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Was Mother On WIC During Pregnancy?* | ||||||||||
2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | |||||
Total | 13,605 | 58.9 | 55.5 | - | 62.1 | 41.2 | 37.9 | - | 44.5 | |
Age | ||||||||||
<20 years | 1,119 | 18.1 | 11.1 | - | 28.1 | 82.0 | 71.9 | - | 88.9 | |
20-24 years | 3,490 | 37.4 | 31.2 | - | 44.1 | 62.6 | 55.9 | - | 68.8 | |
25-34 years | 7,126 | 71.8 | 67.4 | - | 75.9 | 28.2 | 24.1 | - | 32.6 | |
35+ years | 1,867 | 78.7 | 70.5 | - | 85.2 | 21.3 | 14.8 | - | 29.5 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||
White | 12,829 | 58.7 | 55.2 | - | 62.0 | 41.4 | 38.0 | - | 44.8 | |
Black | 367 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 390 | 72.0 | 52.1 | - | 85.9 | 28.0 | 14.2 | - | 47.9 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||
Yes | 220^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13365^ | 59.0 | 55.6 | - | 62.3 | 41.0 | 37.7 | - | 44.4 | |
Education | ||||||||||
< High School | 1,477 | 25.1 | 16.5 | - | 36.3 | 74.9 | 63.7 | - | 83.5 | |
High School | 4,605 | 39.0 | 33.3 | - | 44.9 | 61.0 | 55.1 | - | 66.7 | |
> High School | 7,523 | 78.0 | 74.3 | - | 81.3 | 22.0 | 18.7 | - | 25.7 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||
Married | 8,232 | 79.3 | 75.5 | - | 82.6 | 20.7 | 17.4 | - | 24.5 | |
Other | 5,372 | 31.0 | 26.4 | - | 36.1 | 69.0 | 64.0 | - | 73.6 | |
Income | ||||||||||
$15,999 or less | 3,041** | 22.2 | 16.9 | - | 28.6 | 77.8 | 71.4 | - | 83.1 | |
$16,000-24,999 | 2,115** | 38.6 | 30.7 | - | 47.2 | 61.4 | 52.8 | - | 69.3 | |
$25,000-39,999 | 2,627** | 62.3 | 55.1 | - | 69.1 | 37.7 | 30.9 | - | 44.9 | |
$40,000 or more | 4,277** | 97.2 | 94.8 | - | 98.6 | 2.8 | 1.4 | - | 5.3 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||
No | 7,660** | 100.0 | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
Yes | 5,355** | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | - | 100.0 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||
No | 6,009** | 93.7 | 90.9 | - | 95.7 | 6.3 | 4.3 | - | 9.2 | |
Yes | 7,062** | 29.1 | 25.1 | - | 33.5 | 70.9 | 66.5 | - | 74.9 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||
<2500 grams | 910 | 49.5 | 45.8 | - | 53.1 | 50.5 | 46.9 | - | 54.2 | |
2500 grams or more | 12,689 | 59.4 | 55.9 | - | 62.9 | 40.6 | 37.1 | - | 44.1 | |
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 24: During your most recent pregnancy, were you on WIC? | ||||||||||
** 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 2008 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 | ||||||||||