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Previous Premature Birth | ||||||||||||
2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |||||||
Total | 6,977** | 87.1 | 83.7 | - | 89.9 | 12.9 | 10.1 | - | 16.3 | |||
Age | ||||||||||||
<20 years | 78** | 70.5 | 34.8 | - | 91.4 | 29.5 | 8.6 | - | 65.2 | |||
20-24 years | 1,432** | 84.1 | 75.1 | - | 90.2 | 15.9 | 9.8 | - | 24.9 | |||
25-34 years | 4,124** | 86.0 | 81.3 | - | 89.7 | 14.0 | 10.3 | - | 18.7 | |||
35+ years | 1,342** | 95.9 | 91.1 | - | 98.2 | 4.1 | 1.8 | - | 8.9 | |||
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||
White | 6,759** | 87.3 | 83.8 | - | 90.1 | 12.7 | 9.9 | - | 16.2 | |||
Black | 68** | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
Other | 149** | 90.7 | 56.5 | - | 98.7 | 9.3 | 1.3 | - | 43.5 | |||
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||
Yes | 42** | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
No | 6,934** | 86.9 | 83.4 | - | 89.8 | 13.1 | 10.3 | - | 16.6 | |||
Education | ||||||||||||
< High School | 813** | 80.8 | 65.3 | - | 90.4 | 19.2 | 9.6 | - | 34.7 | |||
High School | 2,277** | 85.9 | 79.2 | - | 90.7 | 14.2 | 9.4 | - | 20.8 | |||
> High School | 3,869** | 89.6 | 85.6 | - | 92.6 | 10.4 | 7.4 | - | 14.4 | |||
Marital Status | ||||||||||||
Married | 4,719** | 88.4 | 84.3 | - | 91.5 | 11.6 | 8.5 | - | 15.7 | |||
Other | 2,257** | 84.6 | 77.8 | - | 89.6 | 15.4 | 10.4 | - | 22.2 | |||
Income | ||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 1,874** | 81.6 | 72.0 | - | 88.4 | 18.4 | 11.7 | - | 28.0 | |||
$15,000-24,999 | 873** | 83.4 | 72.2 | - | 90.6 | 16.7 | 9.4 | - | 27.8 | |||
$25,000-49,999 | 1658** | 90.2 | 82.7 | - | 94.7 | 9.8 | 5.4 | - | 17.3 | |||
$50,000 or more | 2,571** | 90.2 | 84.7 | - | 93.9 | 9.8 | 6.1 | - | 15.3 | |||
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||
No | 4,383** | 88.3 | 83.9 | - | 91.6 | 11.7 | 8.4 | - | 16.1 | |||
Yes | 2,558** | 85.3 | 79.3 | - | 89.8 | 14.7 | 10.2 | - | 20.7 | |||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||
No | 3,737** | 90.0 | 85.4 | - | 93.3 | 10.0 | 6.7 | - | 14.6 | |||
Yes | 3,239** | 84.8 | 79.7 | - | 88.9 | 15.2 | 11.1 | - | 20.3 | |||
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 330** | 69.9 | 64.6 | - | 74.7 | 30.1 | 25.3 | - | 35.4 | |||
2500 grams or more | 6,646** | 88.1 | 84.4 | - | 91.0 | 11.9 | 9.0 | - | 15.6 | |||
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 10: Was the baby just before your new one born more than 3 weeks before it's due date? | ||||||||||||
** 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 |