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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 |