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Maternal Problem with Premature Labor?* | ||||||||||||
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |||||||
Total | 13,546 | 79.6 | 76.8 | - | 82.1 | 20.4 | 17.9 | - | 23.2 | |||
Age | ||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,147 | 73.4 | 58.3 | - | 84.5 | 26.6 | 15.5 | - | 41.7 | |||
20-24 years | 3,364 | 73.5 | 67.3 | - | 78.9 | 26.5 | 21.1 | - | 32.7 | |||
25-34 years | 7,149 | 81.3 | 77.7 | - | 84.5 | 18.7 | 15.5 | - | 22.3 | |||
35+ years | 1,886 | 87.5 | 81.1 | - | 92.0 | 12.5 | 8.0 | - | 18.9 | |||
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||
White | 13,013 | 79.6 | 76.8 | - | 82.2 | 20.4 | 17.8 | - | 23.2 | |||
Black | 171 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
Other | 337 | 74.1 | 52.8 | - | 87.9 | 26.0 | 12.1 | - | 47.3 | |||
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||
Yes | 168^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
No | 13,373^ | 79.5 | 76.7 | - | 82.1 | 20.5 | 17.9 | - | 23.3 | |||
Education | ||||||||||||
< High School | 1,427 | 75.1 | 63.0 | - | 84.2 | 24.9 | 15.8 | - | 37.0 | |||
High School | 4,772 | 74.7 | 69.4 | - | 79.4 | 25.3 | 20.6 | - | 30.7 | |||
> High School | 7,277 | 83.0 | 79.7 | - | 85.8 | 17.0 | 14.2 | - | 20.3 | |||
Marital Status | ||||||||||||
Married | 9,130 | 83.3 | 80.2 | - | 86.0 | 16.7 | 14.0 | - | 19.8 | |||
Other | 4,417 | 74.0 | 68.8 | - | 78.6 | 26.0 | 21.4 | - | 31.2 | |||
Income | ||||||||||||
$15,999 or less | 3,806** | 72.3 | 66.0 | - | 77.8 | 27.7 | 22.2 | - | 34.1 | |||
$16,000-24,999 | 1,811** | 78.7 | 70.3 | - | 85.1 | 21.3 | 14.9 | - | 29.7 | |||
$25,000-39,999 | 3,146** | 83.2 | 77.6 | - | 87.6 | 16.8 | 12.5 | - | 22.4 | |||
$40,000 or more | 4,734** | 83.5 | 79.3 | - | 87.0 | 16.5 | 13.0 | - | 20.7 | |||
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||
No | 8,385** | 82.9 | 79.8 | - | 85.7 | 17.1 | 14.3 | - | 20.3 | |||
Yes | 5,059** | 74.3 | 69.0 | - | 79.0 | 25.7 | 21.0 | - | 31.0 | |||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||
No | 7,211** | 84.4 | 81.1 | - | 87.2 | 15.6 | 12.8 | - | 18.9 | |||
Yes | 6,286** | 74.2 | 69.5 | - | 78.3 | 25.8 | 21.7 | - | 30.5 | |||
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 855 | 53.4 | 50.0 | - | 56.8 | 46.6 | 43.2 | - | 50.0 | |||
2500 grams or more | 12,688 | 81.3 | 78.3 | - | 83.9 | 18.7 | 16.1 | - | 21.7 | |||
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? | ||||||||||||
Labor Pains more than 3 weeks before baby was due (premature rupture of membranes) | ||||||||||||
** 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 2006 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 |