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During Pregnancy, Did You Have the Following Problem: Cervix Sewn Shut*
2009 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,464 99.5 98.8 - 99.8 # # - #
Age                    
<20 years 1,049 100.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
20-24 years 3,417 99.3 95.9 - 99.9 # # - #
25-34 years 7,125 99.4 98.4 - 99.8 # # - #
35+ years 1,873 100.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Mother's Race                  
White 12,625 99.5 98.7 - 99.8 # # - #
Black 404 # # - # # # - #
Other  368 100.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 198^ # # - # # # - #
No 13246^ 99.5 98.7 - 99.8 # # - #
Education                  
< High School 1,423 99.8 99.3 - 99.9 # # - #
High School 4,507 99.3 97.7 - 99.8 # # - #
> High School 7,484 99.5 98.3 - 99.9 # # - #
Marital Status                  
Married 8,030 99.4 98.4 - 99.8 # # - #
Not Married 5,436 99.5 97.9 - 99.9 # # - #
Income                    
$14,999 or less 3,343** 99.2 96.5 - 99.8 # # - #
$15,000-24,999 1,667** 99.9 99.6 - 100.0 # # - #
$25,000-49,999 2,937** 99.2 97.0 - 99.8 # # - #
$50,000 or more 4,066** 99.6 97.4 - 99.9 # # - #
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 7,698** 99.7 98.9 - 99.9 # # - #
Yes 5,195** 99.2 97.4 - 99.8 # # - #
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 5,945** 99.6 98.5 - 99.9 # # - #
Yes 6,967** 99.3 98.1 - 99.8 # # - #
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 852 97.7 96.4 - 98.6 # # - #
2500 grams or more 12,609 99.6 98.7 - 99.9 # # - #
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 28d: Did you have any of the following problems during your most recent pregnancy?
Cervix had to be sewn shut (cerclage for incompetent cervix)
** 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 2009 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