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| 2001 Maine
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results |
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No |
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Population |
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CI |
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CI |
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Total |
13,750 |
8.2 |
6.3 |
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10.0 |
91.8 |
90.0 |
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93.7 |
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<20 years |
1,215 |
16.7 |
7.7 |
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25.7 |
83.3 |
74.3 |
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92.3 |
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20-24 years |
3,376 |
14.6 |
9.8 |
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19.4 |
85.4 |
80.6 |
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90.2 |
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25-34 years |
7,248 |
4.8 |
2.9 |
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6.8 |
95.2 |
93.2 |
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97.1 |
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35+ years |
1,909 |
4.3 |
0.9 |
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7.7 |
95.7 |
92.3 |
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99.1 |
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White |
13,231 |
7.9 |
6.1 |
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9.7 |
92.1 |
90.3 |
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93.9 |
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Black |
153 |
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Other |
354 |
28.0 |
3.0 |
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53.0 |
72.0 |
47.0 |
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97.0 |
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Origin |
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Yes |
178^ |
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No |
13,555^ |
8.1 |
6.3 |
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9.9 |
91.9 |
90.1 |
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93.7 |
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< High School |
1,424 |
25.3 |
15.6 |
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35.0 |
74.7 |
65.0 |
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84.4 |
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High School |
4,918 |
10.5 |
7.1 |
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13.8 |
89.5 |
86.2 |
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92.9 |
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>High School |
7,278 |
3.3 |
1.7 |
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4.8 |
96.8 |
95.2 |
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98.3 |
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Married |
9,387 |
4.3 |
2.7 |
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5.8 |
95.8 |
94.2 |
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97.3 |
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Other |
4,359 |
17.3 |
12.6 |
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21.9 |
82.7 |
78.1 |
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87.4 |
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$15,999 or less |
3,234** |
16.7 |
11.6 |
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21.7 |
83.3 |
78.3 |
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88.4 |
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$16,000-24,999 |
1,821** |
10.3 |
4.6 |
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16.0 |
89.7 |
84.0 |
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95.4 |
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$25,000-39,999 |
2,607** |
6.3 |
2.7 |
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9.9 |
93.7 |
90.1 |
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97.3 |
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$40,000 or more |
5,104** |
2.6 |
1.0 |
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4.2 |
97.4 |
95.8 |
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99.0 |
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WIC |
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No |
8,872** |
4.9 |
3.2 |
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6.6 |
95.1 |
93.4 |
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96.8 |
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Yes |
4,237** |
15.1 |
10.8 |
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19.4 |
84.9 |
80.6 |
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89.2 |
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| Enrolled in
MaineCare/Medicaid |
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No |
8,181** |
4.7 |
3.0 |
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6.4 |
95.3 |
93.6 |
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97.0 |
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Yes |
4,981** |
13.8 |
9.9 |
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17.7 |
86.2 |
82.3 |
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90.1 |
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weight |
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<2500 grams |
831 |
12.1 |
9.7 |
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14.5 |
87.9 |
85.5 |
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90.3 |
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2500 grams or more |
12,909 |
7.9 |
6.0 |
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9.9 |
92.1 |
90.1 |
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94.0 |
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| NOTES: |
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| Population
size for groups giving birth in Maine are taken from the Maine Vital
Statistics System unless otherwise noted. |
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Unknowns are excluded from all tabulations. |
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| *Survey
Question 74: Have you ever heard or
read that taking a multivitamin with folic acid or eating foods high in folic |
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acid can help prevent some birth defects? |
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| ** Estimates
of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through
PRAMS. |
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| ^ Estimate of
Hispanic population giving birth in Maine is taken from the 2001 birth file. |
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There were fewer than 10 survey respondents to this question. Data may be unreliable for describing this
group, therefore |
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percent is not reported. |
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| CI = 95%
Confidence Interval |
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