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Maternal Problem with Incompetent Cervix?*
 
2002 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population % 95% CI % 95% CI
  Total 13,546 99.5 99.0 - 99.9 0.5 0.1 - 1.0
Age                    
<20 years 1,147 97.9 94.1 - 100.0 2.2 0.0 - 5.9
20-24 years 3,364 99.9 99.7 - 100.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.3
25-34 years 7,149 99.9 99.9 - 100.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.1
35+ years 1,886 97.6 94.8 - 100.0 2.4 0.0 - 5.2
Mother's Race                  
White 13,013 99.5 99.0 - 99.9 0.5 0.1 - 1.0
Black 171 # # - # # # - #
Other 337 100.0 100.0 - 100.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 168^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,373^ 99.5 99.0 - 99.9 0.5 0.1 - 1.0
Education                  
< High School 1,427 98.3 95.5 - 100.0 1.7 0.0 - 4.5
High School 4,772 99.6 98.8 - 100.0 0.5 0.0 - 1.2
> High School 7,277 99.7 99.3 - 100.0 0.3 0.0 - 0.7
Marital Status                  
Married 9,130 99.5 99.0 - 100.0 0.5 0.0 - 1.0
Other 4,417 99.4 98.4 - 100.0 0.6 0.0 - 1.6
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,227** 99.8 99.7 - 100.0 0.2 0.0 - 0.3
$16,000-24,999 1,461** 98.4 95.5 - 100.0 1.6 0.0 - 4.5
$25,000-39,999 2,076** 99.2 97.6 - 100.0 0.8 0.0 - 2.4
$40,000 or more 5,632** 99.6 99.1 - 100.0 0.4 0.0 - 0.9
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,719** 99.7 99.4 - 100.0 0.3 0.0 - 0.6
Yes 4,223** 98.9 97.6 - 100.0 1.1 0.0 - 2.4
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 7,899** 99.5 98.9 - 100.0 0.5 0.0 - 1.1
Yes 5,080** 99.5 98.6 - 100.0 0.5 0.0 - 1.4
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 855 98.0 97.0 - 99.0 2.0 1.0 - 3.0
2500 grams or more 12,688 99.6 99.1 - 100.0 0.4 0.0 - 0.9
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 24: Did you have any of these problems during your pregnancy?
  i. Cervix had to be sewn shut(incompetent cervix, cerclage)
** 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