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During Pregnancy, Did You Have the Following Problem: Cervix Sewn Shut*
2010 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 12,951 98.8 97.7 - 99.4 1.2 0.6 - 2.3
Age                    
<20 years 921 95.5 83.7 - 98.9 # # - #
20-24 years 3,227 98.9 96.3 - 99.7 # # - #
25-34 years 7,060 99.4 98.3 - 99.8 # # - #
35+ years 1,743 98.6 94.8 - 99.6 # # - #
Mother's Race                  
White 12,184 98.8 97.6 - 99.4 1.2 0.6 - 2.4
Black 392 # # - # # # - #
Other  356 100.0 0.0 - 0.0 # # - #
Hispanic Origin                  
No 12,730^ 98.8 97.7 - 99.4 1.2 0.6 - 2.3
Yes 209^ # # - # # # - #
Education                  
< High School 1,370 97.2 84.9 - 99.6 # # - #
High School 4,210 98.6 96.6 - 99.4 # # - #
> High School 7,332 99.2 98.1 - 99.7 # # - #
Marital Status                  
Married 7,644 99.1 98.0 - 99.6 # # - #
Not Married 5,307 98.4 95.8 - 99.4 # # - #
Income                    
$14,999 or less 3,456** 98.4 94.4 - 99.6 # # - #
$15,000-24,999 1,587** 99.8 99.4 - 100.0 # # - #
$25,000-49,999 2,627** 99.2 96.9 - 99.8 # # - #
$50,000 or more 4,2056** 99.6 97.6 - 99.9 # # - #
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 7,626** 99.0 97.2 - 99.6 # # - #
Yes 4,742** 98.5 96.7 - 99.4 # # - #
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 5,640** 98.7 96.3 - 99.6 # # - #
Yes 6,799** 98.9 97.6 - 99.5 # # - #
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 813 96.5 94.9 - 97.6 # # - #
2500 grams or more 12,132 98.9 97.7 - 99.5 # # - #
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 2010 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