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Frequency Baby Rides in a Child Safety Seat
                                             
2007 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
      Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI   %   CI   %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 14,110 99.7 99.1 - 99.9 0.2 0.1 - 0.6 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.8 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Age                                          
<20 years 1,176 100.0 100.0 - 100.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
20-24 years 3,620 99.4 97.5 - 99.9 0.5 0.1 - 2.7 0.1 0.1 - 0.3 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
25-34 years 7,307 99.7 98.7 - 99.9 0.1 0.0 - 0.2 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 0.0 - 1.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
35+ years 2,007 100.0 100.0 - 100.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Mother's Race                                          
White 13,392 99.7 99.1 - 99.9 0.2 0.1 - 0.7 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.8 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Black 330 # # - # # # - # # # - # # # - # # # - #
Other  373 98.2 94.9 - 99.4 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1.8 0.6 - 5.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Hispanic Origin                                          
Yes 208^ # # - # # # - # # # - # # # - # # # - #
No 13,871^ 99.7 99.1 - 99.9 0.2 0.1 - 0.6 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.8 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Education                                          
< High School 1,490 99.7 99.1 - 99.9 0.2 0.0 - 0.7 0.2 0.0 - 0.7 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
High School 4,761 99.9 99.7 - 99.9 0.1 0.0 - 0.2 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
> High School 7,798 99.6 98.5 - 99.9 0.2 0.0 - 1.2 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 0.0 - 1.3 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Marital Status                                          
Married 8,592 99.6 98.6 - 99.9 0.2 0.0 - 1.2 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 1.3 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Other 5,515 99.8 99.7 - 99.9 0.1 0.1 - 0.3 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Income                                          
$14,999 or less 4,090** 99.8 99.5 - 99.9 0.1 0.0 - 0.3 0.1 0.1 - 0.4 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
$15,000-24,999 1,821** 99.9 99.6 - 100.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.4 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
$25,000-49,999 3,054** 99.4 96.9 - 99.9 0.6 0.1 - 3.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
$50,000 or more 4,547** 99.7 97.8 - 100.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.3 0.1 - 2.3 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Enrolled in WIC                                          
No 8,149** 99.5 98.6 - 99.9 0.2 0.1 - 1.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 1.3 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Yes 5,221** 99.9 99.7 - 100.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.2 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
 
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                                        
No 6,485** 99.5 98.2 - 99.9 0.3 0.1 - 1.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 0.0 - 1.6 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Yes 7,027** 99.9 99.7 - 99.9 0.1 0.0 - 0.2 0.1 0.0 - 0.2 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Infant's birth weight                                          
<2500 grams 892 98.3 97.1 - 99.0 1.1 0.6 - 2.2 0.6 0.2 - 1.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
2500 grams or more 13,207 99.8 99.1 - 99.9 0.1 0.0 - 0.8 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.8 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
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 68:  When your new baby rides in a car, truck or van,
how often does he or she ride in an infant car seat?
    not depressed, a little depressed, moderately depressed, very depressed, or very depressed and had to get help always, often, sometimes, rarely, never
** 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