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Maternal Problem with Severe Nausea?*
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
    No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population % 95% CI % 95% CI
  Total 14,152 71.4 68.3 - 74.4 28.6 25.6 - 31.8
Age              
<20 years 1,135 57.8 42.4 - 71.8 42.2 28.2 - 57.7
20-24 years 3,580 65.2 58.5 - 71.4 34.8 28.6 - 41.5
25-34 years 7,399 73.8 69.6 - 77.5 26.2 22.5 - 30.4
35+ years 2,037 80.6 73.0 - 86.5 19.4 13.5 - 27.0
Mother's Race              
White 13,494 71.3 68.0 - 74.3 28.7 25.7 - 32.0
Black 299 # # - # # # - #
Other  344 83.5 64.0 - 93.5 16.5 6.5 - 36.0
Hispanic Origin              
Yes 221^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,908^ 71.3 68.1 - 74.3 28.7 25.7 - 31.9
Education              
< High School 1,526 51.4 39.0 - 63.6 48.6 36.5 - 61.0
High School 4,759 68.5 62.7 - 73.7 31.6 26.3 - 37.3
> High School 7,786 76.7 73.0 - 80.1 23.3 19.9 - 27.0
Marital Status              
Married 8,934 78.0 74.5 - 81.2 22.0 18.8 - 25.5
Other 5,216 61.3 55.5 - 66.8 38.7 33.3 - 44.5
Income              
$14,999 or less 3,808** 58.8 51.9 - 65.3 41.2 34.7 - 48.1
$15,000-24,999 1,811** 71.2 62.1 - 78.8 28.8 21.2 - 37.9
$25,000-49,999 3,146** 73.5 67.0 - 79.1 26.5 20.9 - 33.0
$50,000 or more 4,749** 80.3 75.7 - 84.2 19.7 15.8 - 24.3
Enrolled in WIC              
No 8,400** 77.7 74.0 - 80.9 22.4 19.1 - 26.0
Yes 5,061** 61.1 55.4 - 66.6 38.9 33.4 - 44.6
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid            
No 7,226** 81.0 77.4 - 84.2 19.0 15.8 - 22.6
Yes 6,288** 60.4 55.2 - 65.3 39.6 34.7 - 44.8
Infant's birth weight              
<2500 grams 966 67.7 64.5 - 70.9 32.3 29.2 - 35.5
2500 grams or more 13,184 71.6 68.3 - 74.8 28.4 25.2 - 31.7
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 24: Did you have any of these problems during your pregnancy?
  severe nausea, vomiting or dehydration
** 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
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics