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Previous Premature Birth | ||||||||||||
2007 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |||||||
Total | 6,746** | 89.8 | 86.7 | - | 92.3 | 10.2 | 7.7 | - | 13.3 | |||
Age | ||||||||||||
<20 years | 157** | 98.5 | 93.4 | - | 99.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | - | 6.6 | |||
20-24 years | 1,276** | 89.8 | 81.5 | - | 94.6 | 10.2 | 5.4 | - | 18.5 | |||
25-34 years | 4,069** | 90.5 | 86.5 | - | 93.3 | 9.5 | 6.7 | - | 13.5 | |||
35+ years | 1,243** | 86.8 | 77.0 | - | 92.8 | 13.2 | 7.2 | - | 23.0 | |||
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||
White | 6,442** | 89.7 | 86.5 | - | 92.2 | 10.3 | 7.8 | - | 13.5 | |||
Black | 150** | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
Other | 151** | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||
Yes | 106** | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
No | 6,640** | 89.7 | 86.6 | - | 92.2 | 10.3 | 7.8 | - | 13.5 | |||
Education | ||||||||||||
< High School | 644** | 77.5 | 59.1 | - | 89.1 | 22.6 | 10.9 | - | 40.9 | |||
High School | 2,214** | 88.1 | 82.3 | - | 92.2 | 11.9 | 7.8 | - | 17.7 | |||
> High School | 3,885** | 92.9 | 89.4 | - | 95.3 | 7.1 | 4.7 | - | 10.6 | |||
Marital Status | ||||||||||||
Married | 4,544** | 90.5 | 86.9 | - | 93.2 | 9.5 | 6.8 | - | 13.1 | |||
Other | 2,202** | 88.5 | 81.8 | - | 92.9 | 11.5 | 7.1 | - | 18.2 | |||
Income | ||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 1,551** | 86.8 | 78.2 | - | 92.3 | 13.2 | 7.7 | - | 21.8 | |||
$15,000-24,999 | 825** | 88.6 | 77.1 | - | 94.7 | 11.4 | 5.3 | - | 22.9 | |||
$25,000-49,999 | 1,700** | 92.0 | 85.9 | - | 95.6 | 8.0 | 4.4 | - | 14.1 | |||
$50,000 or more | 2,315** | 91.9 | 87.0 | - | 95.1 | 8.1 | 4.9 | - | 13.0 | |||
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||
No | 4,250** | 89.5 | 85.4 | - | 92.5 | 10.6 | 7.5 | - | 14.6 | |||
Yes | 2,460** | 90.4 | 84.8 | - | 94.0 | 9.6 | 6.0 | - | 15.2 | |||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||
No | 3,164** | 91.4 | 87.3 | - | 94.2 | 8.6 | 5.8 | - | 12.7 | |||
Yes | 3,582** | 88.5 | 83.6 | - | 92.1 | 11.5 | 7.9 | - | 16.4 | |||
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 341** | 65.4 | 60.3 | - | 70.2 | 34.6 | 29.8 | - | 39.7 | |||
2500 grams or more | 6,400** | 91.2 | 87.8 | - | 93.7 | 8.9 | 6.4 | - | 12.2 | |||
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 10: Was the baby just before your new one born more than 3 weeks before it's due date? | ||||||||||||
** Estimates of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through PRAMS. | ||||||||||||
# 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 |