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Prenatal Care as Early as Wanted | ||||||||||||||
2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||||
No | Yes | Did Not Want Prenatal Care | ||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | |||||||
Total | 13,605 | 13.3 | 11.2 | - | 15.7 | 86.2 | 83.7 | - | 88.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | - | 1.5 | |
Age | ||||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,119 | 23.2 | 14.6 | - | 34.7 | 74.8 | 63.1 | - | 83.8 | 2.0 | 0.3 | - | 12.1 | |
20-24 years | 3,490 | 14.3 | 10.3 | - | 19.5 | 84.4 | 79.1 | - | 88.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | - | 4.5 | |
25-34 years | 7,126 | 11.3 | 8.7 | - | 14.6 | 88.7 | 85.4 | - | 91.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
35+ years | 1,867 | 11.8 | 7.1 | - | 18.8 | 88.2 | 81.2 | - | 92.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||||
White | 12,829 | 12.9 | 10.8 | - | 15.4 | 86.6 | 84.1 | - | 88.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | - | 1.6 | |
Black | 367 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 390 | 16.9 | 6.3 | - | 38.3 | 82.2 | 61.3 | - | 93.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | 3.5 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 220^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13365^ | 13.3 | 11.1 | - | 15.7 | 86.2 | 83.7 | - | 88.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | - | 1.5 | |
Education | ||||||||||||||
< High School | 1,477 | 15.4 | 8.8 | - | 25.6 | 82.7 | 72.2 | - | 89.8 | 1.9 | 0.4 | - | 9.5 | |
High School | 4,605 | 15.1 | 11.3 | - | 20.0 | 83.9 | 79.0 | - | 87.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | - | 3.6 | |
> High School | 7,523 | 11.8 | 9.3 | - | 14.8 | 88.2 | 85.2 | - | 90.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||||||
Married | 8,232 | 10.3 | 8.0 | - | 13.2 | 89.7 | 86.8 | - | 92.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
Other | 5,372 | 17.2 | 13.6 | - | 21.6 | 81.5 | 77.0 | - | 85.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | - | 3.5 | |
Income | ||||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,041** | 19.4 | 14.3 | - | 25.8 | 80.0 | 73.6 | - | 85.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | - | 3.6 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 2,115** | 12.2 | 7.7 | - | 18.9 | 85.5 | 78.3 | - | 90.6 | 2.3 | 0.6 | - | 8.2 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 2,627** | 11.7 | 7.8 | - | 17.2 | 88.3 | 82.8 | - | 92.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
$50,000 or more | 4,277** | 11.2 | 8.1 | - | 15.2 | 88.8 | 84.7 | - | 91.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.3 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||||
No | 7,660** | 12.5 | 9.9 | - | 15.6 | 87.1 | 84.0 | - | 89.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | - | 1.9 | |
Yes | 5,355** | 14.4 | 11.0 | - | 18.7 | 85.1 | 80.8 | - | 88.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | - | 2.9 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||||
No | 6,009** | 12.2 | 9.4 | - | 15.6 | 87.8 | 84.4 | - | 90.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
Yes | 7,062** | 14.2 | 11.2 | - | 17.8 | 84.9 | 81.1 | - | 88.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | - | 2.8 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 910 | 19.2 | 16.5 | - | 22.4 | 80.3 | 77.2 | - | 83.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | - | 1.8 | |
2500 grams or more | 12,689 | 12.9 | 10.7 | - | 15.5 | 86.6 | 83.9 | - | 88.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | - | 1.6 | |
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 17: Did you get prenatal care as early in your pregnancy as you wanted? | ||||||||||||||
** 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 2008 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 |