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Was Aid a Source of Family Income?*
2002 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,546 81.7 79.0 - 84.3 18.4 15.7 - 21.0
Age                    
<20 years 1,147 53.8 41.6 - 66.1 46.2 33.9 - 58.4
20-24 years 3,364 65.8 59.2 - 72.4 34.2 27.6 - 40.8
25-34 years 7,149 90.2 87.6 - 92.9 9.8 7.1 - 12.4
35+ years 1,886 94.5 90.0 - 98.9 5.5 1.1 - 10.0
Mother's Race                  
White 13,013 81.8 79.1 - 84.5 18.2 15.5 - 20.9
Black 171 # # - # # # - #
Other 337 75.2 52.7 - 97.8 24.8 2.2 - 47.3
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 168^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,373^ 81.6 78.9 - 84.3 18.4 15.7 - 21.1
Education                  
< High School 1,427 47.1 35.9 - 58.3 52.9 41.7 - 64.1
High School 4,772 75.6 70.7 - 80.4 24.5 19.6 - 29.3
>High School 7,277 93.4 91.1 - 95.6 6.7 4.4 - 8.9
Marital Status                  
Married 9,130 95.0 93.2 - 96.8 5.0 3.2 - 6.8
Other 4,417 55.2 49.2 - 61.1 44.9 38.9 - 50.8
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,227** 45.4 38.6 - 52.3 54.6 47.7 - 61.4
$16,000-24,999 1,461** 84.1 76.7 - 91.5 15.9 8.5 - 23.3
$25,000-39,999 2,076** 90.9 86.2 - 95.5 9.1 4.5 - 13.8
$40,000 or more 5,632** 99.7 99.2 - 100.0 0.3 0.0 - 0.8
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,719** 94.6 92.8 - 96.4 5.4 3.6 - 7.2
Yes 4,223** 55.3 49.2 - 61.3 44.8 38.7 - 50.8
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 7,899** 98.9 98.0 - 99.7 1.2 0.3 - 2.0
Yes 5,080** 55.0 49.5 - 60.5 45.0 39.5 - 50.5
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 855 75.9 72.7 - 79.0 24.1 21.0 - 27.3
2500 grams or more 12,688 82.0 79.2 - 84.8 18.0 15.2 - 20.8
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.