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Mother Smokes Now | |||||||||||||
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | |||||||||||||
No | Yes | ||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | ||||||||
Total | 14,152 | 79.1 | 76.1 | - | 81.8 | 20.9 | 18.2 | - | 23.9 | ||||
Age | |||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,135 | 60.0 | 44.7 | - | 73.7 | 40.0 | 26.4 | - | 55.3 | ||||
20-24 years | 3,580 | 67.2 | 60.5 | - | 73.3 | 32.8 | 26.7 | - | 39.5 | ||||
25-34 years | 7,399 | 84.6 | 81.0 | - | 87.7 | 15.4 | 12.3 | - | 19.0 | ||||
35+ years | 2,037 | 89.4 | 83.1 | - | 93.5 | 10.6 | 6.5 | - | 16.9 | ||||
Mother's Race | |||||||||||||
White | 13,494 | 78.8 | 75.8 | - | 81.5 | 21.2 | 18.5 | - | 24.3 | ||||
Black | 299 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | ||||
Other | 344 | 83.1 | 60.2 | - | 94.2 | 16.9 | 5.9 | - | 39.8 | ||||
Hispanic Origin | |||||||||||||
Yes | 221^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | ||||
No | 13,908^ | 79.0 | 76.0 | - | 81.7 | 21.1 | 18.3 | - | 24.0 | ||||
Education | |||||||||||||
< High School | 1,526 | 53.0 | 40.6 | - | 65.0 | 47.0 | 35.0 | - | 59.5 | ||||
High School | 4,759 | 67.5 | 61.8 | - | 72.8 | 32.5 | 27.2 | - | 38.3 | ||||
> High School | 7,786 | 90.3 | 87.5 | - | 92.6 | 9.7 | 7.4 | - | 12.5 | ||||
Marital Status | |||||||||||||
Married | 8,934 | 89.4 | 86.6 | - | 91.7 | 10.6 | 8.3 | - | 13.4 | ||||
Other | 5,216 | 63.1 | 57.3 | - | 68.5 | 36.9 | 31.5 | - | 42.7 | ||||
Income | |||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,720** | 60.3 | 53.4 | - | 66.9 | 39.7 | 33.2 | - | 46.6 | ||||
$15,000-24,999 | 1,811** | 69.4 | 60.3 | - | 77.2 | 30.7 | 22.8 | - | 39.7 | ||||
$25,000-49,999 | 3,127** | 84.2 | 78.4 | - | 88.7 | 15.8 | 11.3 | - | 21.6 | ||||
$50,000 or more | 4,720** | 94.2 | 91.2 | - | 96.2 | 5.8 | 3.8 | - | 8.8 | ||||
Enrolled in WIC | |||||||||||||
No | 8,348** | 88.4 | 85.4 | - | 90.8 | 11.7 | 9.2 | - | 14.7 | ||||
Yes | 4,965** | 63.3 | 57.5 | - | 68.7 | 36.8 | 31.3 | - | 42.6 | ||||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | |||||||||||||
No | 7,197** | 92.0 | 89.2 | - | 94.1 | 8.0 | 6.0 | - | 10.8 | ||||
Yes | 6,182** | 64.1 | 58.9 | - | 68.9 | 35.9 | 31.1 | - | 41.1 | ||||
Infant's birth weight | |||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 966 | 67.2 | 63.9 | - | 70.4 | 32.8 | 26.9 | - | 36.1 | ||||
2500 grams or more | 13,184 | 79.8 | 76.7 | - | 82.7 | 20.2 | 17.3 | - | 23.3 | ||||
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: Variable developed from Q30. How many cigarettes do you smoke on an average day now? | |||||||||||||
** 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 |