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Reason baby not enrolled in WIC-no need | ||||||||||||
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | |||||||
Total | 7,703** | 53.2 | 49.0 | - | 57.5 | 46.8 | 42.5 | - | 51.0 | |||
Age | ||||||||||||
<20 years | 155** | 81.5 | 35.1 | - | 97.3 | 18.6 | 2.7 | - | 64.9 | |||
20-24 years | 1,048** | 65.2 | 53.4 | - | 75.3 | 34.8 | 24.7 | - | 46.6 | |||
25-34 years | 4,991** | 51.0 | 45.7 | - | 56.2 | 49.0 | 43.8 | - | 54.3 | |||
35+ years | 1,507** | 49.6 | 40.2 | - | 59.0 | 50.5 | 41.1 | - | 59.8 | |||
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||
White | 7,474** | 52.7 | 48.4 | - | 57.0 | 47.3 | 43.0 | - | 51.6 | |||
Black | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
Other | 229** | 70.6 | 46.1 | - | 87.1 | 29.4 | 13.0 | - | 53.9 | |||
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||
Yes | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
No | 7,658** | 53.2 | 48.9 | - | 57.4 | 46.8 | 42.6 | - | 51.1 | |||
Education | ||||||||||||
< High School | 271** | 88.6 | 54.3 | - | 98.1 | 11.4 | 1.9 | - | 45.7 | |||
High School | 1,453** | 63.0 | 53.2 | - | 71.9 | 37.0 | 28.1 | - | 46.8 | |||
> High School | 5,978** | 49.3 | 44.5 | - | 54.0 | 50.7 | 46.0 | - | 55.5 | |||
Marital Status | ||||||||||||
Married | 6,213** | 49.6 | 45.0 | - | 54.2 | 50.4 | 45.8 | - | 55.0 | |||
Other | 1,490** | 68.6 | 57.9 | - | 77.6 | 31.4 | 22.4 | - | 42.1 | |||
Income | ||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 633** | 78.1 | 62.8 | - | 88.3 | 21.9 | 11.8 | - | 37.2 | |||
$15,000-24,999 | 538** | 63.1 | 46.1 | - | 77.4 | 36.9 | 22.6 | - | 53.9 | |||
$25,000-49,999 | 1,870** | 67.1 | 58.6 | - | 74.6 | 32.9 | 25.4 | - | 41.4 | |||
$50,000 or more | 4,661** | 43.2 | 37.9 | - | 48.6 | 56.8 | 51.4 | - | 62.1 | |||
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||
No | 7,402** | 51.6 | 47.3 | - | 55.9 | 48.4 | 44.1 | - | 52.7 | |||
Yes | 263** | 93.7 | 70.9 | - | 98.9 | 6.3 | 1.1 | - | 29.1 | |||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||
No | 6,551** | 50.8 | 46.2 | - | 55.3 | 49.3 | 44.7 | - | 53.8 | |||
Yes | 1,151** | 67.5 | 55.7 | - | 77.4 | 32.6 | 22.7 | - | 44.3 | |||
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 344** | 55.6 | 50.5 | - | 60.5 | 44.4 | 39.5 | - | 49.5 | |||
2500 grams or more | 7,368** | 53.1 | 48.7 | - | 57.5 | 46.9 | 42.5 | - | 51.3 | |||
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 72: Why wasn't your new baby enrolled in WIC? | ||||||||||||
f. Idon't need the services WIC offers | ||||||||||||
** 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 |