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Reason baby not enrolled in WIC-unsure what wic is | ||||||||||||
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | |||||||
Total | 7,703** | 89.3 | 86.4 | - | 91.6 | 10.7 | 8.4 | - | 13.6 | |||
Age | ||||||||||||
<20 years | 155** | 100.0 | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |||
20-24 years | 1,048** | 90.0 | 80.7 | - | 95.1 | 10.0 | 4.9 | - | 19.4 | |||
25-34 years | 4,991** | 89.6 | 86.0 | - | 92.4 | 10.4 | 7.6 | - | 14.0 | |||
35+ years | 1,507** | 86.6 | 78.7 | - | 91.9 | 13.4 | 8.2 | - | 21.4 | |||
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||
White | 7,474** | 90.0 | 87.1 | - | 92.3 | 10.0 | 7.7 | - | 12.9 | |||
Black | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
Other | 229** | 65.0 | 40.6 | - | 83.4 | 35.0 | 16.6 | - | 59.4 | |||
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||
Yes | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
No | 210** | 89.4 | 86.5 | - | 91.8 | 10.6 | 8.2 | - | 13.5 | |||
Education | ||||||||||||
< High School | 271** | 83.9 | 52.4 | - | 96.1 | 16.1 | 3.9 | - | 47.6 | |||
High School | 1,453** | 92.6 | 85.4 | - | 96.4 | 7.4 | 3.6 | - | 14.7 | |||
> High School | 5,978** | 88.7 | 85.4 | - | 91.4 | 11.3 | 8.6 | - | 14.6 | |||
Marital Status | ||||||||||||
Married | 6,213** | 88.3 | 85.0 | - | 91.0 | 11.7 | 9.0 | - | 15.0 | |||
Other | 1,490** | 93.4 | 86.0 | - | 97.0 | 6.6 | 3.0 | - | 14.0 | |||
Income | ||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 633** | 88.9 | 74.9 | - | 95.5 | 11.2 | 4.5 | - | 25.1 | |||
$15,000-24,999 | 538** | 91.2 | 77.4 | - | 96.9 | 8.8 | 3.1 | - | 22.6 | |||
$25,000-49,999 | 1,870** | 91.2 | 84.9 | - | 95.0 | 8.9 | 5.0 | - | 15.1 | |||
$50,000 or more | 4,661** | 88.4 | 84.4 | - | 91.4 | 11.6 | 8.6 | - | 15.6 | |||
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||
No | 7,402** | 89.1 | 86.1 | - | 91.5 | 10.9 | 8.5 | - | 13.9 | |||
Yes | 263** | 99.1 | 96.4 | - | 99.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | - | 3.6 | |||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||
No | 6,551** | 88.5 | 85.3 | - | 91.1 | 11.5 | 8.9 | - | 14.7 | |||
Yes | 1,151** | 93.6 | 85.5 | - | 97.3 | 6.4 | 2.7 | - | 14.5 | |||
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 334** | 87.7 | 84.1 | - | 90.6 | 12.3 | 9.4 | - | 15.9 | |||
2500 grams or more | 7,368** | 89.4 | 86.3 | - | 91.8 | 10.7 | 8.2 | - | 13.7 | |||
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? | ||||||||||||
c. I'm not sure what WIC is. | ||||||||||||
** 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 |