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Vitamin Use Before Pregnancy | ||||||||||||||||||
2007 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||||||||
None | 1-3 Times/Week | 4-6 Times/Week | Every day/ Week | |||||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | |||||||||
Total | 14,110 | 51.8 | 48.5 | - | 55.1 | 8.7 | 7.0 | - | 10.7 | 6.9 | 5.4 | - | 8.7 | 32.6 | 29.6 | - | 35.8 | |
Age | ||||||||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,176 | 82.8 | 71.2 | - | 90.4 | 4.2 | 1.3 | - | 13.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | - | 1.1 | 12.5 | 6.2 | - | 23.8 | |
20-24 years | 3,620 | 68.2 | 61.7 | - | 74.0 | 5.6 | 3.3 | - | 9.4 | 4.7 | 2.6 | - | 8.4 | 21.5 | 16.5 | - | 27.5 | |
25-34 years | 7,307 | 45.1 | 40.6 | - | 49.7 | 9.7 | 7.4 | - | 12.8 | 8.6 | 6.4 | - | 11.5 | 36.5 | 32.3 | - | 41.0 | |
35+ years | 2,007 | 26.3 | 19.5 | - | 34.5 | 13.2 | 8.4 | - | 20.0 | 8.8 | 5.1 | - | 14.9 | 51.7 | 43.3 | - | 60.1 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||||||||
White | 13,392 | 52.1 | 48.7 | - | 55.4 | 8.8 | 7.1 | - | 10.9 | 7.0 | 5.5 | - | 8.9 | 32.1 | 29.1 | - | 35.3 | |
Black | 330 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 373 | 49.0 | 26.5 | - | 71.9 | 6.6 | 1.0 | - | 33.6 | 6.6 | 1.0 | - | 33.6 | 37.8 | 0.0 | - | 62.7 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||||||||
Yes | 208^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13,871^ | 51.7 | 48.3 | - | 55.0 | 8.4 | 6.8 | - | 10.5 | 6.9 | 5.4 | - | 8.7 | 33.0 | 30.0 | - | 36.2 | |
Education | ||||||||||||||||||
< High School | 1,490 | 3.7 | 1.0 | - | 12.6 | 13.5 | 7.1 | - | 24.2 | 77.1 | 65.2 | - | 85.8 | 5.7 | 2.0 | - | 14.9 | |
High School | 4,761 | 69.3 | 63.7 | - | 74.3 | 6.0 | 3.8 | - | 9.3 | 3.3 | 1.8 | - | 6.0 | 21.4 | 17.1 | - | 26.6 | |
> High School | 7,798 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 9.5 | 7.3 | - | 12.3 | 42.2 | 38.1 | - | 46.4 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||||||||||
Married | 8,592 | 36.3 | 32.5 | - | 40.4 | 10.3 | 8.1 | - | 13.1 | 9.8 | 7.6 | - | 12.6 | 43.5 | 39.5 | - | 47.7 | |
Other | 5,515 | 74.6 | 69.5 | - | 79.2 | 6.2 | 4.1 | - | 9.5 | 2.6 | 1.3 | - | 4.9 | 16.6 | 12.8 | - | 21.2 | |
Income | ||||||||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,840** | 71.1 | 65.0 | - | 76.6 | 6.8 | 4.2 | - | 10.8 | 3.0 | 1.5 | - | 6.0 | 19.1 | 14.5 | - | 24.6 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 1,811** | 1.4 | 0.5 | - | 4.5 | 17.6 | 11.6 | - | 25.8 | 73.3 | 64.6 | - | 80.6 | 7.7 | 4.2 | - | 13.9 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 3,169** | 50.5 | 43.7 | - | 57.3 | 9.6 | 6.3 | - | 14.4 | 8.5 | 5.4 | - | 13.0 | 31.4 | 25.5 | - | 38.0 | |
$50,000 or more | 4,750** | 26.7 | 22.2 | - | 31.8 | 10.1 | 7.3 | - | 13.9 | 11.5 | 8.4 | - | 15.6 | 51.7 | 46.2 | - | 57.1 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||||||||
No | 8,403** | 40.6 | 36.5 | - | 44.8 | 9.3 | 7.1 | - | 11.9 | 9.1 | 7.0 | - | 11.8 | 41.0 | 37.0 | - | 45.2 | |
Yes | 5,063** | 69.3 | 63.9 | - | 74.2 | 7.3 | 4.9 | - | 10.8 | 3.6 | 2.0 | - | 6.2 | 19.8 | 15.7 | - | 24.6 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||||||||
No | 7,252** | 33.9 | 29.7 | - | 38.4 | 9.2 | 6.9 | - | 12.2 | 10.7 | 8.2 | - | 13.9 | 46.2 | 41.7 | - | 50.8 | |
Yes | 6,319** | 68.4 | 63.8 | - | 72.6 | 8.2 | 5.9 | - | 11.1 | 3.4 | 2.1 | - | 5.4 | 20.1 | 16.5 | - | 24.2 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 892 | 53.0 | 49.5 | - | 56.4 | 10.3 | 8.4 | - | 12.6 | 6.2 | 4.7 | - | 8.0 | 30.5 | 27.5 | - | 33.8 | |
2500 grams or more | 13,207 | 51.8 | 48.2 | - | 55.3 | 8.6 | 6.8 | - | 10.7 | 6.9 | 5.4 | - | 8.9 | 32.8 | 29.6 | - | 36.1 | |
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 3: During the month before you got pregnant with your new baby, how many times a week | ||||||||||||||||||
did you take a multivitamin or a prenatal vitamin? | ||||||||||||||||||
** 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 | ||||||||||||||||||