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Mom Felt Down, Depressed or Hopeless Since Birth | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Always | Often | Sometimes | Rarely | Never | |||||||||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | ||||||||||||
Total | 13,605 | 2.3 | 1.4 | - | 3.6 | 8.1 | 6.4 | - | 10.1 | 24.0 | 21.3 | - | 27.0 | 33.6 | 30.5 | - | 36.8 | 32.1 | 29.0 | - | 35.3 | ||
Age | |||||||||||||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,119 | 7.5 | 2.9 | - | 17.9 | 7.3 | 3.2 | - | 15.9 | 18.8 | 11.4 | - | 29.6 | 26.0 | 17.0 | - | 37.6 | 40.4 | 29.3 | - | 52.6 | ||
20-24 years | 3,490 | 3.4 | 1.6 | - | 7.3 | 11.4 | 7.8 | - | 16.3 | 25.6 | 20.2 | - | 32.0 | 29.5 | 23.9 | - | 35.9 | 30.1 | 24.3 | - | 36.6 | ||
25-34 years | 7,126 | 1.2 | 0.5 | - | 2.9 | 7.6 | 5.4 | - | 10.5 | 23.3 | 19.6 | - | 27.4 | 38.4 | 34.0 | - | 43.0 | 29.6 | 25.5 | - | 34.0 | ||
35+ years | 1,867 | 0.5 | 0.2 | - | 1.0 | 4.3 | 2.0 | - | 8.9 | 27.0 | 20.0 | - | 35.3 | 28.7 | 21.6 | - | 37.1 | 39.6 | 31.4 | - | 48.4 | ||
Mother's Race | |||||||||||||||||||||||
White | 12,829 | 2.1 | 1.3 | - | 3.5 | 8.0 | 6.3 | - | 10.0 | 23.9 | 21.1 | - | 26.9 | 34.1 | 30.9 | - | 37.4 | 32.0 | 28.8 | - | 35.3 | ||
Black | 367 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | ||
Other | 390 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | 3.5 | 4.1 | 0.6 | - | 23.0 | 39.7 | 23.0 | - | 59.2 | 23.3 | 11.1 | - | 42.4 | 32.1 | 16.9 | - | 52.3 | ||
Hispanic Origin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Yes | 220^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | ||
No | 13365^ | 2.3 | 1.4 | - | 3.7 | 8.0 | 6.3 | - | 10.0 | 23.7 | 20.9 | - | 26.6 | 33.8 | 30.7 | - | 37.1 | 32.3 | 29.2 | - | 35.5 | ||
Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||
< High School | 1,477 | 14.6 | 8.0 | - | 25.3 | 8.3 | 3.8 | - | 17.1 | 19.5 | 11.8 | - | 30.5 | 19.0 | 11.4 | - | 30.0 | 38.5 | 27.7 | - | 50.6 | ||
High School | 4,605 | 1.1 | 0.4 | - | 2.9 | 10.5 | 7.4 | - | 14.6 | 26.4 | 21.5 | - | 32.0 | 29.8 | 24.6 | - | 35.5 | 32.2 | 26.9 | - | 38.1 | ||
> High School | 7,523 | 0.5 | 0.2 | - | 1.6 | 6.3 | 4.5 | - | 8.7 | 23.3 | 19.9 | - | 27.1 | 39.1 | 35.0 | - | 43.4 | 30.8 | 26.9 | - | 34.9 | ||
Marital Status | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Married | 8,232 | 1.0 | 0.4 | - | 2.3 | 6.7 | 4.8 | - | 9.2 | 22.5 | 19.1 | - | 26.3 | 39.5 | 35.4 | - | 43.8 | 30.4 | 26.6 | - | 34.5 | ||
Other | 5,372 | 4.0 | 2.3 | - | 7.0 | 10.0 | 7.3 | - | 13.5 | 26.1 | 21.7 | - | 31.0 | 25.5 | 21.2 | - | 30.4 | 34.4 | 29.5 | - | 39.7 | ||
Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,041** | 5.8 | 3.1 | - | 10.9 | 12.1 | 8.2 | - | 17.5 | 26.4 | 20.6 | - | 33.3 | 26.9 | 21.0 | - | 33.7 | 28.8 | 22.7 | - | 35.8 | ||
$16,000-24,999 | 2,115** | 1.4 | 0.3 | - | 6.3 | 12.0 | 7.5 | - | 18.7 | 24.4 | 17.9 | - | 32.3 | 32.6 | 25.2 | - | 41.1 | 29.5 | 22.3 | - | 37.9 | ||
$25,000-49,999 | 2,627** | 1.9 | 0.7 | - | 5.3 | 7.8 | 4.6 | - | 13.0 | 27.6 | 21.6 | - | 34.6 | 36.7 | 30.0 | - | 43.9 | 25.9 | 20.1 | - | 32.8 | ||
$50,000 or more | 4,277** | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | 0.4 | 4.6 | 2.8 | - | 7.6 | 20.7 | 16.5 | - | 25.6 | 43.6 | 38.1 | - | 49.2 | 31.0 | 26.1 | - | 36.5 | ||
Enrolled in WIC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
No | 7,660** | 1.2 | 0.5 | - | 2.8 | 5.8 | 4.1 | - | 8.1 | 22.0 | 18.7 | - | 25.7 | 39.4 | 35.3 | - | 43.6 | 31.7 | 27.8 | - | 35.8 | ||
Yes | 5,355** | 3.8 | 2.2 | - | 6.8 | 11.4 | 8.4 | - | 15.3 | 27.1 | 22.5 | - | 32.1 | 25.1 | 20.7 | - | 30.0 | 32.6 | 27.7 | - | 37.9 | ||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | |||||||||||||||||||||||
No | 6,009** | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | 1.6 | 5.0 | 3.3 | - | 7.4 | 20.9 | 17.3 | - | 25.1 | 42.9 | 38.2 | - | 47.6 | 30.9 | 26.6 | - | 35.5 | ||
Yes | 7,062** | 3.9 | 2.3 | - | 6.4 | 10.7 | 8.2 | - | 14.0 | 26.6 | 22.7 | - | 31.0 | 25.6 | 21.8 | - | 29.9 | 33.1 | 28.8 | - | 37.7 | ||
Infant's birth weight | |||||||||||||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 910 | 4.7 | 3.2 | - | 6.8 | 10.5 | 8.5 | - | 13.1 | 23.0 | 20.1 | - | 26.3 | 30.5 | 27.3 | - | 33.9 | 31.2 | 27.9 | - | 34.8 | ||
2500 grams or more | 12,689 | 2.1 | 1.2 | - | 3.6 | 7.9 | 6.2 | - | 10.1 | 24.1 | 21.2 | - | 27.2 | 33.8 | 30.5 | - | 37.2 | 32.1 | 28.9 | - | 35.6 | ||
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 74a: Since your new baby was born, how often have you felt down, depressed, or hopeless | |||||||||||||||||||||||
always, often, sometimes, rarely, never | |||||||||||||||||||||||
** 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||