Barriers to Breast
Feeding- Embarrased |
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2003 Maine
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results |
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Yes |
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Demographic Groups |
Population |
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CI |
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CI |
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Total |
13,851 |
84.0 |
77.7 |
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88.8 |
16.0 |
11.2 |
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22.3 |
Age |
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<20 years |
1,141 |
88.4 |
66.7 |
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96.7 |
11.6 |
3.3 |
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33.3 |
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20-24 years |
3,389 |
78.6 |
65.0 |
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87.9 |
21.4 |
12.1 |
- |
35.0 |
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25-34 years |
7,370 |
83.9 |
74.8 |
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90.1 |
16.2 |
9.9 |
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25.2 |
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35+ years |
1,950 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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100.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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0.0 |
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Mother's Race |
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White |
13,330 |
84.2 |
77.8 |
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89.0 |
15.9 |
11.0 |
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22.2 |
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Black |
182 |
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Other |
309 |
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Hispanic
Origin |
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Yes |
166^ |
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No |
13,666 |
83.8 |
77.4 |
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88.6 |
16.3 |
11.4 |
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22.6 |
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Education |
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< High School |
1,467 |
75.7 |
57.5 |
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87.8 |
24.3 |
12.2 |
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42.5 |
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High School |
4,756 |
84.2 |
74.6 |
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90.7 |
15.8 |
9.3 |
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25.4 |
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> High School |
7,491 |
88.6 |
78.8 |
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94.2 |
11.4 |
5.8 |
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21.2 |
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Marital Status |
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Married |
9,210 |
88.7 |
80.8 |
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93.6 |
11.3 |
6.4 |
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19.2 |
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Other |
4,640 |
79.3 |
68.9 |
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86.9 |
20.7 |
13.1 |
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31.1 |
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Income |
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$15,999 or less |
3,480** |
78.5 |
67.3 |
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86.6 |
21.6 |
13.4 |
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32.7 |
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$16,000-24,999 |
1,753** |
84.1 |
62.4 |
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94.4 |
15.9 |
5.6 |
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37.6 |
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$25,000-39,999 |
2,262** |
86.3 |
70.3 |
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94.4 |
13.7 |
5.6 |
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29.7 |
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$40,000 or more |
5,227** |
92.9 |
80.6 |
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97.6 |
7.1 |
2.4 |
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19.4 |
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Enrolled in
WIC |
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No |
8,691** |
80.1 |
70.1 |
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87.4 |
19.9 |
12.6 |
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29.9 |
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Yes |
4,493** |
87.5 |
78.8 |
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92.9 |
12.5 |
7.1 |
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21.2 |
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Enrolled in
MaineCare/Medicaid |
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No |
7,586** |
87.8 |
77.8 |
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93.6 |
12.2 |
6.4 |
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22.2 |
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Yes |
5,658** |
81.7 |
73.0 |
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88.1 |
18.3 |
11.9 |
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27.0 |
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Infant's birth
weight |
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<2500 grams |
904 |
87.3 |
81.7 |
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91.4 |
12.7 |
8.7 |
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18.3 |
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2500 grams or more |
12,940 |
83.8 |
77.1 |
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88.8 |
16.2 |
11.2 |
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22.9 |
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NOTES: |
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Population
size for groups giving birth in Maine are taken from the Maine Vital
Statistics System unless otherwise noted. |
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Unknowns are excluded from all tabulations. |
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*
Survey Question 47: Did you ever breastfeed or pump breast milk to feed your
new baby after delivery? |
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If No, Survey
Question 48: What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? I
was embarrassed to breastfeed |
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** Estimates
of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through
PRAMS. |
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^ Estimate of
Hispanic population giving birth in Maine is taken from the 2003 birth file. |
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#
There were fewer than 10 survey respondents to this question. Data may be unreliable for describing this
group, therefore |
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percent is not reported. |
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CI = 95%
Confidence Interval |
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