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Mother received a Mercury in Fish Brochure and Safe Eating Guidelines | |||||||||||
2007 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | |||||||||||
No | Yes | ||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | ||||||
Total | 14,110 | 27.6 | 24.7 | - | 30.8 | 72.4 | 69.2 | - | 75.3 | ||
Age | |||||||||||
<20 years | 1,176 | 28.6 | 18.1 | - | 42.0 | 71.5 | 58.0 | - | 81.9 | ||
20-24 years | 3,620 | 28.2 | 22.4 | - | 34.9 | 71.8 | 65.1 | - | 77.7 | ||
25-34 years | 7,307 | 28.7 | 24.7 | - | 33.1 | 71.3 | 66.9 | - | 75.3 | ||
35+ years | 2,007 | 22.6 | 16.2 | - | 30.6 | 77.4 | 69.4 | - | 83.8 | ||
Mother's Race | |||||||||||
White | 13,392 | 27.2 | 24.2 | - | 30.4 | 72.8 | 69.6 | - | 75.8 | ||
Black | 330 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | ||
Other | 373 | 33.6 | 15.1 | - | 59.1 | 66.4 | 40.9 | - | 85.0 | ||
Hispanic Origin | |||||||||||
Yes | 208^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | ||
No | 13,871^ | 27.4 | 24.4 | - | 30.6 | 72.6 | 69.4 | - | 75.6 | ||
Education | |||||||||||
< High School | 1,490 | 39.0 | 27.2 | - | 52.2 | 61.0 | 47.8 | - | 72.8 | ||
High School | 4,761 | 28.5 | 23.4 | - | 34.3 | 71.5 | 65.7 | - | 76.6 | ||
> High School | 7,798 | 25.0 | 21.4 | - | 28.9 | 75.0 | 71.1 | - | 78.6 | ||
Marital Status | |||||||||||
Married | 8,592 | 25.8 | 22.3 | - | 29.6 | 74.3 | 70.4 | - | 77.7 | ||
Other | 5,515 | 30.6 | 25.5 | - | 36.3 | 69.4 | 63.7 | - | 74.5 | ||
Income | |||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 4,090** | 35.3 | 28.3 | - | 43.1 | 64.7 | 57.0 | - | 71.7 | ||
$15,000-24,999 | 1,821** | 33.9 | 25.5 | - | 43.3 | 66.2 | 56.7 | - | 74.5 | ||
$25,000-49,999 | 3,054** | 27.3 | 21.6 | - | 33.9 | 72.7 | 66.1 | - | 78.4 | ||
$50,000 or more | 4,547** | 20.8 | 16.7 | - | 25.7 | 79.2 | 74.3 | - | 83.3 | ||
Enrolled in WIC | |||||||||||
No | 8,149** | 24.8 | 21.3 | - | 28.6 | 75.2 | 71.4 | - | 78.7 | ||
Yes | 5,221** | 32.5 | 27.2 | - | 38.2 | 67.6 | 61.8 | - | 72.8 | ||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | |||||||||||
No | 6,485** | 21.2 | 17.6 | - | 25.2 | 78.8 | 74.8 | - | 82.4 | ||
Yes | 7,027** | 33.9 | 29.4 | - | 38.8 | 66.1 | 61.2 | - | 70.6 | ||
Infant's birth weight | |||||||||||
<2500 grams | 892 | 29.8 | 26.6 | - | 33.2 | 70.2 | 66.8 | - | 73.4 | ||
2500 grams or more | 13,207 | 27.5 | 24.4 | - | 30.9 | 72.5 | 69.1 | - | 75.6 | ||
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: Variable developed from Q67. At any time during your prenatal care, did a doctor, nurse | |||||||||||
or other health care worker give you a brochure about mercury levels in fish and safe eating guidelines to protect you | |||||||||||
and your baby? | |||||||||||
** 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 | |||||||||||