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Baby enrolled in WIC* | ||||||||||||
2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | |||||||
Total | 13,605 | 50.7 | 47.4 | - | 54.1 | 49.3 | 45.9 | - | 52.6 | |||
Age | ||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,119 | 12.2 | 6.4 | - | 22.0 | 87.8 | 78.0 | - | 93.6 | |||
20-24 years | 3,490 | 24.2 | 18.9 | - | 30.4 | 75.8 | 69.6 | - | 81.1 | |||
25-34 years | 7,126 | 63.8 | 59.2 | - | 68.2 | 36.2 | 31.8 | - | 40.8 | |||
35+ years | 1,867 | 77.9 | 69.6 | - | 84.5 | 22.1 | 15.5 | - | 30.4 | |||
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||
White | 12,829 | 50.8 | 47.4 | - | 54.3 | 49.2 | 45.8 | - | 52.6 | |||
Black | 367 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
Other | 390 | 51.4 | 32.6 | - | 69.8 | 48.6 | 30.3 | - | 67.4 | |||
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||
Yes | 220^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
No | 13365^ | 50.9 | 47.5 | - | 54.3 | 49.1 | 45.7 | - | 52.5 | |||
Education | ||||||||||||
< High School | 1,477 | 8.9 | 3.9 | - | 18.8 | 91.1 | 81.2 | - | 96.1 | |||
High School | 4,605 | 29.9 | 24.7 | - | 35.7 | 70.1 | 64.3 | - | 75.3 | |||
> High School | 7,523 | 71.8 | 67.8 | - | 75.5 | 28.2 | 24.5 | - | 32.2 | |||
Marital Status | ||||||||||||
Married | 8,232 | 72.3 | 68.2 | - | 76.1 | 27.7 | 23.9 | - | 31.8 | |||
Other | 5,372 | 21.2 | 17.2 | - | 25.7 | 78.9 | 74.3 | - | 82.8 | |||
Income | ||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,041** | 17.7 | 12.9 | - | 23.7 | 82.4 | 76.3 | - | 87.2 | |||
$15,000-24,999 | 2,115** | 16.1 | 10.7 | - | 23.3 | 83.9 | 76.7 | - | 89.3 | |||
$25,000-49,999 | 2,627** | 52.0 | 44.6 | - | 59.2 | 48.0 | 40.8 | - | 55.4 | |||
$50,000 or more | 4,277** | 94.8 | 91.7 | - | 96.8 | 5.2 | 3.2 | - | 8.3 | |||
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||
No | 7,660** | 83.5 | 80.0 | - | 86.5 | 16.5 | 13.5 | - | 20.0 | |||
Yes | 5,355** | 3.4 | 1.9 | - | 5.9 | 96.7 | 94.1 | - | 98.1 | |||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||
No | 6,009** | 88.6 | 85.1 | - | 91.3 | 11.4 | 8.7 | - | 14.9 | |||
Yes | 7,062** | 18.2 | 14.9 | - | 22.1 | 81.8 | 77.9 | - | 85.1 | |||
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 910 | 35.3 | 31.8 | - | 38.9 | 64.7 | 61.2 | - | 68.2 | |||
2500 grams or more | 12,689 | 51.6 | 48.1 | - | 55.2 | 48.4 | 44.8 | - | 51.9 | |||
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 71: Since your new baby was born, have you used WIC services for your baby? | ||||||||||||
** 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 |