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Vitamin Use Past Month | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 36.5 | 33.4 | - | 39.8 | 16.1 | 13.8 | - | 18.8 | 12.1 | 10.1 | - | 14.4 | 35.3 | 32.2 | - | 38.5 | |
Age | ||||||||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,176 | 62.4 | 49.6 | - | 73.6 | 16.0 | 8.6 | - | 27.7 | 3.3 | 0.9 | - | 11.2 | 18.3 | 10.5 | - | 30.1 | |
20-24 years | 3,620 | 42.6 | 36.1 | - | 49.4 | 18.7 | 13.9 | - | 24.6 | 11.6 | 7.8 | - | 16.9 | 27.2 | 21.7 | - | 33.4 | |
25-34 years | 7,307 | 32.9 | 28.7 | - | 37.3 | 15.5 | 12.5 | - | 19.1 | 12.0 | 9.4 | - | 15.3 | 39.6 | 35.2 | - | 44.2 | |
35+ years | 2,007 | 22.8 | 16.4 | - | 30.7 | 13.8 | 8.9 | - | 20.9 | 18.4 | 12.8 | - | 25.8 | 45.0 | 36.8 | - | 53.5 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||||||||
White | 13,392 | 36.8 | 33.5 | - | 40.1 | 16.3 | 13.9 | - | 19.0 | 11.6 | 9.6 | - | 13.9 | 35.4 | 32.3 | - | 38.7 | |
Black | 330 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 373 | 30.2 | 13.1 | - | 55.5 | 7.6 | 1.4 | - | 31.9 | 14.5 | 3.8 | - | 41.9 | 47.8 | 25.5 | - | 70.9 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||||||||
Yes | 208^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13,871^ | 36.3 | 33.1 | - | 39.6 | 16.2 | 13.8 | - | 18.9 | 12.0 | 10.0 | - | 14.4 | 35.5 | 32.4 | - | 38.8 | |
Education | ||||||||||||||||||
< High School | 1,490 | 55.1 | 42.7 | - | 66.9 | 20.9 | 12.4 | - | 32.8 | 6.0 | 2.2 | - | 15.2 | 18.1 | 10.4 | - | 29.5 | |
High School | 4,761 | 44.6 | 38.8 | - | 50.4 | 16.2 | 12.3 | - | 21.0 | 8.4 | 5.6 | - | 12.3 | 30.9 | 25.8 | - | 36.5 | |
> High School | 7,798 | 28.8 | 25.1 | - | 32.8 | 15.3 | 12.5 | - | 18.6 | 14.9 | 12.1 | - | 18.3 | 41.0 | 36.9 | - | 45.3 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||||||||||
Married | 8,592 | 28.6 | 25.0 | - | 32.4 | 16.8 | 14.0 | - | 20.1 | 14.4 | 11.7 | - | 17.6 | 40.2 | 36.3 | - | 44.3 | |
Other | 5,515 | 48.4 | 42.8 | - | 54.0 | 15.1 | 11.4 | - | 19.7 | 8.6 | 5.9 | - | 12.4 | 27.9 | 23.2 | - | 33.1 | |
Income | ||||||||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 4,090** | 50.3 | 42.9 | - | 57.6 | 20.6 | 15.2 | - | 27.3 | 10.0 | 6.3 | - | 15.4 | 19.2 | 14.2 | - | 25.4 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 1,821** | 43.4 | 34.6 | - | 52.7 | 15.7 | 10.1 | - | 23.6 | 10.1 | 5.7 | - | 17.3 | 30.8 | 22.9 | - | 40.0 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 3,054** | 31.9 | 25.9 | - | 38.5 | 15.0 | 10.8 | - | 20.4 | 13.7 | 9.6 | - | 19.2 | 39.4 | 33.0 | - | 46.3 | |
$50,000 or more | 4,547** | 24.5 | 20.1 | - | 29.6 | 14.1 | 10.7 | - | 18.4 | 14.9 | 11.4 | - | 19.2 | 46.5 | 41.1 | - | 52.0 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||||||||
No | 8,149** | 30.1 | 26.4 | - | 34.1 | 15.7 | 12.9 | - | 19.1 | 12.5 | 10.0 | - | 15.4 | 41.7 | 37.7 | - | 45.9 | |
Yes | 5,221** | 47.2 | 41.6 | - | 52.8 | 16.3 | 12.6 | - | 20.9 | 11.4 | 8.3 | - | 15.6 | 25.1 | 20.6 | - | 30.2 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||||||||
No | 6,485** | 26.2 | 22.4 | - | 30.5 | 14.0 | 11.1 | - | 17.5 | 14.3 | 11.4 | - | 17.8 | 45.5 | 41.0 | - | 50.1 | |
Yes | 7,027** | 46.1 | 41.3 | - | 50.9 | 18.1 | 14.7 | - | 22.2 | 10.0 | 7.4 | - | 13.3 | 25.8 | 21.9 | - | 30.2 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 892 | 41.2 | 37.8 | - | 44.7 | 12.6 | 10.4 | - | 15.1 | 9.7 | 7.8 | - | 11.9 | 36.6 | 33.3 | - | 40.0 | |
2500 grams or more | 13,207 | 36.3 | 32.9 | - | 39.8 | 16.3 | 13.9 | - | 19.1 | 12.2 | 10.1 | - | 14.7 | 35.2 | 31.9 | - | 38.6 | |
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 76: During the past month, 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 | ||||||||||||||||||