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Previous Low Weight Birth

2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		95% CI		%		95% CI
	Total	6,991**	92.6	90.0	-	94.6	7.4	5.4	-	10.1
Age
	<20 years	78**	76.3	24.3	-	97.0	23.7	3.0	-	75.7
	20-24 years	1,448**	93.9	87.6	-	97.2	6.1	2.8	-	12.4
	25-34 years	4,126**	92.6	88.9	-	95.1	7.5	4.9	-	11.1
	35+ years	1,338**	92.3	85.1	-	96.2	7.7	3.8	-	14.9

Mother's Race
	White	6,776**	92.7	90.0	-	94.7	7.3	5.3	-	10.0
	Black	66**	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	149**	86.2	56.7	-	96.8	13.8	3.3	-	43.3

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	40**	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	6,951**	92.6	90.0	-	94.6	7.4	5.4	-	10.1

Education
	< High School	813**	91.8	76.8	-	97.4	8.2	2.6	-	23.2
	High School	2,291**	89.3	83.7	-	93.1	10.7	6.9	-	16.3
	> High School	3,869**	94.7	91.6	-	96.7	5.3	3.3	-	8.4

Marital Status
	Married	4,713**	93.6	90.7	-	95.7	6.4	4.3	-	9.3
	Other	2,278**	90.5	84.3	-	94.4	9.5	5.6	-	15.7

Income
	$14,999 or less	1,888**	89.9	83.3	-	94.1	10.1	5.9	-	16.7
	$15,000-24,999	873**	90.5	78.3	-	96.2	9.5	3.8	-	21.7
	$25,000-49,999	1,658**	92.4	86.7	-	95.8	7.6	4.3	-	13.3
	$50,000 or more	2,571**	95.5	91.5	-	97.6	4.5	2.4	-	8.5

Enrolled in WIC
	No	4,383**	93.3	90.1	-	95.5	6.8	4.5	-	9.9
	Yes	2,572**	91.4	85.9	-	94.9	8.6	5.1	-	14.1

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	3,737**	94.7	91.6	-	96.7	5.3	3.3	-	8.4
	Yes	3,253**	90.2	85.4	-	93.5	9.8	6.5	-	14.6

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	325**	72.0	66.9	-	76.6	28.0	23.5	-	33.1
	2500 grams or more	6,664**	93.6	90.8	-	95.6	6.4	4.4	-	9.3

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 9: Did the baby born just before your new one weigh 5 pounds 8 oz (2.5 kilos) or less at birth?
** Estimates of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through PRAMS.

# 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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