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Exercise Before Pregnancy | ||||||||||||||
2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||||
<1 day/week | 1-4 days | 5+ | ||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | |||||||
Total | 13,605 | 31.1 | 28.0 | - | 34.3 | 47.2 | 43.8 | - | 50.5 | 21.8 | 19.1 | - | 24.7 | |
Age | ||||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,119 | 26.0 | 17.2 | - | 37.3 | 44.4 | 33.1 | - | 56.4 | 29.6 | 19.7 | - | 41.9 | |
20-24 years | 3,490 | 39.3 | 33.0 | - | 46.1 | 41.6 | 35.2 | - | 48.3 | 19.1 | 14.4 | - | 24.9 | |
25-34 years | 7,126 | 27.0 | 23.1 | - | 31.4 | 51.1 | 46.5 | - | 55.8 | 21.8 | 18.3 | - | 25.9 | |
35+ years | 1,867 | 33.5 | 25.8 | - | 42.2 | 45.0 | 36.6 | - | 53.7 | 21.5 | 15.1 | - | 29.7 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||||
White | 12,829 | 30.8 | 27.7 | - | 34.1 | 48.3 | 44.9 | - | 51.8 | 20.8 | 18.2 | - | 23.8 | |
Black | 367 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 390 | 39.3 | 22.8 | - | 58.7 | 22.4 | 10.6 | - | 41.4 | 38.2 | 21.6 | - | 58.1 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 220^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13365^ | 30.6 | 27.6 | - | 33.8 | 47.4 | 44.0 | - | 50.7 | 22.1 | 19.4 | - | 25.0 | |
Education | ||||||||||||||
< High School | 1,477 | 36.2 | 25.7 | - | 48.3 | 32.0 | 22.0 | - | 44.1 | 31.8 | 21.9 | - | 43.7 | |
High School | 4,605 | 37.1 | 31.6 | - | 43.0 | 44.2 | 38.4 | - | 50.2 | 18.7 | 14.4 | - | 23.8 | |
> High School | 7,523 | 26.1 | 22.5 | - | 30.0 | 52.0 | 47.7 | - | 56.2 | 21.9 | 18.6 | - | 25.7 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||||||
Married | 8,232 | 28.4 | 24.7 | - | 32.5 | 52.1 | 47.7 | - | 56.3 | 19.5 | 16.3 | - | 23.1 | |
Other | 5,372 | 34.7 | 29.8 | - | 39.9 | 40.5 | 35.4 | - | 45.8 | 24.9 | 20.5 | - | 29.8 | |
Income | ||||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,041** | 33.1 | 26.8 | - | 40.2 | 44.1 | 37.1 | - | 51.3 | 22.8 | 17.2 | - | 29.5 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 2,115** | 35.7 | 27.9 | - | 44.3 | 45.5 | 37.2 | - | 54.0 | 18.9 | 13.2 | - | 26.2 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 2,627** | 31.1 | 24.8 | - | 38.3 | 51.4 | 44.1 | - | 58.6 | 17.5 | 12.7 | - | 23.7 | |
$50,000 or more | 4,277** | 24.0 | 19.5 | - | 29.1 | 55.3 | 49.7 | - | 60.8 | 20.7 | 16.6 | - | 25.6 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||||
No | 7,660** | 27.1 | 23.4 | - | 31.1 | 50.4 | 46.1 | - | 54.7 | 22.5 | 19.1 | - | 26.3 | |
Yes | 5,355** | 36.5 | 31.4 | - | 41.8 | 42.7 | 37.4 | - | 48.1 | 20.9 | 16.8 | - | 25.7 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||||
No | 6,009** | 25.1 | 21.2 | - | 29.5 | 54.1 | 49.3 | - | 58.8 | 20.8 | 17.2 | - | 24.9 | |
Yes | 7,062** | 36.2 | 31.8 | - | 40.8 | 41.2 | 36.6 | - | 45.9 | 22.6 | 18.9 | - | 26.8 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 910 | 31.4 | 28.1 | - | 35.0 | 44.2 | 40.6 | - | 47.8 | 24.4 | 21.2 | - | 27.8 | |
2500 grams or more | 12,689 | 31.1 | 27.8 | - | 34.5 | 47.3 | 43.8 | - | 50.9 | 21.6 | 18.8 | - | 24.7 | |
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 64: During the 3 months before you got pregnant with your new baby, | ||||||||||||||
how often did you participate in any physical activities or exercise for 30 minutes or more? | ||||||||||||||
** 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 | ||||||||||||||