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Reason baby not enrolled in WIC-not eligible* | ||||||||||||
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | |||||||
Total | 7,701** | 66.8 | 62.7 | - | 70.6 | 33.2 | 29.4 | - | 37.3 | |||
Age | ||||||||||||
<20 years | 155** | 81.5 | 35.1 | - | 97.3 | 18.6 | 2.7 | - | 64.9 | |||
20-24 years | 1,048** | 73.1 | 61.7 | - | 82.1 | 26.9 | 17.9 | - | 38.3 | |||
25-34 years | 4,990** | 65.1 | 60.0 | - | 69.9 | 34.9 | 30.1 | - | 40.0 | |||
35+ years | 1,507** | 66.4 | 57.0 | - | 74.7 | 33.6 | 25.3 | - | 43.1 | |||
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||
White | 630** | 67.0 | 62.8 | - | 70.9 | 33.0 | 29.1 | - | 37.2 | |||
Black | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
Other | 229** | 59.1 | 35.3 | - | 79.3 | 40.9 | 20.7 | - | 64.7 | |||
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||
Yes | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
No | 210** | 66.8 | 62.7 | - | 70.6 | 33.2 | 29.4 | - | 37.3 | |||
Education | ||||||||||||
< High School | 271** | 83.9 | 52.4 | - | 96.1 | 16.1 | 3.9 | - | 47.6 | |||
High School | 1,453** | 71.6 | 62.1 | - | 79.5 | 28.4 | 20.5 | - | 37.9 | |||
> High School | 5,977** | 64.8 | 60.2 | - | 69.2 | 35.2 | 30.8 | - | 39.8 | |||
Marital Status | ||||||||||||
Married | 6,211** | 65.5 | 61.0 | - | 69.7 | 34.5 | 30.3 | - | 39.0 | |||
Other | 1,490** | 72.0 | 61.5 | - | 80.6 | 28.0 | 19.4 | - | 38.5 | |||
Income | ||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 633** | 81.8 | 66.4 | - | 91.1 | 18.2 | 8.9 | - | 33.6 | |||
$15,000-24,999 | 538** | 79.9 | 62.7 | - | 90.4 | 20.1 | 9.6 | - | 37.3 | |||
$25,000-49,999 | 1,870** | 59.9 | 51.3 | - | 68.0 | 40.1 | 32.0 | - | 48.7 | |||
$50,000 or more | 4,659** | 65.9 | 60.7 | - | 70.8 | 34.1 | 29.2 | - | 39.3 | |||
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||
No | 7,401** | 66.6 | 62.4 | - | 70.5 | 33.4 | 29.5 | - | 37.6 | |||
Yes | 263** | 69.4 | 42.2 | - | 87.5 | 30.7 | 12.5 | - | 57.8 | |||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||
No | 6,550** | 64.3 | 59.9 | - | 68.6 | 35.7 | 31.4 | - | 40.1 | |||
Yes | 1,151** | 80.6 | 69.8 | - | 88.3 | 19.4 | 11.7 | - | 30.2 | |||
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 332** | 62.3 | 57.3 | - | 67.0 | 37.8 | 33.0 | - | 42.7 | |||
2500 grams or more | 7,368** | 67.0 | 62.7 | - | 71.0 | 33.0 | 29.0 | - | 37.3 | |||
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? | ||||||||||||
a. I didn't think baby my baby would be eligible. | ||||||||||||
** 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 |