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Number of Stresses Grouped | ||||||||||||||
(Among Women Reporting Any Stressful Events in the 12 months Before Birth) | ||||||||||||||
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||||
1-2 stresses | 3-5 stresses | 6-18 stresses | ||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | |||||||
Total | 14,152 | 56.7 | 52.7 | - | 60.6 | 35.7 | 32.0 | - | 39.6 | 7.6 | 5.7 | - | 10.0 | |
Age | ||||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,135 | 37.9 | 24.1 | - | 53.9 | 51.1 | 35.9 | - | 66.1 | 11.1 | 4.8 | - | 23.5 | |
20-24 years | 3,580 | 43.5 | 36.4 | - | 50.9 | 43.1 | 35.9 | - | 50.6 | 13.4 | 9.1 | - | 19.2 | |
25-34 years | 7,399 | 63.3 | 57.8 | - | 68.5 | 32.1 | 27.2 | - | 37.5 | 4.6 | 2.7 | - | 7.7 | |
35+ years | 2,037 | 74.8 | 64.7 | - | 82.9 | 21.9 | 14.4 | - | 31.8 | 3.3 | 1.0 | - | 10.5 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||||
White | 13,494 | 56.9 | 52.9 | - | 60.8 | 35.2 | 31.5 | - | 39.2 | 7.9 | 5.9 | - | 10.4 | |
Black | 299 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 344 | 61.5 | 37.6 | - | 80.9 | 38.5 | 19.1 | - | 62.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 221^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13,908^ | 56.4 | 52.5 | - | 60.3 | 36.0 | 32.2 | - | 39.9 | 7.6 | 5.7 | - | 10.1 | |
Education | ||||||||||||||
< High School | 1,526 | 35.3 | 23.7 | - | 48.9 | 56.7 | 43.3 | - | 69.3 | 8.0 | 3.2 | - | 18.4 | |
High School | 4,759 | 48.6 | 42.0 | - | 55.2 | 40.2 | 33.9 | - | 46.9 | 11.2 | 7.6 | - | 16.3 | |
> High School | 7,786 | 67.1 | 62.0 | - | 71.7 | 27.7 | 23.3 | - | 32.5 | 5.3 | 3.4 | - | 8.3 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||||||
Married | 8,934 | 70.7 | 65.8 | - | 75.1 | 26.9 | 22.6 | - | 31.6 | 2.5 | 1.3 | - | 4.6 | |
Other | 5,216 | 40.7 | 34.9 | - | 46.9 | 45.9 | 39.8 | - | 52.03 | 13.4 | 9.8 | - | 18.1 | |
Income | ||||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,208** | 34.2 | 27.5 | - | 41.6 | 50.8 | 43.5 | - | 58.2 | 15.0 | 10.5 | - | 20.9 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 1,557** | 43.7 | 34.3 | - | 53.5 | 43.4 | 33.9 | - | 53.5 | 12.9 | 7.6 | - | 21.1 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 2,286** | 67.1 | 59.2 | - | 74.2 | 29.8 | 23.0 | - | 37.6 | 3.1 | 1.3 | - | 7.5 | |
$50,000 or more | 2,862** | 80.7 | 74.5 | - | 85.7 | 19.3 | 14.3 | - | 25.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||||
No | 5,532** | 69.5 | 64.6 | - | 74.1 | 26.5 | 22.2 | - | 31.3 | 4.0 | 2.3 | - | 6.8 | |
Yes | 4,316** | 40.7 | 34.8 | - | 46.9 | 47.0 | 40.8 | - | 53.2 | 12.3 | 8.8 | - | 16.9 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||||
No | 4,704** | 75.8 | 70.8 | - | 80.16 | 23.5 | 19.2 | - | 28.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | - | 2.4 | |
Yes | 5,209** | 39.5 | 34.1 | - | 45.1 | 46.7 | 41.1 | - | 52.4 | 13.8 | 10.4 | - | 18.2 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 966 | 53.5 | 49.6 | - | 57.3 | 36.5 | 32.8 | - | 40.4 | 10.0 | 7.9 | - | 12.7 | |
2500 grams or more | 13,184 | 56.9 | 52.7 | - | 61.0 | 35.7 | 31.7 | - | 39.9 | 7.4 | 5.5 | - | 10.0 | |
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. | ||||||||||||||
Recorded responses to survey question 34: Stressful things that may have | ||||||||||||||
happened during the 12 months before the baby was born | ||||||||||||||
** 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 |