Maternal Problem -Had to Have a Blood Transfusion - Division of Public Health Systems

Maternal Problem -Had to Have a Blood Transfusion?*

2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%	95% CI			%	95% CI
	Total	14,152	99.4	98.6	-	99.8	0.6	0.3	-	1.5
Age
	<20 years	1,135	99.5	98.6	-	99.8	0.5	0.2	-	1.4
	20-24 years	3,580	98.6	95.0	-	99.6	1.4	0.4	-	5.0
	25-34 years	7,399	99.7	98.9	-	99.9	0.3	0.1	-	1.1
	35+ years	2,037	99.8	99.6	-	99.9	0.2	0.1	-	0.5

Mother's Race
	White	13,494	99.4	98.5	-	99.8	0.6	0.3	-	1.5
	Black	299	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	344	99.4	97.4	-	99.8	0.7	0.2	-	2.6

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	221^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,908^	99.4	98.6	-	99.8	0.6	0.2	-	1.5

Education
	< High School	1,526	97.8	89.2	-	99.6	2.2	0.4	-	10.8
	High School	4,759	99.4	97.5	-	99.9	0.6	0.2	-	2.5
	> High School	7,786	99.7	99.0	-	99.9	0.3	0.1	-	1.0

Marital Status
	Married	8,934	99.8	99.0	-	99.9	0.2	0.1	-	1.0
	Other	5,216	98.8	96.7	-	99.6	1.2	0.4	-	3.3

Income
	$15,999 or less	3,811**	98.8	96.0	-	99.7	1.2	0.3	-	4.0
	$16,000-24,999	1,811**	99.0	93.4	-	99.9	1.0	0.2	-	6.6
	$25,000-39,999	3,142**	99.5	96.9	-	99.9	0.5	0.1	-	3.2
	$40,000 or more	4,749**	99.9	99.8	-	100.0	0.1	0.0	-	0.2

Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,396**	99.8	99.0	-	99.9	0.3	0.1	-	1.0
	Yes	5,063**	98.8	96.5	-	99.6	1.2	0.4	-	3.5

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,223**	99.8	98.8	-	100.0	0.3	0.1	-	1.2
	Yes	6,290**	99.0	97.2	-	99.6	1.0	0.4	-	2.8

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	966	97.6	96.3	-	98.4	2.4	1.6	-	3.7
	2500 grams or more	13,184	99.5	98.5	-	99.8	0.5	0.2	-	1.5

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?
	I had to have a blood transfusion
** 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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