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Tested for HIV During Pregnancy or Delivery
2007 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   95% CI   %   95% CI  
  Total 14,110 36.8 33.5 - 40.2 63.2 59.8 - 66.5
Age                    
<20 years 1,176 14.8 7.4 - 27.3 85.2 72.7 - 92.6
20-24 years 3,620 21.3 16.3 - 27.3 78.7 72.7 - 83.7
25-34 years 7,307 43.4 38.7 - 48.2 56.6 51.8 - 61.3
35+ years 2,007 54.9 45.8 - 63.7 45.1 36.3 - 54.2
Mother's Race                  
White 13,392 37.0 33.7 - 40.5 63.0 59.5 - 66.3
Black 330 # # - # # # - #
Other  373 30.7 13.3 - 56.3 69.3 43.7 - 86.8
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 208^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,871^ 37.0 33.7 - 40.4 63.0 59.6 - 66.3
Education                  
< High School 1,490 17.2 9.3 - 29.4 82.8 70.6 - 90.7
High School 4,761 28.2 23.1 - 34.0 71.8 66.0 - 76.9
> High School 7,798 45.3 40.9 - 49.8 54.7 50.2 - 59.1
Marital Status                  
Married 8,592 48.1 43.8 - 52.5 51.9 47.6 - 56.2
Other 5,515 20.3 16.0 - 25.4 79.7 74.6 - 84.0
Income                    
$14,999 or less 3,669** 22.2 17.2 - 28.2 77.9 71.8 - 82.8
$15,000-24,999 1,719** 20.7 14.1 - 29.3 79.3 70.7 - 85.9
$25,000-49,999 2,808** 46.4 39.4 - 53.6 53.6 46.4 - 60.6
$50,000 or more 3,974** 50.4 44.6 - 56.2 49.6 43.8 - 55.4
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 7,364** 45.4 41.1 - 49.8 54.6 50.3 - 58.9
Yes 4,762** 22.9 18.4 - 28.1 77.1 71.9 - 81.6
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 5,755** 49.8 45.0 - 54.6 50.2 45.4 - 55.1
Yes 6,418** 25.1 21.1 - 29.7 74.9 70.3 - 78.9
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 892 33.4 30.0 - 36.9 66.6 63.1 - 70.0
2500 grams or more 13,207 37.0 33.5 - 40.6 63.0 59.4 - 66.5
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 23:  At any time during your most recent pregnancy or delivery, did you have a test for HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) ?
** 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 2007 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