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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