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Household Rules About Smoking | ||||||||||||||
2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||||
No Where in House | Some Rooms/Some Times | Anywhere/Any Time | ||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | |||||||
Total | 13,605 | 95.0 | 93.3 | - | 96.3 | 3.5 | 2.4 | - | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | - | 2.6 | |
Age | ||||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,119 | 86.5 | 76.6 | - | 92.6 | 10.2 | 5.2 | - | 19.0 | 3.4 | 0.9 | - | 12.2 | |
20-24 years | 3,490 | 92.2 | 87.7 | - | 95.2 | 6.0 | 3.4 | - | 10.3 | 1.8 | 0.7 | - | 4.4 | |
25-34 years | 7,126 | 97.2 | 95.0 | - | 98.4 | 1.9 | 1.0 | - | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | - | 2.6 | |
35+ years | 1,867 | 98.2 | 93.1 | - | 99.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | - | 7.5 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||||
White | 12,829 | 95.1 | 93.4 | - | 96.5 | 3.5 | 2.4 | - | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | - | 2.5 | |
Black | 367 | 90.8 | 66.8 | - | 98.0 | 2.2 | 0.7 | - | 6.3 | 7.0 | 1.0 | - | 35.7 | |
Other | 390 | 93.4 | 71.6 | - | 98.7 | 5.8 | 0.9 | - | 30.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | 3.5 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 220^ | 90.0 | 55.5 | - | 98.5 | 10.0 | 1.5 | - | 44.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
No | 13365^ | 95.0 | 93.2 | - | 96.3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | - | 5.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | - | 2.6 | |
Education | ||||||||||||||
< High School | 1,477 | 87.1 | 76.9 | - | 93.1 | 7.2 | 3.0 | - | 16.3 | 5.8 | 2.2 | - | 14.2 | |
High School | 4,605 | 92.6 | 88.8 | - | 95.2 | 5.3 | 3.1 | - | 8.7 | 2.1 | 1.0 | - | 4.6 | |
> High School | 7,523 | 98.0 | 96.5 | - | 98.9 | 1.7 | 1.0 | - | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | - | 1.3 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||||||
Married | 8,232 | 98.5 | 97.2 | - | 99.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | - | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | - | 1.9 | |
Other | 5,372 | 90.2 | 86.5 | - | 93.0 | 7.3 | 4.9 | - | 10.7 | 2.5 | 1.2 | - | 5.0 | |
Income | ||||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,041** | 88.8 | 83.2 | - | 92.7 | 7.9 | 4.8 | - | 12.8 | 3.3 | 1.4 | - | 7.4 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 2,115** | 91.8 | 85.5 | - | 95.5 | 7.0 | 3.7 | - | 12.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | 6.9 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 2,627** | 98.5 | 95.6 | - | 99.5 | 1.4 | 0.4 | - | 4.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | 0.4 | |
$50,000 or more | 4,277** | 99.9 | 99.7 | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.3 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||||
No | 7,660** | 97.5 | 95.8 | - | 98.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | - | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | - | 1.5 | |
Yes | 5,355** | 91.4 | 87.7 | - | 94.1 | 5.8 | 3.7 | - | 9.0 | 2.8 | 1.4 | - | 5.5 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||||
No | 6,009** | 99.3 | 98.0 | - | 99.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | 2.0 | |
Yes | 7,062** | 91.4 | 88.3 | - | 93.7 | 6.5 | 4.5 | - | 9.2 | 2.2 | 1.1 | - | 4.2 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 910 | 91.4 | 89.0 | - | 93.3 | 6.2 | 4.7 | - | 8.2 | 2.4 | 1.4 | - | 4.2 | |
2500 grams or more | 12,689 | 95.3 | 93.4 | - | 96.6 | 3.3 | 2.2 | - | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | - | 2.6 | |
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 81: Which of the following statements describes the rules about smoking inside your home now? | ||||||||||||||
No smoke anywhere, smoking allowed in some rooms or at some times, smoking is permitted anywhere | ||||||||||||||
** 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 |