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2007 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | |||||
Total | 10,375** | 42.5 | 38.8 | - | 46.3 | 57.5 | 53.7 | - | 61.2 | |
Age | ||||||||||
<20 years | 734** | 73.6 | 57.3 | - | 85.2 | 26.4 | 14.8 | - | 42.7 | |
20-24 years | 2,510** | 63.1 | 55.3 | - | 70.2 | 37.0 | 29.8 | - | 44.7 | |
25-34 years | 5,371** | 34.2 | 29.5 | - | 39.2 | 65.8 | 60.9 | - | 70.5 | |
35+ years | 1,759** | 25.5 | 18.6 | - | 34.0 | 74.5 | 66.1 | - | 81.4 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||
White | 9,981** | 42.7 | 38.9 | - | 46.5 | 57.3 | 53.5 | - | 61.1 | |
Black | 162** | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 229** | 43.8 | 22.1 | - | 68.1 | 56.2 | 31.9 | - | 77.9 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||
Yes | 204** | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 10,171** | 42.4 | 38.7 | - | 46.2 | 57.6 | 53.8 | - | 61.4 | |
Education | ||||||||||
< High School | 907** | 64.9 | 48.9 | - | 78.1 | 35.1 | 21.9 | - | 51.1 | |
High School | 2,903** | 54.5 | 47.4 | - | 61.4 | 45.5 | 38.6 | - | 52.6 | |
> High School | 6,536** | 33.8 | 29.6 | - | 38.3 | 66.2 | 61.7 | - | 70.4 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||
Married | 6,730** | 33.0 | 29.0 | - | 37.4 | 67.0 | 62.7 | - | 71.0 | |
Other | 3,645** | 60.0 | 53.1 | - | 66.5 | 40.0 | 33.5 | - | 46.9 | |
Income | ||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 1,993** | 65.5 | 56.3 | - | 73.6 | 34.5 | 26.4 | - | 43.7 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 1,337** | 48.2 | 37.7 | - | 58.8 | 51.9 | 41.2 | - | 62.3 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 2,558** | 40.7 | 33.6 | - | 48.2 | 59.3 | 51.8 | - | 66.4 | |
$50,000 or more | 3,969** | 29.1 | 24.1 | - | 34.6 | 70.9 | 65.4 | - | 75.9 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||
No | 6,773** | 33.6 | 29.5 | - | 38.0 | 66.4 | 62.0 | - | 70.5 | |
Yes | 3,493** | 59.3 | 52.5 | - | 65.7 | 40.8 | 34.3 | - | 47.6 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||
No | 5,572** | 33.0 | 28.5 | - | 37.8 | 67.0 | 62.2 | - | 71.5 | |
Yes | 4,803** | 53.5 | 47.7 | - | 59.2 | 46.5 | 40.8 | - | 52.3 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||
<2500 grams | 543** | 60.2 | 56.2 | - | 64.1 | 39.8 | 35.9 | - | 43.9 | |
2500 grams or more | 9,829** | 41.5 | 37.6 | - | 45.5 | 58.5 | 54.5 | - | 62.4 | |
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 49: Are you still breastfeeding or feeding pumped milk to your new 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 | ||||||||||