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Mother Smokes Now | ||||||||||||
2007Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |||||||
Total | 14,110 | 76.5 | 73.4 | - | 79.3 | 23.5 | 20.7 | - | 26.6 | |||
Age | ||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,176 | 54.4 | 41.8 | - | 66.5 | 45.6 | 33.5 | - | 58.2 | |||
20-24 years | 3,620 | 62.4 | 55.7 | - | 68.7 | 37.6 | 31.3 | - | 44.4 | |||
25-34 years | 7,307 | 83.1 | 79.3 | - | 86.3 | 16.9 | 13.7 | - | 20.7 | |||
35+ years | 2,007 | 92.5 | 86.5 | - | 96.0 | 7.5 | 4.0 | - | 13.5 | |||
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||
White | 13,392 | 76.2 | 73.1 | - | 79.0 | 23.8 | 21.0 | - | 26.9 | |||
Black | 330 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
Other | 373 | 84.5 | 58.0 | - | 95.6 | 15.5 | 4.4 | - | 42.0 | |||
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||
Yes | 208^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
No | 13,871^ | 76.5 | 73.4 | - | 79.3 | 23.5 | 20.7 | - | 26.6 | |||
Education | ||||||||||||
< High School | 1,490 | 48.3 | 36.2 | - | 60.5 | 51.7 | 39.5 | - | 63.8 | |||
High School | 4,761 | 60.4 | 54.6 | - | 66.0 | 39.6 | 34.0 | - | 45.5 | |||
> High School | 7,798 | 90.7 | 87.9 | - | 93.0 | 9.3 | 7.0 | - | 12.1 | |||
Marital Status | ||||||||||||
Married | 8,592 | 89.5 | 86.6 | - | 91.8 | 10.5 | 8.2 | - | 13.4 | |||
Other | 5,515 | 57.1 | 51.5 | - | 62.6 | 42.9 | 37.4 | - | 48.5 | |||
Income | ||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,167** | 46.8 | 39.6 | - | 54.2 | 53.2 | 45.9 | - | 60.4 | |||
$15,000-24,999 | 1,801** | 69.6 | 60.4 | - | 77.4 | 30.5 | 22.6 | - | 39.6 | |||
$25,000-49,999 | 3,054** | 87.5 | 82.3 | - | 91.3 | 12.5 | 8.7 | - | 17.7 | |||
$50,000 or more | 4,531** | 93.8 | 90.4 | - | 96.0 | 6.2 | 4.0 | - | 9.6 | |||
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||
No | 8,113** | 88.3 | 85.3 | - | 90.8 | 11.7 | 9.2 | - | 14.7 | |||
Yes | 5,177** | 58.0 | 52.4 | - | 63.5 | 42.0 | 36.5 | - | 47.6 | |||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||
No | 6,451** | 93.6 | 90.9 | - | 95.5 | 6.4 | 4.5 | - | 9.1 | |||
Yes | 6,962** | 60.6 | 55.8 | - | 65.3 | 39.4 | 34.7 | - | 44.2 | |||
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 892 | 68.5 | 65.2 | - | 71.7 | 31.5 | 28.3 | - | 34.8 | |||
2500 grams or more | 13,207 | 77.0 | 73.7 | - | 79.9 | 23.1 | 20.1 | - | 26.3 | |||
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 Q30. How many cigarettes do you smoke on an average day now? | ||||||||||||
** 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 |