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Vitamin Use Before Pregnancy | ||||||||||||||||||
2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||||||||
None | 1-3 Times/Week | 4-6 Times/Week | Every day/ Week | |||||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | |||||||||
Total | 13,605 | 54.3 | 51.0 | - | 57.6 | 8.2 | 6.6 | - | 10.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | - | 6.7 | 32.4 | 29.4 | - | 35.6 | |
Age | ||||||||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,119 | 64.9 | 52.8 | - | 75.4 | 10.6 | 5.1 | - | 20.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | 1.2 | 24.2 | 15.3 | - | 36.1 | |
20-24 years | 3,490 | 78.7 | 72.9 | - | 83.6 | 5.2 | 2.9 | - | 9.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | - | 4.2 | 14.6 | 10.6 | - | 19.8 | |
25-34 years | 7,126 | 46.4 | 41.8 | - | 51.0 | 8.4 | 6.2 | - | 11.3 | 6.2 | 4.3 | - | 8.8 | 39.1 | 34.7 | - | 43.7 | |
35+ years | 1,867 | 30.6 | 23.2 | - | 39.1 | 11.9 | 7.2 | - | 18.9 | 10.7 | 6.4 | - | 17.4 | 46.8 | 38.4 | - | 55.4 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||||||||
White | 12,829 | 54.4 | 51.0 | - | 57.8 | 7.9 | 6.2 | - | 9.9 | 4.8 | 3.5 | - | 6.4 | 32.9 | 29.8 | - | 36.2 | |
Black | 367 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 390 | 50.1 | 31.7 | - | 68.5 | 22.6 | 10.3 | - | 42.5 | 7.3 | 1.9 | - | 24.4 | 20.0 | 0.0 | - | 38.4 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||||||||
Yes | 220^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13365^ | 54.1 | 50.8 | - | 57.5 | 8.1 | 6.5 | - | 10.2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | - | 6.8 | 32.6 | 29.6 | - | 35.8 | |
Education | ||||||||||||||||||
< High School | 1,477 | 75.4 | 63.9 | - | 84.2 | 7.1 | 2.9 | - | 16.1 | 2.1 | 0.5 | - | 9.0 | 15.4 | 8.5 | - | 26.1 | |
High School | 4,605 | 69.3 | 63.6 | - | 74.5 | 6.0 | 3.7 | - | 9.5 | 3.4 | 1.8 | - | 6.4 | 21.3 | 16.9 | - | 26.6 | |
> High School | 7,523 | 40.8 | 36.6 | - | 45.0 | 10.0 | 7.7 | - | 12.8 | 6.7 | 4.9 | - | 9.2 | 42.6 | 38.4 | - | 46.8 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||||||||||
Married | 8,232 | 39.6 | 35.4 | - | 43.9 | 9.1 | 6.9 | - | 11.9 | 6.8 | 5.0 | - | 9.3 | 44.6 | 40.3 | - | 48.8 | |
Other | 5,372 | 74.4 | 69.5 | - | 78.8 | 7.1 | 4.8 | - | 10.3 | 2.7 | 1.4 | - | 5.1 | 15.8 | 12.3 | - | 20.1 | |
Income | ||||||||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,041** | 76.2 | 69.5 | - | 81.8 | 6.0 | 3.5 | - | 10.2 | 2.3 | 0.8 | - | 6.2 | 15.5 | 11.0 | - | 21.5 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 2,115** | 65.7 | 57.2 | - | 73.3 | 9.3 | 5.4 | - | 15.7 | 3.8 | 1.7 | - | 8.5 | 21.2 | 15.0 | - | 29.1 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 2,627** | 55.6 | 48.3 | - | 62.6 | 8.9 | 5.6 | - | 13.8 | 5.3 | 2.9 | - | 9.6 | 30.3 | 24.0 | - | 37.3 | |
$50,000 or more | 4,277** | 30.6 | 25.6 | - | 36.0 | 9.2 | 6.4 | - | 13.0 | 8.0 | 5.4 | - | 11.6 | 52.3 | 46.7 | - | 57.9 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||||||||
No | 7,660** | 42.7 | 38.5 | - | 47.0 | 9.9 | 7.6 | - | 12.8 | 6.6 | 4.8 | - | 9.0 | 40.8 | 36.7 | - | 45.1 | |
Yes | 5,355** | 71.0 | 65.9 | - | 75.6 | 5.9 | 3.9 | - | 9.0 | 3.0 | 1.6 | - | 5.5 | 20.1 | 16.2 | - | 24.7 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||||||||
No | 6,009** | 36.9 | 32.4 | - | 41.6 | 8.7 | 6.4 | - | 11.7 | 7.0 | 5.0 | - | 9.8 | 47.5 | 42.7 | - | 52.2 | |
Yes | 7,062** | 69.1 | 64.6 | - | 73.2 | 7.9 | 5.7 | - | 10.8 | 3.4 | 2.1 | - | 5.6 | 19.6 | 16.2 | - | 23.6 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 910 | 58.7 | 55.1 | - | 62.2 | 7.9 | 6.2 | - | 10.1 | 3.8 | 2.5 | - | 5.5 | 29.6 | 26.5 | - | 33.0 | |
2500 grams or more | 12,689 | 54.0 | 50.5 | - | 57.5 | 8.3 | 6.5 | - | 10.4 | 5.2 | 3.8 | - | 6.9 | 32.6 | 29.4 | - | 35.9 | |
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 3: During the month before you got pregnant with your new baby, how many times a week | ||||||||||||||||||
did you take a multivitamin or a prenatal vitamin? | ||||||||||||||||||
** 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 | ||||||||||||||||||