Baby's Sleeping Position - Division of Public Health Systems | MeCDC

Baby's Sleeping Position*

2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

			Side				Back				Stomach				Combination**
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI		%		CI		%		CI
	Total	14,152	11.1	9.2	-	13.5	79.0	76.1	-	81.7	8.1	6.4	-	10.1	1.8	0.9	-	3.9
Age
	<20 years	1,135	18.8	9.2	-	34.6	69.3	53.0	-	81.9	8.0	2.6	-	22.1	3.9	0.7	-	19.6
	20-24 years	3,580	11.5	7.8	-	16.6	77.8	71.7	-	83.0	7.3	4.5	-	11.6	3.5	1.4	-	9.9
	25-34 years	7,399	8.4	6.3	-	11.2	82.7	79.0	-	85.9	8.4	6.2	-	11.3	0.5	0.2	-	1.7
	35+ years	2,037	17.2	11.7	-	24.7	71.8	63.6	-	78.9	8.3	4.7	-	14.3	2.6	0.0	-	11.9

Mother's Race
	White	13,494	10.6	8.6	-	12.9	79.8	76.8	-	82.4	7.9	6.3	-	10.0	1.7	0.8	-	3.9
	Black	299	32.3	8.6	-	70.8	56.0	22.0	-	85.1	11.7	1.9	-	47.2	0.0	0.0	-	0.0
	Other	344	23.2	10.6	-	43.5	60.9	40.4	-	78.1	10.9	2.9	-	33.4	5.1	1.0	-	22.9

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	221^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,908^	11.2	9.2	-	13.5	79.0	76.1	-	81.7	8.0	6.3	-	10.0	1.8	0.9	-	3.9

Education
	< High School	1,526	16.7	9.1	-	28.4	68.0	55.1	-	78.6	10.7	5.0	-	21.7	4.6	0.9	-	22.3
	High School	4,759	10.5	7.3	-	14.7	77.1	71.7	-	81.7	9.1	6.3	-	13.1	3.4	1.4	-	8.4
	> High School	7,786	10.5	8.2	-	13.3	82.1	78.6	-	85.1	7.0	5.1	-	9.5	0.5	0.2	-	1.7

Marital Status
	Married	8,934	10.6	8.3	-	13.3	78.9	75.3	-	82.1	9.4	7.2	-	12.2	1.1	0.4	-	3.5
	Other	5,216	12.0	8.7	-	16.4	79.2	74.0	-	83.5	6.0	3.8	-	9.3	2.9	1.1	-	7.7

Income
	$14,999 or less	3,687**	11.3	7.5	-	16.6	75.8	69.3	-	81.3	9.5	6.1	-	14.4	3.4	1.2	-	10.5
	$15,000-24,999	1,803**	10.5	6.0	-	17.6	78.7	70.1	-	85.3	8.9	4.8	-	15.8	2.0	0.3	-	11.5
	$25,000-49,999	3,092**	12.0	8.2	-	17.2	81.0	75.0	-	85.7	5.5	3.2	-	9.4	1.6	0.5	-	4.7
	$50,000 or more	4,691**	10.7	7.8	-	14.5	80.4	75.7	-	84.3	8.3	5.8	-	11.8	0.6	0.1	-	4.2

Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,233**	10.8	8.5	-	13.8	80.1	76.5	-	83.2	8.3	6.3	-	10.9	0.8	0.3	-	2.9
	Yes	4,956**	11.4	8.2	-	15.6	77.4	72.0	-	81.9	7.8	5.1	-	11.7	3.5	1.4	-	8.9

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,110**	10.7	8.3	-	13.7	80.7	77.1	-	84.0	7.9	5.9	-	10.6	0.6	0.1	-	3.0
	Yes	6,163**	11.7	8.7	-	15.5	77.0	72.3	-	81.2	8.2	5.7	-	11.6	3.2	1.4	-	7.5

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	966	11.7	9.6	-	14.2	78.2	75.1	-	81.1	7.5	5.8	-	9.7	2.6	1.3	-	5.5
	2500 grams or more	13,184	11.1	9.0	-	13.6	79.1	76.0	-	81.8	8.1	6.3	-	10.3	1.8	0.8	-	4.0

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.
*Recoded responses to Survey Question 55: How do you most often lay your baby down to sleep now?
**Combination is side/back, side/stomach, back/stomach or side/back/stomach
** 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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