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Mom Still Breastfeeding? | ||||||||||
2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | |||||
Total | 13,605 | 42.4 | 38.7 | - | 46.2 | 57.6 | 53.8 | - | 61.3 | |
Age | ||||||||||
<20 years | 1,119 | 81.0 | 65.5 | - | 90.5 | 19.0 | 9.5 | - | 34.5 | |
20-24 years | 3,490 | 59.3 | 51.6 | - | 66.6 | 40.7 | 33.4 | - | 48.4 | |
25-34 years | 7,126 | 35.2 | 30.6 | - | 40.2 | 64.8 | 59.8 | - | 69.5 | |
35+ years | 1,867 | 22.6 | 15.5 | - | 31.8 | 77.4 | 68.2 | - | 84.5 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||
White | 12,829 | 42.7 | 38.9 | - | 46.6 | 57.3 | 53.5 | - | 61.1 | |
Black | 367 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 390 | 38.4 | 19.7 | - | 61.2 | 61.6 | 38.8 | - | 80.3 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||
Yes | 220^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13365^ | 42.8 | 39.1 | - | 46.6 | 57.2 | 53.4 | - | 60.9 | |
Education | ||||||||||
< High School | 1,477 | 69.0 | 51.0 | - | 82.6 | 31.0 | 17.4 | - | 49.0 | |
High School | 4,605 | 57.8 | 50.8 | - | 64.5 | 42.2 | 35.5 | - | 49.2 | |
> High School | 7,523 | 31.9 | 27.8 | - | 36.3 | 68.1 | 63.7 | - | 72.2 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||
Married | 8,232 | 30.6 | 26.4 | - | 35.0 | 69.5 | 65.0 | - | 73.6 | |
Other | 5,372 | 62.9 | 56.6 | - | 68.8 | 37.1 | 31.2 | - | 43.4 | |
Income | ||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,041** | 68.6 | 59.7 | - | 76.4 | 31.4 | 23.7 | - | 40.4 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 2,115** | 57.3 | 47.5 | - | 66.5 | 42.8 | 33.5 | - | 52.5 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 2,627** | 31.3 | 24.6 | - | 38.9 | 68.7 | 61.1 | - | 75.4 | |
$50,000 or more | 4,277** | 26.6 | 21.6 | - | 32.2 | 73.4 | 67.8 | - | 78.4 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||
No | 7,660** | 31.7 | 27.5 | - | 36.1 | 68.3 | 63.9 | - | 72.5 | |
Yes | 5,355** | 62.0 | 55.6 | - | 68.1 | 38.0 | 32.0 | - | 44.4 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||
No | 6,009** | 28.4 | 24.0 | - | 33.2 | 71.7 | 66.8 | - | 76.0 | |
Yes | 7,062** | 57.2 | 51.6 | - | 62.5 | 42.9 | 37.5 | - | 48.4 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||
<2500 grams | 910 | 59.6 | 55.4 | - | 63.7 | 40.4 | 36.3 | - | 44.6 | |
2500 grams or more | 12,689 | 41.4 | 37.5 | - | 45.4 | 58.6 | 54.6 | - | 62.5 | |
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 49: Are you still breastfeeding or feeding pumped milk to your new 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 | ||||||||||