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Maternal Problem -Had to Have a Blood Transfusion?*
2007 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population % 95% CI % 95% CI
  Total 14,110 99.2 98.4 - 99.6 0.8 0.4 - 1.6
Age                    
<20 years 1,176 98.4 90.2 - 99.8 1.6 0.2 - 9.8
20-24 years 3,620 98.9 96.0 - 99.7 1.1 0.3 - 4.0
25-34 years 7,307 99.3 98.2 - 99.8 0.7 0.3 - 1.8
35+ years 2,007 99.8 99.4 - 99.9 0.2 0.1 - 0.7
Mother's Race                  
White 13,392 99.2 98.3 - 99.6 0.8 0.4 - 1.7
Black 330 # # - # # # - #
Other  373 100.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 208^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,871^ 99.2 98.3 - 99.6 0.8 0.4 - 1.7
Education                  
< High School 1,490 99.7 99.1 - 99.9 0.3 0.1 - 0.9
High School 4,761 99.0 96.8 - 99.7 1.0 0.3 - 3.2
> High School 7,798 99.2 98.0 - 99.7 0.8 0.3 - 2.0
Marital Status                  
Married 8,592 99.6 99.0 - 99.9 0.4 0.1 - 1.0
Other 5,515 98.5 96.5 - 99.4 1.5 0.6 - 3.5
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,840** 98.5 95.9 - 99.5 1.5 0.5 - 4.1
$16,000-24,999 1,811** 99.0 93.5 - 99.9 1.0 0.2 - 6.5
$25,000-39,999 3,169** 99.8 99.6 - 99.9 0.2 0.1 - 0.4
$40,000 or more 4,750** 99.5 98.2 - 99.9 0.5 0.1 - 1.8
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,403** 99.2 98.0 - 99.6 0.9 0.4 - 2.0
Yes 5,063** 99.3 97.3 - 99.8 0.8 0.2 - 2.7
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 7,252** 99.6 98.7 - 99.9 0.4 0.1 - 1.3
Yes 6,319** 98.8 97.3 - 99.5 1.2 0.5 - 2.8
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 892 97.6 96.2 - 98.5 2.4 1.5 - 3.8
2500 grams or more 13,207 99.3 98.4 - 99.7 0.7 0.3 - 1.7
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?
  I had to have a blood transfusion
** 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 Humanm Services
Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics