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Maternal Problem with Diabetes Started During Pregnancy?* | ||||||||||||
2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |||||||
Total | 13,605 | 90.2 | 88.1 | - | 92.0 | 9.8 | 8.0 | - | 11.9 | |||
Age | ||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,119 | 92.6 | 83.5 | - | 96.8 | 7.4 | 3.2 | - | 16.5 | |||
20-24 years | 3,490 | 94.2 | 90.4 | - | 96.5 | 5.8 | 3.5 | - | 9.6 | |||
25-34 years | 7,126 | 90.7 | 87.6 | - | 93.0 | 9.3 | 7.0 | - | 12.4 | |||
35+ years | 1,867 | 80.0 | 72.1 | - | 86.0 | 20.0 | 14.0 | - | 27.9 | |||
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||
White | 12,829 | 90.2 | 88.0 | - | 92.0 | 9.8 | 8.0 | - | 12.1 | |||
Black | 367 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
Other | 390 | 88.2 | 71.2 | - | 95.7 | 11.8 | 4.3 | - | 28.8 | |||
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||
Yes | 220^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
No | 13,365^ | 90.1 | 87.9 | - | 91.9 | 9.9 | 8.1 | - | 12.1 | |||
Education | ||||||||||||
< High School | 1,477 | 92.5 | 83.7 | - | 96.7 | 7.6 | 3.3 | - | 16.3 | |||
High School | 4,605 | 89.7 | 85.6 | - | 92.8 | 10.3 | 7.2 | - | 14.5 | |||
> High School | 7,523 | 90.0 | 87.2 | - | 92.2 | 10.0 | 7.8 | - | 12.8 | |||
Marital Status | ||||||||||||
Married | 8,232 | 88.6 | 85.5 | - | 91.0 | 11.5 | 9.0 | - | 14.5 | |||
Other | 5,372 | 92.5 | 89.3 | - | 94.9 | 7.5 | 5.2 | - | 10.7 | |||
Income | ||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,041** | 91.5 | 86.6 | - | 94.7 | 8.5 | 5.3 | - | 13.4 | |||
$15,000-24,999 | 2,115** | 93.2 | 87.4 | - | 96.4 | 6.8 | 3.6 | - | 12.6 | |||
$25,000-49,999 | 2,627** | 90.5 | 85.4 | - | 93.9 | 9.6 | 6.1 | - | 14.6 | |||
$50,000 or more | 4,277** | 88.2 | 84.1 | - | 91.4 | 11.8 | 8.7 | - | 15.9 | |||
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||
No | 7,660** | 89.2 | 86.3 | - | 91.6 | 10.8 | 8.4 | - | 13.7 | |||
Yes | 5,355** | 91.7 | 88.2 | - | 94.2 | 8.3 | 5.8 | - | 11.8 | |||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||
No | 6,009** | 89.5 | 86.2 | - | 92.1 | 10.5 | 8.0 | - | 13.8 | |||
Yes | 7,062** | 90.9 | 87.9 | - | 93.2 | 9.1 | 6.8 | - | 12.2 | |||
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 910 | 86.4 | 83.7 | - | 88.7 | 13.6 | 11.3 | - | 16.3 | |||
2500 grams or more | 12,689 | 90.5 | 88.2 | - | 92.4 | 9.5 | 7.7 | - | 11.8 | |||
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 25: Did you have any of these problems during your pregnancy? | ||||||||||||
High Blood Sugar or Diabetes that started during this pregnancy | ||||||||||||
** 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 | ||||||||||||
Maine Department of Health and Human Services | ||||||||||||
Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics |