Did Mother Have Health Insurance Coverage Before Pregnancy - Division of Public Health Systems | MeCDC

Did Mother Have Health Insurance Coverage Before Pregnancy?*

2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		95% CI		%		95% CI
	Total	14,152	36.6	33.4	-	39.9	63.5	60.1	-	66.7
Age
	<20 years	1,135	59.9	44.8	-	73.4	40.1	26.6	-	55.2
	20-24 years	3,580	63.1	56.4	-	69.2	36.9	30.8	-	43.6
	25-34 years	7,399	24.2	20.5	-	28.3	75.8	71.7	-	79.5
	35+ years	2,037	22.6	16.1	-	30.7	77.4	69.3	-	83.9

Mother's Race
	White	13,494	36.8	33.6	-	40.2	63.2	59.8	-	66.5
	Black	299	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	344	26.9	13.1	-	47.3	73.1	52.7	-	86.9

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	221^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,908^	36.8	33.5	-	40.1	63.2	59.9	-	66.5

Education
	< High School	1,526	63.8	51.1	-	74.8	36.2	25.2	-	48.9
	High School	4,759	61.1	55.3	-	66.7	38.9	33.3	-	44.7
	> High School	7,786	18.6	15.5	-	22.2	81.4	77.8	-	84.5

Marital Status
	Married	8,934	20.0	16.9	-	23.5	80.0	76.6	-	83.1
	Other	5,216	61.6	55.9	-	67.0	38.4	33.0	-	44.1

Income
	$14,999 or less	3,843**	73.7	67.2	-	79.3	26.3	20.7	-	32.8
	$15,000-24,999	1,782**	60.2	51.0	-	68.8	39.8	31.2	-	49.0
	$25,000-49,999	3,166**	29.2	23.4	-	35.8	70.8	64.2	-	76.6
	$50,000 or more	4,750**	2.6	1.3	-	4.9	97.5	95.1	-	98.7

Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,401**	18.2	15.1	-	21.7	81.9	78.3	-	84.9
	Yes	5,036**	67.3	61.7	-	72.4	32.7	27.6	-	38.3

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,252**	5.1	3.4	-	7.4	95.0	92.6	-	96.6
	Yes	6,290**	72.9	68.0	-	77.2	27.1	22.8	-	32.0

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	966	43.8	40.5	-	47.2	56.2	52.8	-	59.5
	2500 grams or more	13,184	36.1	32.7	-	39.6	63.9	60.4	-	67.3

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 1: Just before you got pregnant, did you have health insurance? (Do not count Medicaid)
** 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




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