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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 |