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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