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Maternal Problem with Vaginal Bleeding?*
2007 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population % 95% CI % 95% CI
  Total 14,110 82.6 80.0 - 85.0 17.4 15.0 - 20.0
Age                    
<20 years 1,176 84.4 73.8 - 91.2 15.6 8.8 - 26.2
20-24 years 3,620 84.9 79.6 - 89.0 15.1 11.0 - 20.4
25-34 years 7,307 81.9 78.2 - 85.1 18.1 14.9 - 21.8
35+ years 2,007 80.2 72.6 - 86.1 19.8 14.0 - 27.4
Mother's Race                  
White 13,392 82.4 79.7 - 84.7 17.6 15.3 - 20.3
Black 330 # # - # # # - #
Other  373 82.7 55.5 - 94.8 17.3 5.2 - 44.5
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 208^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,871^ 82.7 80.0 - 85.0 17.3 15.0 - 20.0
Education                  
< High School 1,490 87.8 77.3 - 93.8 12.2 6.2 - 22.7
High School 4,761 83.6 79.0 - 87.5 16.4 12.5 - 21.1
> High School 7,798 81.4 78.0 - 84.4 18.6 15.6 - 22.0
Marital Status                  
Married 8,592 80.8 77.4 - 83.8 19.2 16.2 - 22.6
Other 5,515 85.4 81.1 - 88.9 14.6 11.1 - 18.9
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,840** 84.0 78.8 - 88.2 16.0 11.9 - 21.2
$16,000-24,999 1,811** 86.9 79.8 - 91.8 13.1 8.2 - 20.2
$25,000-39,999 3,169** 84.7 79.3 - 88.8 15.3 11.2 - 20.7
$40,000 or more 4,750** 78.3 73.5 - 82.5 21.7 17.5 - 26.5
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,403** 81.1 77.7 - 84.1 18.9 15.9 - 22.3
Yes 5,063** 85.2 80.9 - 88.6 14.8 11.4 - 19.1
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 7,252** 79.8 75.9 - 83.2 20.3 16.9 - 24.1
Yes 6,319** 85.3 81.7 - 88.3 14.7 11.7 - 18.4
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 892 69.1 65.8 - 72.2 30.9 27.8 - 34.2
2500 grams or more 13,207 83.5 80.7 - 85.9 16.5 14.1 - 19.3
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 24: Did you have any of these problems during your pregnancy?
  vaginal bleeding
** 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