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Number of Stresses Grouped | ||||||||||||||
(Among Women Reporting Any Stressful Events in the 12 months Before Birth) | ||||||||||||||
2007 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||||
1-2 stresses | 3-5 stresses | 6-18 stresses | ||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | |||||||
Total | 10,126** | 56.7 | 52.8 | - | 60.5 | 33.6 | 30.0 | - | 37.4 | 9.8 | 7.6 | - | 12.4 | |
Age | ||||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,153** | 33.1 | 22.2 | - | 46.2 | 52.9 | 40.3 | - | 65.2 | 14.0 | 7.6 | - | 24.3 | |
20-24 years | 3,190** | 46.8 | 39.9 | - | 53.9 | 38.7 | 32.1 | - | 45.8 | 14.5 | 10.1 | - | 20.3 | |
25-34 years | 4,657** | 65.2 | 59.7 | - | 70.3 | 27.9 | 23.2 | - | 33.2 | 6.9 | 4.5 | - | 10.5 | |
35+ years | 1,124** | 73.4 | 62.3 | - | 82.1 | 22.6 | 14.6 | - | 33.2 | 4.0 | 1.2 | - | 13.2 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||||
White | 9,745** | 56.0 | 52.0 | - | 59.9 | 34.0 | 30.3 | - | 37.8 | 10.1 | 7.9 | - | 12.8 | |
Black | 185** | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 192** | 81.2 | 51.4 | - | 94.6 | 18.8 | 5.4 | - | 48.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 137** | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 9,988** | 56.3 | 52.3 | - | 60.1 | 34.0 | 30.4 | - | 37.9 | 9.7 | 7.6 | - | 12.4 | |
Education | ||||||||||||||
< High School | 1,181** | 36.9 | 25.1 | - | 50.5 | 49.2 | 36.1 | - | 62.4 | 13.9 | 6.8 | - | 26.2 | |
High School | 3,558** | 44.7 | 38.5 | - | 51.2 | 41.8 | 35.6 | - | 48.3 | 13.4 | 9.6 | - | 18.5 | |
> High School | 5,358** | 69.2 | 64.2 | - | 73.8 | 24.8 | 20.6 | - | 29.6 | 6.0 | 3.9 | - | 9.0 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||||||
Married | 5,364** | 73.5 | 68.7 | - | 77.7 | 22.6 | 18.6 | - | 27.1 | 4.0 | 2.4 | - | 6.6 | |
Other | 4,761** | 37.8 | 32.1 | - | 43.7 | 46.0 | 40.1 | - | 51.99 | 16.3 | 12.4 | - | 21.2 | |
Income | ||||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,482** | 37.5 | 31.1 | - | 44.5 | 42.0 | 35.3 | - | 49.1 | 20.4 | 15.4 | - | 26.7 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 1,613** | 39.3 | 30.3 | - | 49.1 | 49.6 | 39.9 | - | 59.3 | 11.1 | 6.2 | - | 19.1 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 2,231** | 67.9 | 60.0 | - | 74.8 | 29.4 | 22.7 | - | 37.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | - | 6.5 | |
$50,000 or more | 2,799** | 81.5 | 75.4 | - | 86.4 | 17.2 | 12.4 | - | 23.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | - | 4.0 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||||
No | 5,490** | 71.6 | 66.6 | - | 76.1 | 23.3 | 19.2 | - | 28.0 | 5.1 | 3.2 | - | 8.1 | |
Yes | 4,527** | 39.3 | 33.6 | - | 45.3 | 45.7 | 39.8 | - | 51.7 | 15.1 | 11.3 | - | 19.8 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||||
No | 4,111** | 78.0 | 72.7 | - | 82.4 | 20.7 | 16.3 | - | 25.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | - | 3.4 | |
Yes | 6,014** | 42.1 | 37.1 | - | 47.3 | 42.4 | 37.4 | - | 47.7 | 15.5 | 12.0 | - | 19.7 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 591** | 56.0 | 52.1 | - | 59.9 | 30.9 | 27.3 | - | 34.7 | 13.1 | 10.6 | - | 16.1 | |
2500 grams or mor | 9,532** | 56.7 | 52.6 | - | 60.8 | 33.8 | 29.9 | - | 37.8 | 9.6 | 7.3 | - | 12.4 | |
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. | ||||||||||||||
Recorded responses to survey question 34: Stressful things that may have | ||||||||||||||
happened during the 12 months before the baby was born | ||||||||||||||
** 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 |