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Mother received a Mercury in Fish Brochure and Safe Eating Guidelines
2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   95% CI   %   95% CI  
  Total 13,605 25.9 22.9 - 29.0 74.1 71.0 - 77.1
Age                    
<20 years 1,119 33.1 22.4 - 45.9 66.9 54.1 - 77.6
20-24 years 3,490 27.4 21.6 - 34.1 72.7 66.0 - 78.5
25-34 years 7,126 24.3 20.5 - 28.6 75.7 71.4 - 79.5
35+ years 1,867 24.3 17.4 - 32.9 75.7 67.1 - 82.6
Mother's Race                  
White 12,829 25.6 22.7 - 28.9 74.4 71.1 - 77.3
Black 367 # # - # # # - #
Other  390 39.0 22.3 - 58.7 61.0 41.3 - 77.7
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 220^ # # - # # # - #
No 13365^ 25.7 22.8 - 28.9 74.3 71.1 - 77.2
Education                  
< High School 1,477 42.6 30.9 - 55.1 57.5 44.9 - 69.1
High School 4,605 28.4 23.1 - 34.3 71.6 65.7 - 76.9
> High School 7,523 21.3 18.0 - 25.0 78.7 75.0 - 82.0
Marital Status                  
Married 8,232 23.0 19.5 - 26.8 77.1 73.2 - 80.5
Other 5,372 30.2 25.2 - 35.6 69.8 64.4 - 74.8
Income                    
$14,999 or less 3,041** 34.2 27.3 - 41.8 65.8 58.2 - 72.7
$15,000-24,999 2,115** 22.9 16.3 - 31.2 77.1 68.8 - 83.7
$25,000-49,999 2,627** 33.4 26.8 - 40.7 66.6 59.3 - 73.2
$50,000 or more 4,277** 17.2 13.4 - 21.9 82.8 78.1 - 86.7
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 7,660** 23.7 20.2 - 27.6 76.3 72.4 - 79.8
Yes 5,355** 29.3 24.4 - 34.8 70.7 65.2 - 75.6
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 6,009** 23.4 19.6 - 27.7 76.6 72.3 - 80.5
Yes 7,062** 28.1 23.9 - 32.8 71.9 67.2 - 76.1
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 910 24.4 21.3 - 27.8 75.6 72.3 - 78.7
2500 grams or more 12,689 26.0 22.9 - 29.3 74.0 70.7 - 77.1
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: Variable developed from Q67. At any time during your prenatal care, did a doctor, nurse
or other health care worker give you a brochure about mercury levels in fish and safe eating guidelines to protect you 
and your baby?
** 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