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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 | |||||||||||