.1

Enrolled in WIC
	No	7,402**	51.6	47.3	-	55.9	48.4	44.1	-	52.7
	Yes	263**	93.7	70.9	-	98.9	6.3	1.1	-	29.1

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	6,551**	50.8	46.2	-	55.3	49.3	44.7	-	53.8
	Yes	1,151**	67.5	55.7	-	77.4	32.6	22.7	-	44.3

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	344**	55.6	50.5	-	60.5	44.4	39.5	-	49.5
	2500 grams or more	7,368**	53.1	48.7	-	57.5	46.9	42.5	-	51.3

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?
	f. Idon't need the services WIC offers
** 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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