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Seat Location of Child Safety Seat
2007 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        Front Seat       Back Seat    
Demographic Groups Population %   95% CI   %   95% CI  
  Total 14,110 0.3 0.1 - 1.0 99.7 99.0 - 99.9
Age                    
<20 years 1,176 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 100.0 100.0 - 100.0
20-24 years 3,620 1.1 0.3 - 4.1 98.9 95.9 - 99.7
25-34 years 7,307 0.1 0.0 - 0.2 99.9 99.8 - 100.0
35+ years 2,007 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 100.0 100.0 - 100.0
Mother's Race                  
White 13,392 0.3 0.1 - 1.1 99.7 98.9 - 99.9
Black 330 # # - # # # - #
Other  373 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 100.0 100.0 - 100.0
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 208^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,871^ 0.3 0.1 - 1.1 99.7 98.9 - 99.9
Education                  
< High School 1,490 0.2 0.0 - 0.7 99.8 99.3 - 100.0
High School 4,761 0.5 0.1 - 2.6 99.5 97.4 - 99.9
> High School 7,798 0.2 0.0 - 1.6 99.8 98.4 - 100.0
Marital Status                  
Married 8,592 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 100.0 100.0 - 100.0
Other 5,515 0.8 0.3 - 2.6 99.2 97.4 - 99.8
Income                    
$14,999 or less 4,090** 1.3 0.4 - 4.4 98.7 95.6 - 99.6
$15,000-24,999 1,821** 0.2 0.1 - 0.5 99.8 99.5 - 99.9
$25,000-49,999 3,054** 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 100.0 100.0 - 100.0
$50,000 or more 4,547** 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 100.0 100.0 - 100.0
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,149** 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 100.0 99.9 - 100.0
Yes 5,221** 0.8 0.2 - 2.7 99.2 97.3 - 99.8
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 6,485** 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 100.0 100.0 - 100.0
Yes 7,027** 0.6 0.2 - 2.0 99.4 98.0 - 99.8
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 892 0.8 0.4 - 1.9 99.2 98.1 - 99.6
2500 grams or more 13,207 0.3 0.1 - 1.1 99.7 98.9 - 99.9
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 69: When your new baby rides in an infant car seat, is he or she usually in the front or back seat of the car, 
truck, or van?
** 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