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Mother's Body Mass Index Before Pregnancy* | ||||||||||||||||||
2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||||||||
Underweight | Normal | Overweight | Obese | |||||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | |||||||||
Total | 13,605 | 10.9 | 9.0 | - | 13.2 | 49.2 | 45.8 | - | 52.6 | 11.8 | 9.8 | - | 14.2 | 28.1 | 25.2 | - | 31.2 | |
Age | ||||||||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,119 | 19.9 | 11.9 | - | 31.3 | 56.3 | 44.1 | - | 67.8 | 10.5 | 5.0 | - | 20.7 | 13.3 | 6.9 | - | 24.2 | |
20-24 years | 3,490 | 12.5 | 8.7 | - | 17.6 | 43.9 | 37.4 | - | 50.6 | 14.2 | 10.2 | - | 19.5 | 29.4 | 23.7 | - | 35.9 | |
25-34 years | 7,126 | 8.5 | 6.3 | - | 11.5 | 51.7 | 47.0 | - | 56.3 | 10.0 | 7.5 | - | 13.1 | 29.9 | 25.7 | - | 34.3 | |
35+ years | 1,867 | 10.9 | 6.4 | - | 17.8 | 45.7 | 37.2 | - | 54.5 | 14.8 | 9.7 | - | 22.0 | 28.6 | 21.5 | - | 37.0 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||||||||
White | 12,829 | 10.7 | 8.7 | - | 13.1 | 48.9 | 45.5 | - | 52.4 | 12.0 | 10.0 | - | 14.4 | 28.4 | 25.3 | - | 31.6 | |
Black | 367 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 390 | 20.5 | 9.3 | - | 39.5 | 47.1 | 29.1 | - | 65.9 | 5.8 | 0.9 | - | 30.1 | 26.6 | 13.3 | - | 46.2 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||||||||
Yes | 220^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13365^ | 10.4 | 8.5 | - | 12.7 | 49.2 | 45.9 | - | 52.6 | 11.8 | 9.8 | - | 14.2 | 28.5 | 25.5 | - | 31.7 | |
Education | ||||||||||||||||||
< High School | 1,477 | 15.4 | 8.7 | - | 25.9 | 43.3 | 32.1 | - | 55.2 | 11.3 | 5.6 | - | 21.2 | 30.1 | 20.4 | - | 42.0 | |
High School | 4,605 | 12.6 | 9.2 | - | 17.2 | 46.3 | 40.4 | - | 52.3 | 12.4 | 8.9 | - | 16.8 | 28.7 | 23.6 | - | 34.4 | |
> High School | 7,523 | 9.1 | 6.9 | - | 11.9 | 51.6 | 47.3 | - | 55.9 | 11.8 | 9.3 | - | 14.8 | 27.6 | 23.9 | - | 31.6 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||||||||||
Married | 8,232 | 8.0 | 6.0 | - | 10.7 | 51.3 | 47.0 | - | 55.6 | 11.3 | 8.8 | - | 14.3 | 29.4 | 25.6 | - | 33.5 | |
Other | 5,372 | 14.9 | 11.4 | - | 19.1 | 46.2 | 40.9 | - | 51.6 | 12.6 | 9.5 | - | 16.6 | 26.3 | 21.8 | - | 31.3 | |
Income | ||||||||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,041** | 18.3 | 13.4 | - | 24.7 | 42.5 | 35.5 | - | 49.8 | 12.4 | 8.3 | - | 18.0 | 26.8 | 20.9 | - | 33.7 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 2,115** | 7.0 | 3.8 | - | 12.8 | 49.2 | 40.7 | - | 57.7 | 12.5 | 7.9 | - | 19.2 | 31.3 | 23.9 | - | 39.8 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 2,627** | 8.1 | 4.9 | - | 13.1 | 44.7 | 37.5 | - | 52.0 | 15.2 | 10.6 | - | 21.2 | 32.1 | 25.7 | - | 39.3 | |
$50,000 or more | 4,277** | 9.0 | 6.3 | - | 12.8 | 55.1 | 49.5 | - | 60.6 | 9.9 | 7.0 | - | 13.8 | 26.0 | 21.4 | - | 31.2 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||||||||
No | 7,660** | 10.4 | 8.1 | - | 13.3 | 52.9 | 48.6 | - | 57.2 | 11.2 | 8.7 | - | 14.1 | 25.6 | 22.0 | - | 29.5 | |
Yes | 5,355** | 11.8 | 8.7 | - | 15.8 | 43.7 | 38.4 | - | 49.2 | 12.9 | 9.7 | - | 17.0 | 31.6 | 26.8 | - | 36.9 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||||||||
No | 6,009** | 8.6 | 6.3 | - | 11.7 | 54.1 | 49.3 | - | 58.8 | 11.4 | 8.7 | - | 14.8 | 25.9 | 21.9 | - | 30.3 | |
Yes | 7,062** | 12.9 | 10.1 | - | 16.4 | 45.0 | 40.3 | - | 49.7 | 12.2 | 9.4 | - | 15.6 | 30.0 | 25.8 | - | 34.5 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 910 | 14.2 | 11.7 | - | 17.1 | 47.3 | 43.6 | - | 51.0 | 11.1 | 9.0 | - | 13.6 | 27.4 | 24.2 | - | 30.9 | |
2500 grams or more | 12,689 | 10.7 | 8.7 | - | 13.2 | 49.3 | 45.7 | - | 52.9 | 11.9 | 9.8 | - | 14.4 | 28.1 | 25.0 | - | 31.5 | |
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 Questions 5 and 6: Just before you got pregnant, how much did you weigh? | ||||||||||||||||||
How tall are you without shoes? | ||||||||||||||||||
** 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 |