Reason baby not enrolled in WIC-not eligible - Division of Public Health Systems | MeCDC

Reason baby not enrolled in WIC-not eligible*

2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI
	Total	7,701**	66.8	62.7	-	70.6	33.2	29.4	-	37.3
Age
	<20 years	155**	81.5	35.1	-	97.3	18.6	2.7	-	64.9
	20-24 years	1,048**	73.1	61.7	-	82.1	26.9	17.9	-	38.3
	25-34 years	4,990**	65.1	60.0	-	69.9	34.9	30.1	-	40.0
	35+ years	1,507**	66.4	57.0	-	74.7	33.6	25.3	-	43.1

Mother's Race
	White	630**	67.0	62.8	-	70.9	33.0	29.1	-	37.2
	Black	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	229**	59.1	35.3	-	79.3	40.9	20.7	-	64.7

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	210**	66.8	62.7	-	70.6	33.2	29.4	-	37.3

Education
	< High School	271**	83.9	52.4	-	96.1	16.1	3.9	-	47.6
	High School	1,453**	71.6	62.1	-	79.5	28.4	20.5	-	37.9
	> High School	5,977**	64.8	60.2	-	69.2	35.2	30.8	-	39.8

Marital Status
	Married	6,211**	65.5	61.0	-	69.7	34.5	30.3	-	39.0
	Other	1,490**	72.0	61.5	-	80.6	28.0	19.4	-	38.5

Income
	$14,999 or less	633**	81.8	66.4	-	91.1	18.2	8.9	-	33.6
	$15,000-24,999	538**	79.9	62.7	-	90.4	20.1	9.6	-	37.3
	$25,000-49,999	1,870**	59.9	51.3	-	68.0	40.1	32.0	-	48.7
	$50,000 or more	4,659**	65.9	60.7	-	70.8	34.1	29.2	-	39.3

Enrolled in WIC
	No	7,401**	66.6	62.4	-	70.5	33.4	29.5	-	37.6
	Yes	263**	69.4	42.2	-	87.5	30.7	12.5	-	57.8

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	6,550**	64.3	59.9	-	68.6	35.7	31.4	-	40.1
	Yes	1,151**	80.6	69.8	-	88.3	19.4	11.7	-	30.2

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	332**	62.3	57.3	-	67.0	37.8	33.0	-	42.7
	2500 grams or more	7,368**	67.0	62.7	-	71.0	33.0	29.0	-	37.3

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?
	a. I didn't think baby my baby would be eligible.
** 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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