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Reason baby not enrolled in WIC-inconvenient office hours

2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI
	Total	7,703**	97.8	96.0	-	98.8	2.2	1.2	-	4.1
Age
	<20 years	155**	80.0	35.6	-	96.7	20.0	3.3	-	64.4
	20-24 years	1,048**	93.0	83.7	-	97.2	7.0	2.8	-	16.4
	25-34 years	4,991**	98.7	96.7	-	99.5	1.3	0.5	-	3.3
	35+ years	1,507**	100.0	100.0	-	100.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0

Mother's Race
	White	7,474**	97.8	95.8	-	98.8	2.3	1.2	-	4.2
	Black	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	229**	100.0	100.0	-	100.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	7658**	97.8	95.9	-	98.8	2.2	1.2	-	4.1

Education
	< High School	271**	88.6	54.3	-	98.1	11.4	1.9	-	45.7
	High School	1,453**	94.7	87.5	-	97.9	5.3	2.1	-	12.6
	> High School	5,978**	99.0	97.4	-	99.6	1.0	0.4	-	2.6

Marital Status
	Married	6,213**	99.0	97.5	-	99.6	1.0	0.4	-	2.5
	Other	1,490**	92.9	84.5	-	96.9	7.1	3.1	-	15.5

Income
	$14,999 or less	633**	89.2	72.5	-	96.3	10.8	3.7	-	27.5
	$15,000-24,999	538**	96.8	84.6	-	99.4	3.2	0.6	-	15.4
	$25,000-49,999	1,870**	96.4	91.0	-	98.6	3.6	1.4	-	9.0
	$50,000 or more	4,661**	99.7	97.9	-	99.9	0.3	0.1	-	2.1

Enrolled in WIC
	No	7,402**	98.3	96.5	-	99.2	1.7	0.8	-	3.5
	Yes	263**	84.2	58.4	-	95.3	15.8	4.7	-	41.6

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	6,551**	99.1	97.6	-	99.6	0.9	0.4	-	2.4
	Yes	1,151**	90.7	80.3	-	95.9	9.4	4.2	-	19.7

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	334**	98.7	96.5	-	99.5	1.4	0.5	-	3.5
	2500 grams or more	7,368**	97.8	95.8	-	98.8	2.2	1.2	-	4.2

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?
	d. WIC office hours did not fit in my schedule.
** 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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