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Mother Did Not Take Vitamins: Side Effects*
2009 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 6,703 94.9 92.3 - 96.6 5.1 3.4 - 7.7
Age                    
<20 years 926 91.6 80.1 - 86.8 # # - #
20-24 years 2,158 97.2 92.3 - 99.0 # # - #
25-34 years 3,060 93.3 89.0 - 96.0 6.7 4.0 - 11.0
35+ years 560 99.7 98.9 - 99.9 # # - #
Mother's Race                  
White 6,426 94.9 92.3 - 96.7 5.1 3.3 - 7.7
Black 100 # # - # # # - #
Other  177 91.0 57.4 - 98.7 9.1 1.3 - 42.6
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 97^ # # - # # # - #
No 6,606^ 95.1 92.6 - 96.8 4.9 3.2 - 7.4
Education                  
< High School 859 95.0 83.5 - 98.6 # # - #
High School 3,076 96.2 92.2 - 98.2 # # - #
> High School 2,768 93.4 88.8 - 96.1 # # - #
Marital Status                  
Married 2,712 94.1 89.6 - 96.7 # # - #
Not Married 3,992 95.4 91.8 - 97.4 # # - #
Income                    
$14,999 or less 2,523** 94.8 90.0 - 97.4 # # - #
$15,000-24,999 936** 95.7 86.3 - 98.7 # # - #
$25,000-49,999 1,483** 94.7 88.3 - 97.7 # # - #
$50,000 or more 1,093** 95.0 87.5 - 98.1 # # - #
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 3,213** 94.9 91.0 - 97.2 # # - #
Yes 3,472** 94.8 90.8 - 97.1 # # - #
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 1,903** 94.9 89.6 - 97.6 # # - #
Yes 4,801** 94.9 91.6 - 96.9 5.2 3.1 - 8.4
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 403 93.8 91.1 - 95.7 # # - #
2500 grams or more 6,300 94.9 92.2 - 96.8 5.1 3.2 - 7.8
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 4: Reasons for not taking vitamins: The vitamins gave me side effects. 
(Mothers that responded they did not take vitamins - Q. 3)
** 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