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Maternal Problem with Diabetes Started During Pregnancy?* | ||||||||||||
2007 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |||||||
Total | 14,110 | 89.6 | 87.4 | - | 91.5 | 10.4 | 8.5 | - | 12.7 | |||
Age | ||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,176 | 94.4 | 85.3 | - | 98.0 | 5.6 | 2.0 | - | 14.8 | |||
20-24 years | 3,620 | 93.1 | 88.8 | - | 95.8 | 6.9 | 4.2 | - | 11.2 | |||
25-34 years | 7,307 | 89.0 | 85.6 | - | 91.6 | 11.0 | 8.4 | - | 14.4 | |||
35+ years | 2,007 | 82.5 | 75.1 | - | 88.0 | 17.5 | 12.0 | - | 24.9 | |||
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||
White | 13,392 | 89.7 | 87.4 | - | 91.6 | 10.3 | 8.4 | - | 12.6 | |||
Black | 330 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
Other | 373 | 83.4 | 55.6 | - | 95.3 | 16.6 | 4.7 | - | 44.4 | |||
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||
Yes | 208^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
No | 13,871^ | 89.6 | 87.3 | - | 91.5 | 10.4 | 8.5 | - | 12.7 | |||
Education | ||||||||||||
< High School | 1,490 | 86.5 | 75.5 | - | 93.0 | 13.6 | 7.0 | - | 24.5 | |||
High School | 4,761 | 91.5 | 87.6 | - | 94.2 | 8.5 | 5.8 | - | 12.5 | |||
> High School | 7,798 | 89.1 | 86.2 | - | 91.5 | 10.9 | 8.5 | - | 13.8 | |||
Marital Status | ||||||||||||
Married | 8,592 | 89.6 | 86.7 | - | 91.9 | 10.5 | 8.1 | - | 13.3 | |||
Other | 5,515 | 89.7 | 85.8 | - | 92.6 | 10.3 | 7.4 | - | 14.2 | |||
Income | ||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,840** | 91.8 | 87.4 | - | 94.7 | 8.3 | 5.3 | - | 12.7 | |||
$15,000-24,999 | 1,811** | 88.6 | 81.5 | - | 93.3 | 11.4 | 6.8 | - | 18.6 | |||
$25,000-49,999 | 3,169** | 85.8 | 80.1 | - | 90.0 | 14.2 | 10.0 | - | 19.9 | |||
$50,000 or more | 4,750** | 90.6 | 86.9 | - | 93.4 | 9.4 | 6.6 | - | 13.1 | |||
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||
No | 8,403** | 90.3 | 87.5 | - | 92.5 | 9.7 | 7.5 | - | 12.5 | |||
Yes | 5,063** | 88.4 | 84.3 | - | 91.6 | 11.6 | 8.4 | - | 15.7 | |||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||
No | 7,252** | 89.1 | 85.8 | - | 91.7 | 10.9 | 8.3 | - | 14.2 | |||
Yes | 6,319** | 90.1 | 86.8 | - | 92.6 | 9.9 | 7.4 | - | 13.2 | |||
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 892 | 88.4 | 86.0 | - | 90.4 | 11.6 | 9.6 | - | 14.0 | |||
2500 grams or more | 13,207 | 89.7 | 87.3 | - | 91.7 | 10.3 | 8.3 | - | 12.7 | |||
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? | ||||||||||||
High Blood Sugar or Diabetes that started during this pregnancy | ||||||||||||
** 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 |