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Mother Went to the Hospital and Stayed 1-7 Days | ||||||||||||
(of mothers who reported problems during pregnancy) | ||||||||||||
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |||||||
Total | 7,671** | 76.6 | 72.8 | - | 80.1 | 23.4 | 19.9 | - | 27.2 | |||
Age | ||||||||||||
<20 years | 633** | 77.8 | 61.4 | - | 88.5 | 22.2 | 11.5 | - | 38.6 | |||
20-24 years | 2,258** | 71.4 | 63.3 | - | 78.3 | 28.6 | 21.7 | - | 36.7 | |||
25-34 years | 3,827** | 78.6 | 73.5 | - | 83.0 | 21.4 | 17.0 | - | 26.6 | |||
35+ years | 953** | 80.4 | 69.7 | - | 88.0 | 19.6 | 12.0 | - | 30.3 | |||
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||
White | 7,364** | 76.2 | 72.3 | - | 79.8 | 23.8 | 20.2 | - | 27.7 | |||
Black | 110** | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
Other | 196** | 78.9 | 51.3 | - | 93.0 | 21.1 | 7.0 | - | 48.7 | |||
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||
Yes | 59** | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
No | 7,611** | 76.6 | 72.7 | - | 80.1 | 23.4 | 19.9 | - | 27.3 | |||
Education | ||||||||||||
< High School | 1,090** | 70.3 | 55.9 | - | 81.6 | 29.7 | 18.4 | - | 44.1 | |||
High School | 2,543** | 75.2 | 68.5 | - | 80.9 | 24.8 | 19.1 | - | 31.5 | |||
> High School | 4,035** | 79.3 | 74.4 | - | 83.4 | 20.8 | 16.6 | - | 25.6 | |||
Marital Status | ||||||||||||
Married | 4,109** | 78.5 | 73.6 | - | 82.7 | 21.5 | 17.3 | - | 26.4 | |||
Other | 3,562** | 74.5 | 68.2 | - | 79.9 | 25.5 | 20.1 | - | 31.8 | |||
Income | ||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 2,648** | 72.3 | 64.7 | - | 78.8 | 27.7 | 21.2 | - | 35.3 | |||
$15,000-24,999 | 1,034** | 81.2 | 70.2 | - | 88.7 | 18.9 | 11.3 | - | 29.8 | |||
$25,000-49,999 | 1,768** | 76.3 | 68.2 | - | 82.8 | 23.7 | 17.2 | - | 31.8 | |||
$50,000 or more | 2,221** | 80.0 | 73.5 | - | 85.2 | 20.0 | 14.8 | - | 26.5 | |||
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||
No | 4,277** | 77.4 | 72.5 | - | 81.7 | 22.6 | 18.3 | - | 27.5 | |||
Yes | 3,375** | 75.5 | 69.2 | - | 80.9 | 24.5 | 19.1 | - | 30.9 | |||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||
No | 3,492** | 80.0 | 74.9 | - | 84.3 | 20.0 | 15.8 | - | 25.1 | |||
Yes | 4,179** | 73.8 | 68.1 | - | 78.9 | 26.2 | 21.1 | - | 31.9 | |||
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 669** | 45.3 | 41.6 | - | 49.0 | 54.7 | 51.0 | - | 58.4 | |||
2500 grams or more | 7,001** | 79.6 | 75.4 | - | 83.3 | 20.4 | 16.7 | - | 24.6 | |||
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 26. I went to the hospital and stayed 1-7 days | ||||||||||||
** Estimates of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through PRAMS. | ||||||||||||
# 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 |