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Vitamin Use Before Pregnancy | ||||||||||||||||||
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||||||||
None | 1-3 Times/Week | 4-6 Times/Week | Every day/ Week | |||||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | |||||||||
Total | 14,152 | 51.3 | 48.0 | - | 54.7 | 7.5 | 5.9 | - | 9.4 | 7.6 | 6.1 | - | 9.5 | 33.6 | 30.6 | - | 36.8 | |
Age | ||||||||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,135 | 63.6 | 48.4 | - | 76.6 | 9.6 | 3.8 | - | 22.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | - | 16.7 | 20.7 | 10.8 | - | 36.0 | |
20-24 years | 3,580 | 71.9 | 65.5 | - | 77.6 | 6.2 | 3.5 | - | 10.7 | 4.9 | 2.7 | - | 8.6 | 17.0 | 12.6 | - | 22.6 | |
25-34 years | 7,399 | 44.5 | 40.1 | - | 49.0 | 7.3 | 5.4 | - | 10.0 | 8.1 | 6.1 | - | 10.8 | 40.0 | 35.8 | - | 44.4 | |
35+ years | 2,037 | 32.6 | 25.1 | - | 41.1 | 9.3 | 5.4 | - | 15.6 | 11.5 | 7.1 | - | 18.1 | 46.6 | 38.4 | - | 55.1 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||||||||
White | 13,494 | 51.4 | 48.1 | - | 54.8 | 7.6 | 6.0 | - | 9.6 | 7.4 | 5.9 | - | 9.3 | 33.6 | 30.5 | - | 36.8 | |
Black | 299 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 344 | 57.9 | 38.1 | - | 75.5 | 4.8 | 0.9 | - | 22.9 | 18.9 | 7.7 | - | 39.6 | 18.3 | 0.0 | - | 38.1 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||||||||
Yes | 221^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13,908^ | 51.4 | 48.1 | - | 54.7 | 7.4 | 5.8 | - | 9.4 | 7.5 | 6.0 | - | 9.4 | 33.7 | 30.6 | - | 36.9 | |
Education | ||||||||||||||||||
< High School | 1,526 | 68.2 | 55.7 | - | 78.5 | 7.8 | 3.2 | - | 18.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | 6.4 | 23.0 | 14.2 | - | 35.0 | |
High School | 4,759 | 67.6 | 61.9 | - | 72.8 | 6.0 | 3.8 | - | 9.5 | 2.8 | 1.3 | - | 5.6 | 23.7 | 19.1 | - | 28.9 | |
> High School | 7,786 | 39.5 | 35.5 | - | 43.7 | 8.2 | 6.2 | - | 10.8 | 11.4 | 9.0 | - | 14.4 | 40.9 | 36.9 | - | 45.0 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||||||||||
Married | 8,934 | 38.9 | 35.1 | - | 42.9 | 7.6 | 5.7 | - | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.8 | - | 12.7 | 43.5 | 39.6 | - | 47.5 | |
Other | 5,216 | 70.2 | 64.7 | - | 75.2 | 7.3 | 4.8 | - | 11.0 | 3.9 | 2.3 | - | 6.7 | 18.6 | 14.5 | - | 23.5 | |
Income | ||||||||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,840** | 69.1 | 62.6 | - | 75.0 | 6.9 | 4.1 | - | 11.5 | 3.0 | 1.4 | - | 6.0 | 21.0 | 16.0 | - | 27.0 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 1,811** | 64.3 | 55.2 | - | 72.6 | 8.7 | 4.7 | - | 15.6 | 8.0 | 4.3 | - | 14.4 | 19.0 | 12.8 | - | 27.2 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 3,169** | 52.8 | 46.1 | - | 59.4 | 5.7 | 3.3 | - | 9.6 | 9.7 | 6.4 | - | 14.4 | 31.8 | 26.0 | - | 38.3 | |
$50,000 or more | 4,750** | 31.0 | 26.3 | - | 36.2 | 8.6 | 6.1 | - | 12.1 | 9.8 | 7.1 | - | 13.4 | 50.6 | 45.3 | - | 55.9 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||||||||
No | 8,403** | 41.9 | 37.9 | - | 46.0 | 7.4 | 5.5 | - | 9.8 | 9.0 | 6.9 | - | 11.5 | 41.8 | 37.9 | - | 45.8 | |
Yes | 5,063** | 66.4 | 60.8 | - | 71.6 | 7.8 | 5.2 | - | 11.6 | 5.5 | 3.5 | - | 8.6 | 20.3 | 16.0 | - | 25.4 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||||||||
No | 7,252** | 36.1 | 32.0 | - | 40.3 | 7.1 | 5.2 | - | 9.6 | 10.5 | 8.1 | - | 13.4 | 46.4 | 42.2 | - | 50.8 | |
Yes | 6,319** | 68.9 | 63.9 | - | 73.4 | 7.9 | 5.5 | - | 11.3 | 4.3 | 2.7 | - | 6.8 | 18.9 | 15.2 | - | 23.2 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 966 | 54.9 | 51.5 | - | 58.2 | 6.3 | 4.9 | - | 8.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | - | 5.4 | 34.9 | 31.8 | - | 38.1 | |
2500 grams or more | 13,184 | 51.1 | 47.6 | - | 54.6 | 7.6 | 5.9 | - | 9.6 | 7.8 | 6.2 | - | 9.8 | 33.5 | 30.3 | - | 36.9 | |
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 3: During the month before you got pregnant with your new baby, how many times a week | ||||||||||||||||||
did you take a multivitamin or a prenatal vitamin? | ||||||||||||||||||
** 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 | ||||||||||||||||||