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Reason baby not enrolled in WIC-didn't qualify* | ||||||||||||
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | |||||||
Total | 7,703** | 90.5 | 87.6 | - | 92.8 | 9.5 | 7.2 | - | 12.4 | |||
Age | ||||||||||||
<20 years | 155** | 62.9 | 24.3 | - | 89.9 | 37.1 | 10.1 | - | 75.7 | |||
20-24 years | 1,048** | 80.9 | 69.8 | - | 88.6 | 19.1 | 11.4 | - | 30.2 | |||
25-34 years | 4,991** | 91.6 | 88.2 | - | 94.1 | 8.4 | 5.9 | - | 11.8 | |||
35+ years | 1,507** | 96.4 | 90.7 | - | 98.7 | 3.6 | 1.3 | - | 9.3 | |||
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||
White | 7,474** | 90.5 | 87.5 | - | 92.8 | 9.5 | 7.2 | - | 12.5 | |||
Black | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
Other | 229** | 91.9 | 61.3 | - | 98.8 | 8.1 | 1.2 | - | 38.7 | |||
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||
Yes | 45** | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
No | 7,658** | 90.5 | 87.5 | - | 92.7 | 9.6 | 7.3 | - | 12.5 | |||
Education | ||||||||||||
< High School | 271** | 78.8 | 45.4 | - | 94.3 | 21.2 | 5.7 | - | 54.6 | |||
High School | 1,453** | 89.7 | 81.8 | - | 94.4 | 10.3 | 5.6 | - | 18.2 | |||
> High School | 5,978** | 91.2 | 88.1 | - | 93.6 | 8.8 | 6.4 | - | 11.9 | |||
Marital Status | ||||||||||||
Married | 6,213** | 92.5 | 89.7 | - | 94.6 | 7.5 | 5.5 | - | 10.3 | |||
Other | 1,490** | 82.3 | 72.2 | - | 89.3 | 17.7 | 10.7 | - | 27.8 | |||
Income | ||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 633** | 88.0 | 69.4 | - | 95.9 | 12.0 | 4.1 | - | 30.6 | |||
$15,000-24,999 | 538** | 93.1 | 77.0 | - | 98.2 | 6.9 | 1.8 | - | 23.0 | |||
$25,000-49,999 | 1,870** | 83.1 | 75.5 | - | 88.7 | 16.9 | 11.3 | - | 24.5 | |||
$50,000 or more | 4,661** | 93.5 | 90.4 | - | 95.7 | 6.5 | 4.3 | - | 9.6 | |||
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||
No | 7,402** | 91.0 | 88.1 | - | 93.2 | 9.0 | 6.8 | - | 11.9 | |||
Yes | 263** | 83.4 | 52.5 | - | 95.8 | 16.6 | 4.2 | - | 47.5 | |||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||
No | 6,551** | 90.9 | 87.8 | - | 93.2 | 9.1 | 6.8 | - | 12.2 | |||
Yes | 1,151** | 88.4 | 77.8 | - | 94.3 | 11.6 | 5.7 | - | 22.2 | |||
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 334** | 90.3 | 86.8 | - | 92.9 | 9.7 | 7.1 | - | 13.2 | |||
2500 grams or more | 7,368** | 90.5 | 87.5 | - | 92.9 | 9.5 | 7.1 | - | 12.5 | |||
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 72: Why wasn't your new baby enrolled in WIC? | ||||||||||||
b. I was told my baby didn't qualify for WIC. | ||||||||||||
** 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 |