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Seat Location of Child Safety Seat | |||||||||||||||
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | |||||||||||||||
Front Seat | Back Seat | ||||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | ||||||||||
Total | 14,152 | 1.0 | 0.5 | - | 2.0 | 99.0 | 98.0 | - | 99.5 | ||||||
Age | |||||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,135 | 3.5 | 0.6 | - | 18.0 | 96.5 | 82.0 | - | 99.4 | ||||||
20-24 years | 3,580 | 0.7 | 0.1 | - | 3.0 | 99.3 | 97.0 | - | 99.9 | ||||||
25-34 years | 7,399 | 0.9 | 0.4 | - | 2.4 | 99.1 | 97.7 | - | 99.7 | ||||||
35+ years | 2,037 | 0.8 | 0.1 | - | 5.2 | 99.2 | 94.8 | - | 99.9 | ||||||
Mother's Race | |||||||||||||||
White | 13,494 | 0.9 | 0.4 | - | 2.0 | 99.1 | 98.0 | - | 99.6 | ||||||
Black | 299 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | ||||||
Other | 344 | 4.4 | 0.6 | - | 24.2 | 95.7 | 75.9 | - | 99.4 | ||||||
Hispanic Origin | |||||||||||||||
Yes | 221^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | ||||||
No | 13,908^ | 1.0 | 0.5 | - | 2.0 | 99.0 | 98.0 | - | 99.5 | ||||||
Education | |||||||||||||||
< High School | 1,526 | 2.1 | 0.4 | - | 11.4 | 97.9 | 88.6 | - | 99.6 | ||||||
High School | 4,759 | 1.0 | 0.3 | - | 3.1 | 99.1 | 96.9 | - | 99.7 | ||||||
> High School | 7,786 | 0.8 | 0.3 | - | 2.1 | 99.2 | 97.9 | - | 99.7 | ||||||
Marital Status | |||||||||||||||
Married | 8,934 | 0.8 | 0.3 | - | 1.9 | 99.2 | 98.1 | - | 99.7 | ||||||
Other | 5,216 | 1.4 | 0.5 | - | 3.8 | 98.7 | 96.2 | - | 99.5 | ||||||
Income | |||||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,663** | 1.4 | 0.4 | - | 4.8 | 98.6 | 95.2 | - | 99.6 | ||||||
$15,000-24,999 | 1,784** | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | 6.7 | 99.0 | 93.3 | - | 99.8 | ||||||
$25,000-49,999 | 3,156** | 0.6 | 0.1 | - | 2.9 | 99.5 | 97.1 | - | 99.9 | ||||||
$50,000 or more | 4,693** | 1.0 | 0.3 | - | 2.9 | 99.0 | 97.1 | - | 99.7 | ||||||
Enrolled in WIC | |||||||||||||||
No | 8,280** | 1.0 | 0.4 | - | 2.3 | 99.0 | 97.8 | - | 99.6 | ||||||
Yes | 4,914** | 1.1 | 0.3 | - | 3.6 | 99.0 | 96.4 | - | 99.7 | ||||||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | |||||||||||||||
No | 7,176** | 0.7 | 0.2 | - | 1.9 | 99.3 | 98.1 | - | 99.8 | ||||||
Yes | 6,121** | 1.4 | 0.6 | - | 3.5 | 98.6 | 96.5 | - | 99.5 | ||||||
Infant's birth weight | |||||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 966 | 0.9 | 0.4 | - | 2.1 | 99.1 | 98.0 | - | 99.6 | ||||||
2500 grams or more | 13,184 | 1.0 | 0.5 | - | 2.1 | 99.0 | 97.9 | - | 99.5 | ||||||
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 69: When your new baby rides in an infant car seat, is he or she usually in the front or back seat of the car, | |||||||||||||||
truck, or van? | |||||||||||||||
** 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 |