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Number of Stresses Grouped | ||||||||||||||
(Among Women Reporting Any Stressful Events in the 12 months Before Birth) | ||||||||||||||
2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||||
1-2 stresses | 3-5 stresses | 6-18 stresses | ||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | |||||||
Total | 10,126** | 53.0 | 49.1 | - | 56.8 | 36.1 | 32.4 | - | 39.9 | 11.0 | 8.7 | - | 13.7 | |
Age | ||||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,153** | 29.4 | 19.6 | - | 41.5 | 53.0 | 40.8 | - | 64.8 | 17.7 | 10.0 | - | 29.3 | |
20-24 years | 3,190** | 41.7 | 34.8 | - | 48.9 | 39.6 | 32.9 | - | 46.8 | 18.7 | 13.6 | - | 25.0 | |
25-34 years | 4,657** | 62.0 | 56.5 | - | 67.3 | 32.2 | 27.2 | - | 37.6 | 5.8 | 3.7 | - | 8.9 | |
35+ years | 1,124** | 68.6 | 57.8 | - | 77.8 | 26.2 | 17.8 | - | 36.7 | 5.2 | 2.0 | - | 13.2 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||||
White | 9,745** | 53.3 | 49.3 | - | 57.2 | 35.8 | 32.1 | - | 39.7 | 10.9 | 8.6 | - | 13.7 | |
Black | 185** | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 192** | 53.0 | 30.6 | - | 74.3 | 37.2 | 18.6 | - | 60.5 | 9.9 | 1.9 | - | 38.4 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 137** | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 9,988** | 52.6 | 48.7 | - | 56.5 | 36.3 | 32.7 | - | 40.2 | 11.1 | 8.8 | - | 13.8 | |
Education | ||||||||||||||
< High School | 1,181** | 34.4 | 23.6 | - | 47.0 | 47.6 | 35.5 | - | 59.9 | 18.0 | 10.5 | - | 29.2 | |
High School | 3,558** | 46.3 | 39.9 | - | 52.8 | 38.8 | 32.7 | - | 45.4 | 14.9 | 10.7 | - | 20.3 | |
> High School | 5,358** | 63.1 | 58.0 | - | 67.9 | 31.0 | 26.5 | - | 36.0 | 5.9 | 3.9 | - | 8.8 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||||||
Married | 5,364** | 66.5 | 61.3 | - | 71.3 | 27.4 | 22.9 | - | 32.4 | 6.2 | 4.0 | - | 9.4 | |
Other | 4,761** | 38.7 | 33.3 | - | 44.3 | 45.3 | 39.7 | - | 50.99 | 16.0 | 12.3 | - | 20.7 | |
Income | ||||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,482** | 28.4 | 22.1 | - | 35.6 | 44.0 | 36.7 | - | 51.6 | 27.7 | 21.3 | - | 35.0 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 1,613** | 42.8 | 34.2 | - | 51.9 | 49.4 | 40.4 | - | 58.4 | 7.8 | 4.1 | - | 14.5 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 2,231** | 63.2 | 54.7 | - | 71.0 | 31.4 | 24.0 | - | 39.8 | 5.4 | 2.7 | - | 10.7 | |
$50,000 or more | 2,799** | 76.7 | 70.0 | - | 82.3 | 22.0 | 16.6 | - | 28.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | - | 4.3 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||||
No | 5,490** | 65.1 | 60.0 | - | 69.9 | 29.9 | 25.3 | - | 34.9 | 5.0 | 3.2 | - | 7.9 | |
Yes | 4,527** | 38.9 | 33.4 | - | 44.7 | 43.2 | 37.5 | - | 49.0 | 18.0 | 13.8 | - | 23.0 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||||
No | 4,111** | 71.4 | 65.5 | - | 76.53 | 25.8 | 20.9 | - | 31.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | - | 5.9 | |
Yes | 6,014** | 41.3 | 36.5 | - | 46.4 | 42.6 | 37.7 | - | 47.6 | 16.1 | 12.7 | - | 20.2 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 591** | 44.6 | 40.5 | - | 48.8 | 39.8 | 35.8 | - | 44.0 | 15.6 | 12.6 | - | 19.1 | |
2500 grams or more | 9,532** | 53.5 | 49.4 | - | 57.6 | 35.9 | 32.0 | - | 39.9 | 10.7 | 8.3 | - | 13.6 | |
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. | ||||||||||||||
Recorded responses to survey question 34: Stressful things that may have | ||||||||||||||
happened during the 12 months before the baby was born | ||||||||||||||
** 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 | ||||||||||||||
Maine Department of Health and Human Services | ||||||||||||||
Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics |