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Previous Premature Birth

2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		95% CI		%		95% CI
	Total	6,977**	90.8	88.0	-	93.1	9.2	6.9	-	12.1
Age
	<20 years	78**	76.3	24.3	-	97.0	23.7	3.0	-	75.7
	20-24 years	1,432**	87.3	79.2	-	92.6	12.7	7.4	-	20.9
	25-34 years	4,124**	91.0	87.2	-	93.8	9.0	6.2	-	12.9
	35+ years	1,342**	94.9	88.7	-	97.8	5.1	2.2	-	11.4

Mother's Race
	White	6,759**	90.6	87.6	-	92.9	9.4	7.1	-	12.4
	Black	68**	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	149**	97.4	92.2	-	99.2	2.6	0.8	-	7.8

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	42**	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	6,934**	90.8	87.9	-	93.1	9.2	6.9	-	12.1

Education
	< High School	813**	91.4	78.9	-	96.8	8.6	3.2	-	21.1
	High School	2,277**	87.3	81.2	-	91.6	12.7	8.4	-	18.8
	> High School	3,869**	92.8	89.2	-	95.3	7.2	4.8	-	10.8

Marital Status
	Married	4,719**	92.6	89.5	-	94.8	7.4	5.2	-	10.6
	Other	2,257**	87.2	80.5	-	91.9	12.8	8.2	-	19.5

Income
	$14,999 or less	1,874**	91.0	84.9	-	94.8	9.0	5.2	-	15.1
	$15,000-24,999	873**	81.9	69.5	-	90.0	18.1	10.0	-	30.5
	$25,000-49,999	1658**	92.2	85.7	-	95.9	7.8	4.1	-	14.3
	$50,000 or more	2,571**	95.9	88.3	-	95.7	7.2	4.3	-	11.7

Enrolled in WIC
	No	4,383**	91.7	88.2	-	94.2	8.3	5.8	-	11.8
	Yes	2,558**	89.2	83.5	-	93.1	10.8	6.9	-	16.5

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	3,737**	93.3	89.9	-	95.7	6.7	4.3	-	10.2
	Yes	3,239**	88.0	82.9	-	91.7	12.0	8.3	-	17.2

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	330**	72.9	67.9	-	77.4	27.1	22.7	-	32.2
	2500 grams or more	6,646**	91.7	88.7	-	94.0	8.3	6.0	-	11.4

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 10: Was the baby just before your new one born more than 3 weeks before it's due date?
** 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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