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Delivery Paid By Insurance/HMO | |||||||||||||
2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | |||||||||||||
No | Yes | ||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | ||||||||
Total | 13,605 | 52.5 | 49.2 | - | 55.8 | 47.5 | 44.2 | - | 50.8 | ||||
Age | |||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,119 | 91.3 | 83.0 | - | 95.8 | 8.7 | 4.2 | - | 17.1 | ||||
20-24 years | 3,490 | 80.0 | 74.4 | - | 84.6 | 20.0 | 15.4 | - | 25.6 | ||||
25-34 years | 7,126 | 38.1 | 33.7 | - | 42.8 | 61.9 | 57.3 | - | 66.3 | ||||
35+ years | 1,867 | 27.6 | 20.4 | - | 36.2 | 72.4 | 63.8 | - | 79.6 | ||||
Mother's Race | |||||||||||||
White | 12,829 | 52.0 | 48.6 | - | 55.4 | 48.0 | 44.6 | - | 51.4 | ||||
Black | 367 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | ||||
Other | 390 | 64.5 | 45.6 | - | 79.8 | 35.5 | 20.2 | - | 54.4 | ||||
Hispanic Origin | |||||||||||||
Yes | 220^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | ||||
No | 13365^ | 52.5 | 49.2 | - | 55.9 | 47.5 | 44.1 | - | 50.8 | ||||
Education | |||||||||||||
< High School | 1,477 | 99.0 | 98.0 | - | 99.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | - | 2.0 | ||||
High School | 4,605 | 75.1 | 69.7 | - | 79.9 | 24.9 | 20.1 | - | 30.4 | ||||
> High School | 7,523 | 29.2 | 25.5 | - | 33.2 | 70.8 | 66.8 | - | 74.5 | ||||
Marital Status | |||||||||||||
Married | 8,232 | 29.7 | 25.9 | - | 33.9 | 70.3 | 66.2 | - | 74.1 | ||||
Other | 5,372 | 83.5 | 79.5 | - | 86.9 | 16.5 | 13.2 | - | 20.5 | ||||
Income | |||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,041** | 92.1 | 87.6 | - | 95.1 | 7.9 | 4.9 | - | 12.4 | ||||
$15,000-24,999 | 2,115** | 82.1 | 74.8 | - | 87.7 | 17.9 | 12.4 | - | 25.2 | ||||
$25,000-49,999 | 2,627** | 47.8 | 40.6 | - | 55.1 | 52.2 | 44.9 | - | 59.4 | ||||
$50,000 or more | 4,277** | 7.6 | 5.1 | - | 11.1 | 92.4 | 88.9 | - | 94.9 | ||||
Enrolled in WIC | |||||||||||||
No | 7,660** | 29.9 | 26.0 | - | 34.0 | 70.2 | 66.0 | - | 74.0 | ||||
Yes | 5,355** | 84.9 | 80.8 | - | 88.2 | 15.1 | 11.8 | - | 19.2 | ||||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | |||||||||||||
No | 6,009** | 11.6 | 8.7 | - | 15.1 | 88.5 | 84.9 | - | 91.3 | ||||
Yes | 7,062** | 87.4 | 84.1 | - | 90.1 | 12.6 | 9.9 | - | 15.9 | ||||
Infant's birth weight | |||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 910 | 58.5 | 55.0 | - | 62.0 | 41.5 | 38.0 | - | 45.0 | ||||
2500 grams or more | 12,689 | 52.1 | 48.6 | - | 55.6 | 47.9 | 44.4 | - | 51.4 | ||||
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 42: How was your delivery paid for? | Health insurance or HMO | ||||||||||||
** 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 |