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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 | 1.0 | 0.5 | - | 2.1 | 7.5 | 5.9 | - | 9.6 | 22.9 | 20.2 | - | 25.8 | 40.1 | 36.8 | - | 43.4 | 28.6 | 25.7 | - | 31.7 | ||
Ag | |||||||||||||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,176 | 3.7 | 0.9 | - | 13.3 | 14.9 | 7.8 | - | 26.6 | 29.3 | 19.4 | - | 41.7 | 31.2 | 20.9 | - | 43.8 | 20.9 | 12.4 | - | 33.0 | ||
20-24 years | 3,620 | 1.2 | 0.4 | - | 3.9 | 10.3 | 6.9 | - | 15.2 | 26.4 | 20.9 | - | 32.8 | 36.4 | 30.2 | - | 43.1 | 25.7 | 20.3 | - | 32.0 | ||
25-34 years | 7,307 | 0.7 | 0.2 | - | 2.5 | 5.5 | 3.8 | - | 8.1 | 20.0 | 16.6 | - | 23.9 | 42.4 | 37.9 | - | 46.9 | 31.4 | 27.3 | - | 35.8 | ||
35+ years | 2,007 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.5 | 4.8 | 2.1 | - | 10.7 | 22.5 | 16.2 | - | 30.3 | 44.0 | 35.8 | - | 52.5 | 28.6 | 21.6 | - | 36.7 | ||
Mother's Race | |||||||||||||||||||||||
White | 13,392 | 1.0 | 0.5 | - | 2.2 | 7.7 | 6.0 | - | 9.8 | 23.0 | 20.2 | - | 26.0 | 40.3 | 37.0 | - | 43.7 | 28.1 | 25.1 | - | 31.2 | ||
Black | 330 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | ||
Other | 373 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 37.6 | 17.7 | - | 62.9 | 32.5 | 14.5 | - | 57.8 | 29.9 | 13.2 | - | 54.5 | ||
Hispanic Origin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Yes | 208^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | ||
No | 13,871^ | 1.0 | 0.5 | - | 2.1 | 7.5 | 5.8 | - | 9.5 | 22.8 | 20.1 | - | 25.8 | 40.5 | 37.2 | - | 43.8 | 28.3 | 25.3 | - | 31.4 | ||
Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||
< High School | 1,490 | 4.0 | 1.2 | - | 12.8 | 12.9 | 6.5 | - | 24.0 | 28.0 | 18.3 | - | 40.2 | 30.6 | 20.4 | - | 43.1 | 24.5 | 15.5 | - | 36.5 | ||
High School | 4,761 | 1.8 | 0.7 | - | 4.4 | 9.0 | 6.1 | - | 13.0 | 25.6 | 20.8 | - | 31.1 | 31.4 | 26.2 | - | 37.0 | 32.3 | 27.1 | - | 38.0 | ||
> High School | 7,798 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.1 | 5.4 | 3.8 | - | 7.7 | 20.5 | 17.3 | - | 24.1 | 46.7 | 42.5 | - | 51.0 | 27.3 | 23.7 | - | 31.3 | ||
Marital Status | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Married | 8,592 | 0.4 | 0.1 | - | 2.0 | 5.6 | 4.0 | - | 7.8 | 19.8 | 16.7 | - | 23.2 | 44.2 | 40.1 | - | 48.3 | 30.1 | 26.5 | - | 34.0 | ||
Other | 5,515 | 2.0 | 0.9 | - | 4.4 | 10.4 | 7.3 | - | 14.5 | 27.5 | 22.7 | - | 32.8 | 33.9 | 28.8 | - | 39.5 | 26.3 | 21.6 | - | 31.5 | ||
Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 4,090** | 2.7 | 1.1 | - | 6.6 | 11.4 | 7.4 | - | 17.3 | 29.3 | 23.1 | - | 36.4 | 30.8 | 24.4 | - | 38.0 | 25.8 | 19.9 | - | 32.6 | ||
$16,000-24,999 | 1,821** | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 13.0 | 8.0 | - | 20.5 | 21.5 | 14.9 | - | 29.9 | 36.2 | 27.9 | - | 45.5 | 29.3 | 21.6 | - | 38.4 | ||
$25,000-49,999 | 3,054** | 0.7 | 0.1 | - | 3.6 | 6.5 | 3.9 | - | 10.8 | 18.3 | 13.6 | - | 24.1 | 49.5 | 42.8 | - | 56.3 | 25.0 | 19.6 | - | 31.3 | ||
$50,000 or more | 4,547** | 0.6 | 0.1 | - | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.3 | - | 6.8 | 19.7 | 15.7 | - | 24.5 | 44.4 | 39.1 | - | 49.9 | 31.3 | 26.4 | - | 36.6 | ||
Enrolled in WIC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
No | 8,149** | 0.4 | 0.1 | - | 2.0 | 5.8 | 4.1 | - | 8.2 | 21.2 | 18.0 | - | 24.9 | 42.0 | 37.9 | - | 46.1 | 30.7 | 27.0 | - | 34.6 | ||
Yes | 5,221** | 1.7 | 0.7 | - | 4.1 | 10.4 | 7.4 | - | 14.5 | 24.6 | 20.1 | - | 29.7 | 37.7 | 32.4 | - | 43.3 | 25.6 | 21.0 | - | 30.9 | ||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | |||||||||||||||||||||||
No | 6,485** | 0.4 | 0.1 | - | 2.5 | 4.0 | 2.6 | - | 6.2 | 19.1 | 15.7 | - | 22.9 | 45.5 | 40.9 | - | 50.1 | 31.1 | 27.0 | - | 35.5 | ||
Yes | 7,027** | 1.5 | 0.7 | - | 3.4 | 10.8 | 8.0 | - | 14.3 | 26.4 | 22.4 | - | 30.9 | 35.1 | 30.6 | - | 39.8 | 26.3 | 22.3 | - | 30.7 | ||
Infant's birth weight | |||||||||||||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 892 | 1.3 | 0.6 | - | 2.5 | 6.5 | 4.9 | - | 8.4 | 27.0 | 24.0 | - | 30.2 | 38.5 | 35.1 | - | 41.9 | 26.9 | 23.9 | - | 30.1 | ||
2500 grams or more | 13,207 | 1.0 | 0.5 | - | 2.2 | 7.6 | 5.9 | - | 9.7 | 22.6 | 19.8 | - | 25.7 | 40.2 | 36.7 | - | 43.7 | 28.7 | 25.6 | - | 32.0 | ||
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 74a: Since your new baby was born, how often have you felt down, depressed, or hopeless | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||