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Mother's Body Mass Index Before Pregnancy* | ||||||||||||||||||
2007 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||||||||
Underweight | Normal | Overweight | Obese | |||||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | |||||||||
Total | 14,110 | 9.2 | 7.4 | - | 11.4 | 54.2 | 50.8 | - | 57.5 | 12.7 | 10.6 | - | 15.1 | 23.9 | 21.2 | - | 26.9 | |
Age | ||||||||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,176 | 17.6 | 9.8 | - | 29.5 | 64.4 | 51.3 | - | 75.6 | 9.0 | 3.9 | - | 19.4 | 9.1 | 3.7 | - | 20.3 | |
20-24 years | 3,620 | 7.9 | 5.1 | - | 12.2 | 58.4 | 51.7 | - | 64.8 | 11.2 | 7.5 | - | 16.3 | 22.5 | 17.4 | - | 28.6 | |
25-34 years | 7,307 | 8.3 | 6.1 | - | 11.2 | 51.6 | 47.0 | - | 56.1 | 13.0 | 10.1 | - | 16.5 | 27.2 | 23.3 | - | 31.5 | |
35+ years | 2,007 | 9.9 | 5.7 | - | 16.6 | 49.6 | 41.2 | - | 58.1 | 16.8 | 11.4 | - | 24.1 | 23.7 | 17.2 | - | 31.7 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||||||||
White | 13,392 | 9.3 | 7.5 | - | 11.5 | 54.5 | 51.0 | - | 57.8 | 12.4 | 10.3 | - | 14.8 | 23.9 | 21.1 | - | 26.9 | |
Black | 330 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 373 | 10.9 | 3.3 | - | 30.8 | 39.1 | 19.1 | - | 63.6 | 21.1 | 7.2 | - | 47.8 | 29.0 | 11.8 | - | 55.4 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||||||||
Yes | 208^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13,871^ | 8.9 | 7.2 | - | 11.0 | 54.7 | 51.3 | - | 58.0 | 22.1 | 6.7 | - | 52.9 | 25.1 | 9.0 | - | 53.1 | |
Education | ||||||||||||||||||
< High School | 1,490 | 14.5 | 7.8 | - | 25.4 | 57.7 | 45.2 | - | 69.4 | 9.9 | 4.6 | - | 20.3 | 17.8 | 10.1 | - | 29.5 | |
High School | 4,761 | 11.0 | 7.9 | - | 15.2 | 47.4 | 41.6 | - | 53.3 | 12.5 | 9.1 | - | 17.0 | 29.1 | 24.0 | - | 34.7 | |
> High School | 7,798 | 7.3 | 5.4 | - | 9.8 | 57.4 | 53.2 | - | 61.6 | 13.4 | 10.7 | - | 16.6 | 21.9 | 18.6 | - | 25.6 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||||||||||
Married | 8,592 | 8.2 | 6.2 | - | 10.8 | 56.7 | 52.6 | - | 60.7 | 11.6 | 9.2 | - | 14.5 | 23.5 | 20.2 | - | 27.1 | |
Other | 5,515 | 10.7 | 7.7 | - | 14.7 | 50.4 | 44.7 | - | 56.1 | 14.4 | 10.8 | - | 18.8 | 24.5 | 20.0 | - | 29.8 | |
Income | ||||||||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,956** | 12.5 | 8.8 | - | 17.5 | 48.8 | 42.3 | - | 55.3 | 12.9 | 9.1 | - | 18.0 | 25.8 | 20.5 | - | 31.9 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 1,803** | 9.1 | 5.1 | - | 15.5 | 53.0 | 43.8 | - | 62.1 | 11.4 | 6.7 | - | 18.8 | 26.5 | 19.3 | - | 35.3 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 3,017** | 5.6 | 3.1 | - | 9.8 | 57.5 | 50.6 | - | 64.1 | 12.2 | 8.3 | - | 17.4 | 24.8 | 19.4 | - | 31.2 | |
$50,000 or more | 4,513** | 8.8 | 6.2 | - | 12.5 | 57.2 | 51.7 | - | 62.5 | 13.4 | 10.0 | - | 17.7 | 20.6 | 16.5 | - | 25.4 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||||||||
No | 8,096** | 9.5 | 7.3 | - | 12.3 | 56.3 | 52.1 | - | 60.4 | 12.5 | 10.0 | - | 15.6 | 21.7 | 18.4 | - | 25.3 | |
Yes | 5,050** | 8.6 | 6.0 | - | 12.3 | 50.7 | 45.0 | - | 56.4 | 13.4 | 9.9 | - | 17.8 | 27.3 | 22.6 | - | 32.6 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||||||||
No | 6,430** | 8.8 | 6.5 | - | 11.8 | 58.6 | 54.0 | - | 63.1 | 11.9 | 9.2 | - | 15.2 | 20.7 | 17.3 | - | 24.7 | |
Yes | 6,859** | 9.6 | 7.1 | - | 12.9 | 50.0 | 45.2 | - | 54.9 | 13.5 | 10.5 | - | 17.2 | 26.9 | 22.8 | - | 31.4 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 892 | 13.6 | 11.3 | - | 16.2 | 50.8 | 47.4 | - | 54.3 | 10.4 | 8.4 | - | 12.7 | 25.2 | 22.3 | - | 28.3 | |
2500 grams or more | 13,207 | 8.9 | 7.1 | - | 11.2 | 54.4 | 50.8 | - | 57.9 | 12.9 | 10.6 | - | 15.4 | 23.8 | 20.9 | - | 27.0 | |
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 Questions 5 and 6: Just before you got pregnant, how much did you weigh? | ||||||||||||||||||
How tall are you without shoes? | ||||||||||||||||||
** 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 |