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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 |