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2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

			No Where in House				Some Rooms/Some Times				Anywhere/Any Time
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI		%		CI
	Total	14,152	93.8	91.8	-	95.3	5.8	4.3	-	7.7	0.5	0.2	-	1.1
Age
	<20 years	1,135	81.7	66.2	-	91.1	18.0	8.7	-	33.6	0.2	0.1	-	1.0
	20-24 years	3,580	90.6	86.0	-	93.8	8.2	5.2	-	12.7	1.2	0.4	-	3.5
	25-34 years	7,399	95.7	93.3	-	97.3	4.2	2.6	-	6.7	0.1	0.0	-	0.2
	35+ years	2,037	98.1	94.3	-	99.4	1.1	0.3	-	4.3	0.8	0.1	-	5.1

Mother's Race
	White	13,494	93.9	91.9	-	95.4	5.6	4.1	-	7.6	0.5	0.2	-	1.2
	Black	299	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	344	95.2	77.1	-	99.2	4.8	0.9	-	22.9	0.0	0.0	-	0.0

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	221^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,908^	93.7	91.7	-	95.2	5.8	4.3	-	7.8	0.5	0.2	-	1.1

Education
	< High School	1,526	82.1	70.3	-	89.9	17.7	10.0	-	29.6	0.2	0.0	-	0.6
	High School	4,759	90.9	86.9	-	93.8	7.7	5.0	-	11.6	1.4	0.6	-	3.6
	> High School	7,786	97.7	96.0	-	98.6	2.3	1.3	-	3.9	0.1	0.0	-	0.2

Marital Status
	Married	8,934	97.0	95.2	-	98.1	2.6	1.5	-	4.3	0.4	0.1	-	1.4
	Other	5,216	88.8	84.5	-	92.0	10.6	7.4	-	14.9	0.6	0.2	-	1.8

Income
	$14,999 or less	3,820**	85.3	79.6	-	89.6	13.4	9.3	-	19.1	1.3	0.5	-	3.3
	$15,000-24,999	1,793**	96.1	89.7	-	98.6	3.9	1.4	-	10.3	0.0	0.0	-	0.0
	$25,000-49,999	3,150**	96.2	92.7	-	98.1	3.7	1.9	-	7.3	0.1	0.0	-	0.2
	$50,000 or more	4,750**	98.0	95.9	-	99.1	1.6	0.7	-	3.7	0.4	0.1	-	1.9

Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,383**	95.9	93.7	-	97.4	3.9	2.4	-	6.0	0.2	0.1	-	1.0
	Yes	5,027**	91.0	87.0	-	93.8	8.1	5.4	-	12.0	0.9	0.3	-	2.5

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,232**	97.8	96.0	-	98.8	2.0	1.1	-	3.7	0.3	0.1	-	1.2
	Yes	6,283**	89.1	85.3	-	92.1	10.1	7.2	-	13.9	0.8	0.3	-	2.0

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	966	90.9	88.7	-	92.7	6.9	5.4	-	8.9	2.2	1.4	-	3.5
	2500 grams or more	13,184	93.9	91.8	-	95.5	5.7	4.1	-	7.8	0.4	0.1	-	1.2

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 81: Which of the following statements describes the rules about smoking inside your home now?
	No smoke anywhere, smoking allowed in some rooms or at some times, smoking is permitted anywhere
** 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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