Vitamin Use Before Pregnancy - Division of Public Health Systems | MeCDC

Vitamin Use Before Pregnancy

2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

			None				1-3 Times/Week				4-6 Times/Week				Every day/ Week
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI		%		CI		%		CI
	Total	14,152	51.3	48.0	-	54.7	7.5	5.9	-	9.4	7.6	6.1	-	9.5	33.6	30.6	-	36.8
Age
	<20 years	1,135	63.6	48.4	-	76.6	9.6	3.8	-	22.0	6.0	2.0	-	16.7	20.7	10.8	-	36.0
	20-24 years	3,580	71.9	65.5	-	77.6	6.2	3.5	-	10.7	4.9	2.7	-	8.6	17.0	12.6	-	22.6
	25-34 years	7,399	44.5	40.1	-	49.0	7.3	5.4	-	10.0	8.1	6.1	-	10.8	40.0	35.8	-	44.4
	35+ years	2,037	32.6	25.1	-	41.1	9.3	5.4	-	15.6	11.5	7.1	-	18.1	46.6	38.4	-	55.1

Mother's Race
	White	13,494	51.4	48.1	-	54.8	7.6	6.0	-	9.6	7.4	5.9	-	9.3	33.6	30.5	-	36.8
	Black	299	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	344	57.9	38.1	-	75.5	4.8	0.9	-	22.9	18.9	7.7	-	39.6	18.3	0.0	-	38.1

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	221^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,908^	51.4	48.1	-	54.7	7.4	5.8	-	9.4	7.5	6.0	-	9.4	33.7	30.6	-	36.9

Education
	< High School	1,526	68.2	55.7	-	78.5	7.8	3.2	-	18.1	1.0	0.2	-	6.4	23.0	14.2	-	35.0
	High School	4,759	67.6	61.9	-	72.8	6.0	3.8	-	9.5	2.8	1.3	-	5.6	23.7	19.1	-	28.9
	> High School	7,786	39.5	35.5	-	43.7	8.2	6.2	-	10.8	11.4	9.0	-	14.4	40.9	36.9	-	45.0

Marital Status
	Married	8,934	38.9	35.1	-	42.9	7.6	5.7	-	10.0	10.0	7.8	-	12.7	43.5	39.6	-	47.5
	Other	5,216	70.2	64.7	-	75.2	7.3	4.8	-	11.0	3.9	2.3	-	6.7	18.6	14.5	-	23.5

Income
	$14,999 or less	3,840**	69.1	62.6	-	75.0	6.9	4.1	-	11.5	3.0	1.4	-	6.0	21.0	16.0	-	27.0
	$15,000-24,999	1,811**	64.3	55.2	-	72.6	8.7	4.7	-	15.6	8.0	4.3	-	14.4	19.0	12.8	-	27.2
	$25,000-49,999	3,169**	52.8	46.1	-	59.4	5.7	3.3	-	9.6	9.7	6.4	-	14.4	31.8	26.0	-	38.3
	$50,000 or more	4,750**	31.0	26.3	-	36.2	8.6	6.1	-	12.1	9.8	7.1	-	13.4	50.6	45.3	-	55.9

Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,403**	41.9	37.9	-	46.0	7.4	5.5	-	9.8	9.0	6.9	-	11.5	41.8	37.9	-	45.8
	Yes	5,063**	66.4	60.8	-	71.6	7.8	5.2	-	11.6	5.5	3.5	-	8.6	20.3	16.0	-	25.4

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,252**	36.1	32.0	-	40.3	7.1	5.2	-	9.6	10.5	8.1	-	13.4	46.4	42.2	-	50.8
	Yes	6,319**	68.9	63.9	-	73.4	7.9	5.5	-	11.3	4.3	2.7	-	6.8	18.9	15.2	-	23.2

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	966	54.9	51.5	-	58.2	6.3	4.9	-	8.1	3.9	2.9	-	5.4	34.9	31.8	-	38.1
	2500 grams or more	13,184	51.1	47.6	-	54.6	7.6	5.9	-	9.6	7.8	6.2	-	9.8	33.5	30.3	-	36.9

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 3: During the month before you got pregnant with your new baby, how many times a week
	did you take a multivitamin or a prenatal vitamin?
** 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