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Maternal Problem with Severe Nausea?*
2007 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population % 95% CI % 95% CI
  Total 14,110 70.6 67.4 - 73.5 29.4 26.5 - 32.6
Age                    
<20 years 1,176 57.9 45.3 - 69.6 42.1 30.4 - 54.7
20-24 years 3,620 67.1 60.5 - 73.1 32.9 26.9 - 39.5
25-34 years 7,307 72.4 68.2 - 76.3 27.6 23.7 - 31.8
35+ years 2,007 78.2 70.4 - 84.4 21.8 15.6 - 29.6
Mother's Race                  
White 13,392 70.6 67.4 - 73.6 29.4 26.4 - 32.7
Black 330 # # - # # # - #
Other  373 67.3 42.7 - 85.0 32.7 15.0 - 57.4
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 208^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,871^ 70.7 67.5 - 73.6 29.4 26.4 - 32.5
Education                  
< High School 1,490 64.6 52.1 - 75.4 35.4 24.6 - 47.9
High School 4,761 62.7 56.9 - 68.1 37.3 31.9 - 43.1
> High School 7,798 76.3 72.5 - 79.7 23.7 20.3 - 27.5
Marital Status                  
Married 8,592 75.8 72.2 - 79.2 24.2 20.8 - 27.8
Other 5,515 62.8 57.2 - 68.0 37.2 32.0 - 42.8
Income                    
$15,999 or less 4,045** 62.6 56.1 - 68.6 37.4 31.4 - 43.9
$16,000-24,999 1,819** 65.7 56.5 - 73.8 34.4 26.2 - 43.5
$25,000-39,999 3,015** 72.5 66.1 - 78.2 27.5 21.8 - 33.9
$40,000 or more 4,531** 78.4 73.6 - 82.6 21.6 17.4 - 26.4
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,149** 75.9 72.2 - 79.3 24.1 20.7 - 27.9
Yes 5,217** 62.0 56.5 - 67.3 38.0 32.7 - 43.5
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 6,436** 78.1 74.1 - 81.7 21.9 18.3 - 25.9
Yes 6,976** 63.6 58.9 - 68.1 36.4 31.9 - 41.1
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 892 60.4 56.9 - 63.7 39.6 36.3 - 43.1
2500 grams or more 13,207 71.2 67.8 - 74.3 28.8 25.7 - 32.2
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 24: Did you have any of these problems during your pregnancy?
  severe nausea, vomiting or dehydration
** 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