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Maternal Problem with Premature Labor?* | ||||||||||||
2007 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |||||||
Total | 14,110 | 95.6 | 94.4 | - | 96.5 | 4.4 | 3.5 | - | 5.6 | |||
Age | ||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,176 | 98.3 | 97.2 | - | 98.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 | - | 2.8 | |||
20-24 years | 3,620 | 95.6 | 92.8 | - | 97.4 | 4.4 | 2.6 | - | 7.2 | |||
25-34 years | 7,307 | 94.9 | 93.0 | - | 96.3 | 5.1 | 3.7 | - | 7.0 | |||
35+ years | 2,007 | 96.1 | 92.4 | - | 98.0 | 3.9 | 2.0 | - | 7.6 | |||
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||
White | 13,392 | 95.7 | 94.5 | - | 96.6 | 4.4 | 3.4 | - | 5.5 | |||
Black | 330 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
Other | 373 | 98.2 | 94.9 | - | 99.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | - | 5.1 | |||
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||
Yes | 208^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
No | 13,871^ | 95.5 | 94.3 | - | 96.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | - | 5.7 | |||
Education | ||||||||||||
< High School | 1,490 | 97.6 | 96.4 | - | 98.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | - | 3.6 | |||
High School | 4,761 | 95.6 | 93.1 | - | 97.2 | 4.4 | 2.8 | - | 6.9 | |||
> High School | 7,798 | 95.2 | 93.4 | - | 96.5 | 4.8 | 3.5 | - | 6.6 | |||
Marital Status | ||||||||||||
Married | 8,592 | 95.7 | 94.1 | - | 96.9 | 4.3 | 3.1 | - | 5.9 | |||
Other | 5,515 | 95.3 | 93.2 | - | 96.8 | 4.7 | 3.2 | - | 6.8 | |||
Income | ||||||||||||
$15,999 or less | 4,018** | 95.4 | 93.1 | - | 96.9 | 4.6 | 3.1 | - | 6.9 | |||
$16,000-24,999 | 1,819** | 95.5 | 91.0 | - | 97.8 | 4.5 | 2.2 | - | 9.0 | |||
$25,000-39,999 | 3,015** | 96.2 | 93.4 | - | 97.9 | 3.8 | 2.1 | - | 6.6 | |||
$40,000 or more | 4,531** | 95.3 | 93.0 | - | 96.9 | 4.7 | 3.1 | - | 7.0 | |||
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||
No | 8,145** | 95.9 | 94.4 | - | 97.0 | 4.1 | 3.0 | - | 5.6 | |||
Yes | 5,194** | 95.0 | 92.6 | - | 96.6 | 5.0 | 3.4 | - | 7.4 | |||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||
No | 6,431** | 95.6 | 93.8 | - | 96.9 | 4.4 | 3.1 | - | 6.2 | |||
Yes | 6,953** | 95.5 | 93.7 | - | 96.8 | 4.5 | 3.2 | - | 6.3 | |||
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 892 | 66.0 | 62.7 | - | 69.2 | 34.0 | 30.8 | - | 37.4 | |||
2500 grams or more | 13,207 | 97.4 | 96.0 | - | 98.3 | 2.7 | 1.7 | - | 4.0 | |||
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? | ||||||||||||
Labor Pains more than 3 weeks before baby was due (premature rupture of membranes) | ||||||||||||
** 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 |