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Binge drink during pregnancy | ||||||||||
(5 or more alcoholic drink during one sitting at least one time) | ||||||||||
2007 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |||||
Total | 10,603** | 97.8 | 96.4 | - | 98.6 | 2.2 | 1.4 | - | 3.6 | |
Age | ||||||||||
<20 years | 769** | 100.0 | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
20-24 years | 2,741** | 98.0 | 94.4 | - | 99.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | - | 5.6 | |
25-34 years | 5,542** | 97.8 | 95.7 | - | 98.9 | 2.2 | 1.1 | - | 4.3 | |
35+ years | 1,550** | 96.0 | 90.1 | - | 98.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | - | 9.9 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||
White | 10,297** | 97.7 | 96.3 | - | 98.6 | 2.3 | 1.4 | - | 3.8 | |
Black | 132** | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 172** | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||
Yes | 164** | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 10,438** | 97.7 | 96.3 | - | 98.6 | 2.3 | 1.4 | - | 3.7 | |
Education | ||||||||||
< High School | 907** | 100.0 | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
High School | 3,277** | 97.3 | 93.9 | - | 98.8 | 2.7 | 1.2 | - | 6.1 | |
> High School | 6,392** | 97.7 | 95.7 | - | 98.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | - | 4.3 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||
Married | 6,467** | 97.8 | 96.0 | - | 98.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 | - | 4.0 | |
Other | 4,135** | 97.7 | 94.8 | - | 99.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | - | 5.2 | |
Income | ||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 2,253** | 97.6 | 93.2 | - | 99.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | - | 6.8 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 1,434** | 97.4 | 90.7 | - | 99.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | - | 9.3 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 2,352** | 98.0 | 94.3 | - | 99.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | - | 5.7 | |
$50,000 or more | 3,936** | 97.6 | 94.8 | - | 98.9 | 2.4 | 1.1 | - | 5.2 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||
No | 6,707** | 97.6 | 95.6 | - | 98.6 | 2.5 | 1.4 | - | 4.4 | |
Yes | 3,789** | 98.1 | 95.2 | - | 99.3 | 1.9 | 0.7 | - | 4.8 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||
No | 5,476** | 97.7 | 95.5 | - | 98.8 | 2.3 | 1.2 | - | 4.5 | |
Yes | 5,127** | 97.9 | 95.6 | - | 99.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | - | 4.4 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||
<2500 grams | 552** | 99.3 | 98.0 | - | 99.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | - | 2.0 | |
2500 grams or more | 10,045** | 97.7 | 96.2 | - | 98.6 | 2.3 | 1.4 | - | 3.8 | |
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. | ||||||||||
* Recoded from question 33b.: During the last 3 months ogf pregnancy, how many times did you drink | ||||||||||
5 alcohol drinks or more in one sitting? | ||||||||||
** Estimates of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through PRAMS. | ||||||||||
# 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 | ||||||||||