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Ever Breastfed
2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,605 21.7 19.0 - 24.7 78.3 75.3 - 81.1
Age                    
<20 years 1,119 45.7 34.2 - 57.8 54.3 42.2 - 65.8
20-24 years 3,490 24.0 18.6 - 30.5 76.0 69.5 - 81.4
25-34 years 7,126 17.1 13.8 - 21.0 82.9 79.0 - 86.2
35+ years 1,867 18.2 12.3 - 26.0 81.9 74.0 - 87.7
Mother's Race                  
White 12,829 21.8 19.0 - 24.9 78.2 75.2 - 81.0
Black 367 # # - # # # - #
Other  390 25.4 11.8 - 46.4 74.6 53.6 - 88.2
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 220^ # # - # # # - #
No 13365^ 22.0 19.2 - 25.0 78.1 75.0 - 80.8
Education                  
< High School 1,477 52.2 40.3 - 64.0 47.8 36.1 - 59.7
High School 4,605 27.0 22.0 - 32.6 73.0 67.4 - 78.0
> High School 7,523 12.1 9.6 - 15.2 87.9 84.8 - 90.4
Marital Status                  
Married 8,232 14.3 11.5 - 17.7 85.7 82.3 - 88.5
Other 5,372 31.8 26.9 - 37.1 68.2 62.9 - 73.1
Income                    
$14,999 or less 3,041** 39.7 32.7 - 47.1 60.3 52.9 - 67.3
$15,000-24,999 2,115** 21.9 15.5 - 30.1 78.1 69.9 - 84.5
$25,000-49,999 2,627** 10.4 6.7 - 15.7 89.6 84.3 - 93.3
$50,000 or more 4,277** 14.1 10.6 - 18.5 85.9 81.5 - 89.4
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 7,660** 14.5 11.7 - 17.8 85.6 82.2 - 88.4
Yes 5,355** 31.9 26.9 - 37.3 68.1 62.7 - 73.1
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 6,009** 13.5 10.5 - 17.2 86.5 82.8 - 89.5
Yes 7,062** 28.8 24.6 - 33.3 71.3 66.7 - 75.4
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 910 23.1 20.0 - 26.5 76.9 73.5 - 80.0
2500 grams or more 12,689 21.6 18.7 - 24.8 78.4 75.2 - 81.3
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 47:  Did you ever breastfeed or pump breast milk to feed your new baby after delivery?
** 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