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Doctor Tried to Induce Labor*
2010 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 12,951 63.8 60.3 - 67.1 36.2 32.9 - 39.7
Age                    
<20 years 921 67.7 54.0 - 78.9 32.3 21.1 - 46.1
20-24 years 3,227 57.5 50.4 - 64.4 42.5 35.6 - 49.6
25-34 years 7,060 62.7 58.0 - 67.1 37.3 32.9 - 42.0
35+ years 1,743 77.9 68.8 - 84.9 22.1 15.1 - 31.2
Mother's Race                  
White 12,184 63.6 60.1 - 67.0 36.4 33.0 - 39.9
Black 392 # # - # # # - #
Other  356 # # - # # # - #
Hispanic Origin                  
No 12,730^ 63.9 60.5 - 67.2 36.1 32.8 - 39.5
Yes 209^ # # - # # # - #
Education                  
< High School 1,370 77.7 63.9 - 87.3 22.3 12.8 - 36.1
High School 4,210 59.6 53.5 - 65.4 40.4 34.6 - 46.5
> High School 7,332 63.4 59.0 - 67.6 36.6 32.4 - 41.0
Marital Status                  
Married 7,644 65.4 61.1 - 69.5 34.6 30.5 - 38.9
Not Married 5,307 61.5 55.7 - 66.9 38.6 33.1 - 44.3
Income                    
$14,999 or less 3,456** 64.3 57.3 - 70.8 35.7 29.2 - 42.7
$15,000-24,999 1,587** 56.1 46.4 - 65.4 43.9 34.6 - 53.6
$25,000-49,999 2,627** 62.5 54.9 - 69.5 37.5 30.5 - 45.1
$50,000 or more 4,2056** 67.4 61.9 - 72.6 32.6 27.4 - 38.2
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 7,626** 66.5 62.2 - 70.5 33.5 29.5 - 37.8
Yes 4,742** 59.1 53.3 - 64.8 40.9 35.2 - 46.8
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 5,640** 67.0 62.2 - 71.5 33.0 28.5 - 37.8
Yes 6,799** 61.0 56.1 - 65.8 39.0 34.2 - 43.9
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 813 62.1 58.6 - 65.4 37.9 34.6 - 41.4
2500 grams or more 12,132 63.8 60.1 - 67.3 36.2 32.7 - 39.9
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 47: Did your doctor, nurse, or other health care worker 
try to induce your labor (start your contractions using medicine)?
** 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