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Tested for HIV During Pregnancy or Delivery
2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   95% CI   %   95% CI  
  Total 13,605 32.9 29.7 - 36.3 67.1 63.7 - 70.4
Age                    
<20 years 1,119 19.6 11.3 - 31.7 80.4 68.3 - 88.7
20-24 years 3,490 21.7 16.4 - 28.1 78.3 71.9 - 83.6
25-34 years 7,126 36.8 32.3 - 41.6 63.2 58.4 - 67.7
35+ years 1,867 46.9 38.0 - 56.1 53.1 43.9 - 62.1
Mother's Race                  
White 12,829 33.3 30.0 - 36.8 66.7 63.2 - 70.0
Black 367 # # - # # # - #
Other  390 20.3 8.4 - 41.3 79.7 58.7 - 91.6
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 220^ # # - # # # - #
No 13365^ 33.1 29.9 - 36.5 66.9 63.5 - 70.1
Education                  
< High School 1,477 11.1 5.4 - 21.4 88.9 78.6 - 94.6
High School 4,605 22.6 17.7 - 28.3 77.4 71.7 - 82.3
> High School 7,523 43.2 38.8 - 47.8 56.8 52.2 - 61.2
Marital Status                  
Married 8,232 43.5 39.1 - 48.0 56.5 52.0 - 61.0
Other 5,372 18.1 14.2 - 22.8 81.9 77.2 - 85.8
Income                    
$14,999 or less 3,041** 18.8 13.6 - 25.4 81.2 74.6 - 86.4
$15,000-24,999 2,115** 31.3 23.5 - 40.3 68.7 59.7 - 76.5
$25,000-49,999 2,627** 37.9 30.8 - 45.6 62.1 54.4 - 69.2
$50,000 or more 4,277** 44.2 38.4 - 50.2 55.8 49.8 - 61.6
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 7,660** 38.6 34.3 - 43.1 61.4 56.9 - 65.7
Yes 5,355** 24.7 20.2 - 29.8 75.3 70.2 - 79.8
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 6,009** 41.9 37.0 - 46.9 58.1 53.1 - 63.0
Yes 7,062** 25.0 21.0 - 29.5 75.0 70.5 - 79.0
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 910 30.9 27.5 - 34.5 69.1 65.5 - 72.5
2500 grams or more 12,689 33.0 29.6 - 36.6 67.0 63.4 - 70.4
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 23:  At any time during your most recent pregnancy or delivery, did you have a test for HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) ?
** 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