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During Pregnancy, Did You Have the Following Problem: High Blood Pressure or Hypertension*
2009 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,464 84.3 81.7 - 86.7 15.7 13.3 - 18.4
Age                    
<20 years 1,049 84.6 73.1 - 91.7 # # - #
20-24 years 3,417 80.0 73.4 - 85.2 20.0 14.8 - 26.6
25-34 years 7,125 85.7 82.2 - 88.5 14.4 11.5 - 17.8
35+ years 1,873 86.5 78.8 - 91.6 13.5 8.4 - 21.2
Mother's Race                  
White 12,625 84.1 81.4 - 86.5 15.9 13.5 - 18.6
Black 404 # # - # # # - #
Other  368 94.9 72.3 - 99.3 5.1 0.8 - 27.7
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 198^ # # - # # # - #
No 13246^ 84.3 81.7 - 86.7 15.7 13.3 - 18.4
Education                  
< High School 1,423 84.0 72.1 - 91.4 # # - #
High School 4,507 83.0 78.0 - 87.0 17.0 13.0 - 22.0
> High School 7,484 85.3 81.9 - 88.1 14.7 11.9 - 18.1
Marital Status                  
Married 8,030 84.4 80.9 - 87.3 15.6 12.7 - 19.1
Not Married 5,436 84.3 79.9 - 87.8 15.7 12.2 - 20.1
Income                    
$14,999 or less 3,343** 80.6 74.4 - 85.6 19.4 14.4 - 25.6
$15,000-24,999 1,667** 87.5 79.8 - 92.5 12.5 7.5 - 20.3
$25,000-49,999 2,937** 84.8 79.0 - 89.3 15.2 10.7 - 21.0
$50,000 or more 4,066** 85.1 80.4 - 88.8 15.0 11.2 - 19.6
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 7,698** 83.8 80.3 - 86.7 16.2 13.3 - 19.7
Yes 5,195** 85.4 80.9 - 88.9 14.7 11.1 - 19.1
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 5,945** 84.4 80.6 - 87.7 15.6 12.4 - 19.4
Yes 6,967** 84.2 80.3 - 87.4 15.8 12.6 - 19.7
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 852 75.2 72.1 - 77.9 24.9 22.1 - 27.9
2500 grams or more 12,609 84.9 82.0 - 87.3 15.1 12.7 - 18.0
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 28e: Did you have any of the following problems during your most recent pregnancy?
High blood pressure, hypertension (including pregnancy-induced hypertension [PIH]), preeclampsia, or toxemia
** 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