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Seat Location of Child Safety Seat | ||||||||||
2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||
Front Seat | Back Seat | |||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |||||
Total | 13,605 | 0.5 | 0.2 | - | 1.3 | 99.5 | 98.7 | - | 99.8 | |
Age | ||||||||||
<20 years | 1,119 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.6 | 99.9 | 99.4 | - | 100.0 | |
20-24 years | 3,490 | 1.5 | 0.5 | - | 4.3 | 98.6 | 95.7 | - | 99.5 | |
25-34 years | 7,126 | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | 1.3 | 99.7 | 98.7 | - | 99.9 | |
35+ years | 1,867 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||
White | 12,829 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | 1.4 | 99.4 | 98.6 | - | 99.8 | |
Black | 367 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 390 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||
Yes | 220^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13365^ | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | 1.3 | 99.5 | 98.7 | - | 99.8 | |
Education | ||||||||||
< High School | 1,477 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | |
High School | 4,605 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | 2.9 | 99.2 | 97.1 | - | 99.8 | |
> High School | 7,523 | 0.5 | 0.1 | - | 1.6 | 99.5 | 98.4 | - | 99.9 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||
Married | 8,232 | 0.4 | 0.1 | - | 1.6 | 99.6 | 98.4 | - | 99.9 | |
Other | 5,372 | 0.7 | 0.2 | - | 2.3 | 99.3 | 97.7 | - | 99.8 | |
Income | ||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,041** | 1.3 | 0.4 | - | 4.2 | 98.8 | 95.8 | - | 99.6 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 2,115** | 0.7 | 0.1 | - | 4.7 | 99.3 | 95.3 | - | 99.9 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 2,627** | 0.7 | 0.1 | - | 3.5 | 99.3 | 96.5 | - | 99.9 | |
$50,000 or more | 4,277** | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||
No | 7,660** | 0.7 | 0.3 | - | 1.9 | 99.3 | 98.1 | - | 99.7 | |
Yes | 5,355** | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | 2.1 | 99.7 | 97.9 | - | 100.0 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||
No | 6,009** | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | 1.6 | 99.7 | 98.4 | - | 100.0 | |
Yes | 7,062** | 0.8 | 0.3 | - | 2.1 | 99.2 | 97.9 | - | 99.7 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||
<2500 grams | 910 | 0.7 | 0.3 | - | 1.6 | 99.3 | 98.4 | - | 99.7 | |
2500 grams or more | 12,689 | 0.5 | 0.2 | - | 1.4 | 99.5 | 98.6 | - | 99.8 | |
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 69: When your new baby rides in an infant car seat, is he or she usually in the front or back seat of the car, | ||||||||||
truck, or van? | ||||||||||
** 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 | ||||||||||