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Ever Breastfed | |||||||||||
2007 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | |||||||||||
No | Yes | ||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | ||||||
Total | 14,110 | 21.8 | 19.1 | - | 24.7 | 78.2 | 75.3 | - | 80.9 | ||
Age | |||||||||||
<20 years | 1,176 | 37.7 | 26.4 | - | 50.5 | 62.3 | 49.5 | - | 73.6 | ||
20-24 years | 3,620 | 26.7 | 21.1 | - | 33.2 | 73.3 | 66.8 | - | 78.9 | ||
25-34 years | 7,307 | 20.2 | 16.7 | - | 24.3 | 79.8 | 75.8 | - | 83.3 | ||
35+ years | 2,007 | 8.5 | 4.9 | - | 14.4 | 91.5 | 85.6 | - | 95.2 | ||
Mother's Race | |||||||||||
White | 13,392 | 22.3 | 19.5 | - | 25.3 | 77.8 | 74.7 | - | 80.5 | ||
Black | 330 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | ||
Other | 373 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | 4.2 | 99.0 | 95.8 | - | 99.8 | ||
Hispanic Origin | |||||||||||
Yes | 208^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | ||
No | 13,871^ | 21.8 | 19.1 | - | 24.8 | 78.2 | 75.2 | - | 80.9 | ||
Education | |||||||||||
< High School | 1,490 | 35.7 | 24.9 | - | 48.3 | 64.3 | 51.7 | - | 75.1 | ||
High School | 4,761 | 31.8 | 26.6 | - | 37.5 | 68.2 | 62.5 | - | 73.4 | ||
> High School | 7,798 | 13.6 | 10.9 | - | 16.9 | 86.4 | 83.1 | - | 89.1 | ||
Marital Status | |||||||||||
Married | 8,592 | 14.9 | 12.2 | - | 18.2 | 85.1 | 81.8 | - | 87.8 | ||
Other | 5,515 | 31.8 | 26.8 | - | 37.3 | 68.2 | 62.7 | - | 73.2 | ||
Income | |||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,840** | 36.8 | 30.8 | - | 43.3 | 63.2 | 56.7 | - | 69.2 | ||
$15,000-24,999 | 1,811** | 25.3 | 18.0 | - | 34.4 | 74.7 | 65.6 | - | 82.0 | ||
$25,000-49,999 | 3,169** | 15.4 | 11.1 | - | 21.0 | 84.6 | 79.1 | - | 88.9 | ||
$50,000 or more | 4,750** | 11.2 | 8.1 | - | 15.2 | 88.8 | 84.8 | - | 91.9 | ||
Enrolled in WIC | |||||||||||
No | 8,403** | 15.3 | 12.5 | - | 18.6 | 84.7 | 81.4 | - | 87.6 | ||
Yes | 5,063** | 32.1 | 27.0 | - | 37.6 | 67.9 | 62.4 | - | 73.0 | ||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | |||||||||||
No | 7,252** | 12.5 | 9.7 | - | 15.8 | 87.6 | 84.2 | - | 90.3 | ||
Yes | 6,319** | 30.3 | 26.0 | - | 35.0 | 69.7 | 65.0 | - | 74.0 | ||
Infant's birth weight | |||||||||||
<2500 grams | 892 | 23.9 | 20.9 | - | 27.2 | 76.1 | 72.8 | - | 79.1 | ||
2500 grams or more | 13,207 | 21.7 | 18.8 | - | 24.8 | 78.4 | 75.2 | - | 81.2 | ||
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 47: Did you ever breastfeed or pump breast milk to feed your new baby after delivery? | |||||||||||
** 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 |