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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 |