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2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |||||||
Total | 6,717** | 91.4 | 88.4 | - | 93.7 | 8.6 | 6.3 | - | 11.6 | |||
Age | ||||||||||||
<20 years | 149** | 80.5 | 42.1 | - | 95.9 | 19.5 | 4.1 | - | 57.9 | |||
20-24 years | 1,559** | 84.3 | 75.0 | - | 90.6 | 15.7 | 9.5 | - | 25.0 | |||
25-34 years | 3,734** | 93.9 | 90.4 | - | 96.1 | 6.1 | 3.9 | - | 9.6 | |||
35+ years | 1,274** | 94.1 | 87.5 | - | 97.3 | 5.9 | 2.7 | - | 12.5 | |||
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||
White | 6,454** | 91.5 | 88.4 | - | 93.8 | 8.5 | 6.2 | - | 11.6 | |||
Black | 77** | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
Other | 162** | 100.0 | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |||
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||
Yes | 167** | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
No | 6,546** | 91.3 | 88.2 | - | 93.7 | 8.7 | 6.3 | - | 11.8 | |||
Education | ||||||||||||
< High School | 745** | 78.5 | 62.4 | - | 89.0 | 21.5 | 11.1 | - | 37.6 | |||
High School | 2,234** | 90.0 | 83.8 | - | 93.9 | 10.1 | 6.1 | - | 16.2 | |||
> High School | 3,689** | 94.8 | 91.7 | - | 96.7 | 5.2 | 3.3 | - | 8.3 | |||
Marital Status | ||||||||||||
Married | 4,403** | 94.2 | 91.1 | - | 96.2 | 5.8 | 3.8 | - | 8.9 | |||
Other | 2,314** | 86.1 | 79.1 | - | 91.0 | 13.9 | 9.0 | - | 20.9 | |||
Income | ||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 1,414** | 81.1 | 71.3 | - | 88.1 | 18.9 | 11.9 | - | 28.7 | |||
$15,000-24,999 | 1096** | 91.3 | 81.7 | - | 96.1 | 8.7 | 3.9 | - | 18.3 | |||
$25,000-49,999 | 1,414** | 95.5 | 89.8 | - | 98.1 | 4.5 | 1.9 | - | 10.2 | |||
$50,000 or more | 2,228** | 95.1 | 90.9 | - | 97.4 | 4.9 | 2.6 | - | 9.1 | |||
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||
No | 3,886** | 93.3 | 89.5 | - | 95.7 | 6.8 | 4.3 | - | 10.5 | |||
Yes | 2,794** | 89.3 | 83.8 | - | 93.1 | 10.7 | 6.9 | - | 16.2 | |||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||
No | 2,943** | 95.3 | 91.9 | - | 97.3 | 4.7 | 2.7 | - | 8.1 | |||
Yes | 3,774** | 88.4 | 83.5 | - | 91.9 | 11.7 | 8.1 | - | 16.5 | |||
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 362** | 76.4 | 71.3 | - | 80.8 | 23.6 | 19.2 | - | 28.7 | |||
2500 grams or more | 6,353** | 92.3 | 89.0 | - | 94.6 | 7.8 | 5.4 | - | 11.0 | |||
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 9: Did the baby born just before your new one weigh 5 pounds 8 oz (2.5 kilos) or less at birth? | ||||||||||||
** Estimates of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through PRAMS. | ||||||||||||
# 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 |