Maternal Depression After Delivery*
2002 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
			Not depressed				A Little Depressed				Moderately Depressed				Very Depressed				Very Depressed/Needed Help
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI		%		CI		%		CI		%		CI
	Total	13,546	44.2	40.9	-	47.4	36.4	33.2	-	39.5	13.7	11.4	-	16.0	2.7	1.7	-	3.7	3.1	1.9	-	4.2
Age
	<20 years	1,147	36.8	24.8	-	48.8	28.6	17.7	-	39.5	30.0	18.6	-	41.3	4.5	0.0	-	9.1	0.2	0.0	-	0.5
	20-24 years	3,364	38.1	31.4	-	44.8	39.9	33.2	-	46.7	13.6	8.8	-	18.4	3.6	1.2	-	6.1	4.8	1.7	-	7.8
	25-34 years	7,149	47.0	42.6	-	51.3	36.7	32.6	-	40.9	11.7	8.8	-	14.5	2.1	0.9	-	3.2	2.6	1.2	-	4.0
	35+ years	1,886	49.0	39.5	-	58.4	33.2	24.4	-	42.0	11.4	5.2	-	17.5	2.7	0.0	-	5.8	3.8	0.4	-	7.2
Mother's Race
	White	13,013	44.6	41.3	-	47.9	36.5	33.3	-	39.7	13.1	10.8	-	15.5	2.8	1.7	-	3.8	2.9	1.8	-	4.1
	Black	171	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	337	14.4	0.0	-	31.9	44.4	18.5	-	70.4	41.1	15.2	-	67.1	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0
Hispanic Origin
	Yes	168^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,373^	44.1	40.8	-	47.4	36.5	33.3	-	39.6	13.6	11.2	-	15.9	2.7	1.7	-	3.8	3.1	1.9	-	4.2
Education
	< High School	1,427	39.9	28.9	-	50.9	27.5	17.4	-	37.5	22.3	12.9	-	31.7	3.8	0.0	-	7.8	6.5	1.0	-	12.0
	High School	4,772	40.7	35.1	-	46.3	35.6	30.2	-	41.0	16.6	12.4	-	20.8	4.1	2.0	-	6.2	3.0	1.1	-	4.9
	> High School	7,277	47.3	43.0	-	51.6	39.2	35.0	-	43.4	9.6	7.0	-	12.2	1.6	0.5	-	2.6	2.4	1.1	-	3.6
Marital Status
	Married	9,130	48.0	44.0	-	51.9	36.8	33.0	-	40.6	10.8	8.3	-	13.3	1.8	0.8	-	2.8	2.6	1.3	-	3.9
	Other	4,417	36.6	30.8	-	42.4	35.5	29.8	-	41.2	19.4	14.7	-	24.2	4.5	2.2	-	6.8	3.9	1.6	-	6.3
Income
	$15,999 or less	3,227**	36.2	29.5	-	42.9	36.1	29.4	-	42.7	19.5	13.9	-	25.0	4.4	1.7	-	7.0	4.0	1.2	-	7.0
	$16,000-24,999	1,461**	35.0	25.5	-	44.6	39.2	29.5	-	49.0	16.1	8.7	-	23.5	2.8	0.0	-	5.7	6.8	1.9	-	11.7
	$25,000-39,999	2,076**	48.5	40.4	-	56.6	34.3	26.7	-	41.9	12.4	7.0	-	17.7	3.1	0.4	-	5.8	1.7	0.0	-	3.8
	$40,000 or more	5,632**	49.4	44.6	-	54.3	37.4	32.7	-	42.1	9.6	6.7	-	12.6	1.2	0.1	-	2.2	2.4	0.9	-	3.8
Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,719**	47.5	43.6	-	51.5	37.5	33.7	-	41.3	9.9	7.5	-	12.2	2.1	1.0	-	3.2	3.0	1.7	-	4.3
	Yes	4,223**	37.4	31.5	-	43.3	33.7	28.0	-	39.4	21.7	16.7	-	26.7	4.1	1.8	-	6.3	3.2	1.0	-	5.3
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,899**	48.5	44.4	-	52.6	36.7	32.8	-	40.7	10.6	8.0	-	13.2	1.7	0.7	-	2.7	2.5	1.2	-	3.8
	Yes	5,080**	37.4	32.1	-	42.8	35.8	30.6	-	41.1	18.5	14.2	-	22.8	4.3	2.2	-	6.4	3.9	1.8	-	6.1
Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	855	35.6	32.2	-	39.0	35.2	31.8	-	38.6	15.8	13.2	-	18.4	8.2	6.2	-	10.2	5.2	3.6	-	6.8
	2500 grams or more	12,688	44.7	41.2	-	48.1	36.5	33.1	-	39.8	13.6	11.1	-	16.0	2.4	1.3	-	3.4	2.9	1.7	-	4.1
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 66:  In the months after your delivery, would you say that you were....
not depressed, a little depressed, moderately depressed, very depressed, or very depressed and had to get help
** 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 2002 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