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Baby enrolled in WIC* | ||||||||||||
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | |||||||
Total | 14,152 | 57.2 | 53.8 | - | 60.5 | 42.8 | 39.5 | - | 46.2 | |||
Age | ||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,135 | 17.2 | 8.0 | - | 33.2 | 82.8 | 66.8 | - | 92.0 | |||
20-24 years | 3,580 | 29.1 | 23.6 | - | 35.4 | 70.9 | 64.6 | - | 76.4 | |||
25-34 years | 7,399 | 70.3 | 65.9 | - | 74.3 | 29.7 | 25.7 | - | 34.1 | |||
35+ years | 2,037 | 79.3 | 71.3 | - | 85.4 | 20.8 | 14.6 | - | 28.7 | |||
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||
White | 13,494 | 57.6 | 54.2 | - | 61.0 | 42.4 | 39.0 | - | 45.9 | |||
Black | 299 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
Other | 344 | 66.2 | 45.2 | - | 82.3 | 33.8 | 17.7 | - | 54.9 | |||
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||
Yes | 221^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
No | 13,908^ | 57.3 | 53.9 | - | 60.6 | 42.8 | 39.4 | - | 46.2 | |||
Education | ||||||||||||
< High School | 1,526 | 18.2 | 10.4 | - | 30.1 | 81.8 | 69.9 | - | 89.7 | |||
High School | 4,759 | 35.1 | 29.7 | - | 41.0 | 64.9 | 59.0 | - | 70.3 | |||
> High School | 7,786 | 75.9 | 72.0 | - | 79.4 | 24.1 | 20.6 | - | 28.0 | |||
Marital Status | ||||||||||||
Married | 8,934 | 76.3 | 72.6 | - | 79.6 | 23.7 | 20.4 | - | 27.4 | |||
Other | 5,216 | 27.8 | 23.0 | - | 33.3 | 72.2 | 66.7 | - | 77.0 | |||
Income | ||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,725** | 16.7 | 12.2 | - | 22.5 | 83.3 | 77.5 | - | 87.8 | |||
$15,000-24,999 | 1,784** | 29.1 | 21.5 | - | 38.1 | 70.9 | 61.9 | - | 78.5 | |||
$25,000-49,999 | 3,155** | 59.2 | 52.4 | - | 65.7 | 40.8 | 34.3 | - | 47.6 | |||
$50,000 or more | 4,693** | 98.7 | 96.9 | - | 99.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | - | 3.1 | |||
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||
No | 8,280** | 89.0 | 86.0 | - | 91.4 | 11.0 | 8.6 | - | 14.0 | |||
Yes | 4,976** | 4.8 | 2.8 | - | 8.1 | 95.2 | 91.9 | - | 97.2 | |||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||
No | 7,178** | 90.8 | 87.9 | - | 93.1 | 9.2 | 6.9 | - | 12.1 | |||
Yes | 6,180** | 18.2 | 14.5 | - | 22.5 | 81.8 | 77.5 | - | 85.5 | |||
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 966 | 44.3 | 40.8 | - | 47.8 | 55.8 | 52.2 | - | 59.2 | |||
2500 grams or more | 13,184 | 58.0 | 54.4 | - | 61.5 | 42.1 | 38.5 | - | 45.6 | |||
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 71: Since your new baby was born, have you used WIC services for your baby? | ||||||||||||
** 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 |