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Baby's Sleeping Position* | ||||||||||||||||||
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||||||||
Side | Back | Stomach | Combination** | |||||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | |||||||||
Total | 14,152 | 11.1 | 9.2 | - | 13.5 | 79.0 | 76.1 | - | 81.7 | 8.1 | 6.4 | - | 10.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | - | 3.9 | |
Age | ||||||||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,135 | 18.8 | 9.2 | - | 34.6 | 69.3 | 53.0 | - | 81.9 | 8.0 | 2.6 | - | 22.1 | 3.9 | 0.7 | - | 19.6 | |
20-24 years | 3,580 | 11.5 | 7.8 | - | 16.6 | 77.8 | 71.7 | - | 83.0 | 7.3 | 4.5 | - | 11.6 | 3.5 | 1.4 | - | 9.9 | |
25-34 years | 7,399 | 8.4 | 6.3 | - | 11.2 | 82.7 | 79.0 | - | 85.9 | 8.4 | 6.2 | - | 11.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | - | 1.7 | |
35+ years | 2,037 | 17.2 | 11.7 | - | 24.7 | 71.8 | 63.6 | - | 78.9 | 8.3 | 4.7 | - | 14.3 | 2.6 | 0.0 | - | 11.9 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||||||||
White | 13,494 | 10.6 | 8.6 | - | 12.9 | 79.8 | 76.8 | - | 82.4 | 7.9 | 6.3 | - | 10.0 | 1.7 | 0.8 | - | 3.9 | |
Black | 299 | 32.3 | 8.6 | - | 70.8 | 56.0 | 22.0 | - | 85.1 | 11.7 | 1.9 | - | 47.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
Other | 344 | 23.2 | 10.6 | - | 43.5 | 60.9 | 40.4 | - | 78.1 | 10.9 | 2.9 | - | 33.4 | 5.1 | 1.0 | - | 22.9 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||||||||
Yes | 221^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13,908^ | 11.2 | 9.2 | - | 13.5 | 79.0 | 76.1 | - | 81.7 | 8.0 | 6.3 | - | 10.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | - | 3.9 | |
Education | ||||||||||||||||||
< High School | 1,526 | 16.7 | 9.1 | - | 28.4 | 68.0 | 55.1 | - | 78.6 | 10.7 | 5.0 | - | 21.7 | 4.6 | 0.9 | - | 22.3 | |
High School | 4,759 | 10.5 | 7.3 | - | 14.7 | 77.1 | 71.7 | - | 81.7 | 9.1 | 6.3 | - | 13.1 | 3.4 | 1.4 | - | 8.4 | |
> High School | 7,786 | 10.5 | 8.2 | - | 13.3 | 82.1 | 78.6 | - | 85.1 | 7.0 | 5.1 | - | 9.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | - | 1.7 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||||||||||
Married | 8,934 | 10.6 | 8.3 | - | 13.3 | 78.9 | 75.3 | - | 82.1 | 9.4 | 7.2 | - | 12.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | - | 3.5 | |
Other | 5,216 | 12.0 | 8.7 | - | 16.4 | 79.2 | 74.0 | - | 83.5 | 6.0 | 3.8 | - | 9.3 | 2.9 | 1.1 | - | 7.7 | |
Income | ||||||||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,687** | 11.3 | 7.5 | - | 16.6 | 75.8 | 69.3 | - | 81.3 | 9.5 | 6.1 | - | 14.4 | 3.4 | 1.2 | - | 10.5 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 1,803** | 10.5 | 6.0 | - | 17.6 | 78.7 | 70.1 | - | 85.3 | 8.9 | 4.8 | - | 15.8 | 2.0 | 0.3 | - | 11.5 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 3,092** | 12.0 | 8.2 | - | 17.2 | 81.0 | 75.0 | - | 85.7 | 5.5 | 3.2 | - | 9.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | - | 4.7 | |
$50,000 or more | 4,691** | 10.7 | 7.8 | - | 14.5 | 80.4 | 75.7 | - | 84.3 | 8.3 | 5.8 | - | 11.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | - | 4.2 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||||||||
No | 8,233** | 10.8 | 8.5 | - | 13.8 | 80.1 | 76.5 | - | 83.2 | 8.3 | 6.3 | - | 10.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | - | 2.9 | |
Yes | 4,956** | 11.4 | 8.2 | - | 15.6 | 77.4 | 72.0 | - | 81.9 | 7.8 | 5.1 | - | 11.7 | 3.5 | 1.4 | - | 8.9 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||||||||
No | 7,110** | 10.7 | 8.3 | - | 13.7 | 80.7 | 77.1 | - | 84.0 | 7.9 | 5.9 | - | 10.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | - | 3.0 | |
Yes | 6,163** | 11.7 | 8.7 | - | 15.5 | 77.0 | 72.3 | - | 81.2 | 8.2 | 5.7 | - | 11.6 | 3.2 | 1.4 | - | 7.5 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 966 | 11.7 | 9.6 | - | 14.2 | 78.2 | 75.1 | - | 81.1 | 7.5 | 5.8 | - | 9.7 | 2.6 | 1.3 | - | 5.5 | |
2500 grams or more | 13,184 | 11.1 | 9.0 | - | 13.6 | 79.1 | 76.0 | - | 81.8 | 8.1 | 6.3 | - | 10.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | - | 4.0 | |
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. | ||||||||||||||||||
*Recoded responses to Survey Question 55: How do you most often lay your baby down to sleep now? | ||||||||||||||||||
**Combination is side/back, side/stomach, back/stomach or side/back/stomach | ||||||||||||||||||
** 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 |