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Maternal Problem with Diabetes Before Pregnancy?*
2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population % 95% CI % 95% CI
  Total 13,605 97.5 96.3 - 98.4 2.5 1.6 - 3.7
Age                    
<20 years 1,119 99.7 98.8 - 99.9 0.3 0.1 - 1.2
20-24 years 3,490 98.1 95.2 - 99.2 1.9 0.8 - 4.8
25-34 years 7,126 97.6 95.6 - 98.7 2.4 1.3 - 4.4
35+ years 1,867 95.1 89.5 - 97.8 4.9 2.2 - 10.5
Mother's Race                  
White 12,829 97.7 96.4 - 98.6 2.3 1.5 - 3.6
Black 367 # # - # # # - #
Other  390 91.4 75.7 - 97.3 8.6 2.7 - 24.3
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 220^ # # - # # # - #
No 13365^ 97.5 96.2 - 98.4 2.5 1.6 - 3.8
Education                  
< High School 1,477 98.1 90.6 - 99.7 1.9 0.4 - 9.4
High School 4,605 97.4 94.6 - 98.8 2.6 1.2 - 5.4
> High School 7,523 97.5 95.8 - 98.5 2.5 1.5 - 4.2
Marital Status                  
Married 8,232 97.0 95.2 - 98.2 3.0 1.8 - 4.8
Other 5,372 98.2 96.1 - 99.2 1.8 0.8 - 3.9
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,041** 97.5 93.7 - 99.0 2.5 1.0 - 6.3
$16,000-24,999 2,115** 98.3 94.2 - 99.5 1.7 0.5 - 5.8
$25,000-39,999 2,627** 96.9 93.2 - 98.7 3.1 1.4 - 6.8
$40,000 or more 4,277** 97.4 94.9 - 98.7 2.6 1.3 - 5.1
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 7,660** 97.5 95.8 - 98.5 2.5 1.5 - 4.2
Yes 5,355** 97.6 95.3 - 98.8 2.4 1.2 - 4.7
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 6,009** 97.1 95.1 - 98.3 2.9 1.7 - 4.9
Yes 7,062** 97.9 96.0 - 98.9 2.1 1.1 - 4.0
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 910 97.1 95.6 - 98.1 2.9 1.9 - 4.4
2500 grams or more 12,689 97.6 96.2 - 98.5 2.4 1.6 - 3.8
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 25: Did you have any of these problems during your pregnancy?
  High Blood Sugar or Diabetes that started before this pregnancy
** 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