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During Pregnancy Mother Tested For HIV
2004 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   95% CI   %   95% CI  
  Total 13,929 42.0 38.7 - 45.4 58.0 54.6 - 61.3
Age                    
<20 years 1,102 29.4 18.9 - 91.7 70.6 57.2 - 81.2
20-24 years 3,427 31.1 25.0 - 37.9 68.9 62.1 - 75.0
25-34 years 7,434 46.8 42.3 - 51.4 53.2 48.6 - 57.7
35+ years 1,961 50.2 41.1 - 59.4 49.8 40.6 - 58.9
Mother's Race                  
White 13,340 42.4 39.0 - 45.8 57.7 54.2 - 61.0
Black 224 12.0 1.8 - 50.8 88.0 49.2 - 98.2
Other 343 42.9 21.6 - 98.7 57.2 32.9 - 78.4
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 178^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,722^ 42.3 39.0 - 45.7 57.7 54.3 - 61.0
Education                  
< High School 1,424 25.0 15.7 - 37.4 75.0 62.6 - 84.4
High School 4,823 35.5 30.2 - 41.2 64.5 58.8 - 69.8
> High School 7,600 49.6 45.1 - 54.0 50.4 46.0 - 54.9
Marital Status                  
Married 9,208 48.5 44.5 - 52.5 51.5 47.5 - 55.5
Other 4,721 26.3 20.9 - 32.5 73.7 67.6 - 79.1
Income                    
$14,999 or less 3,480** 24.2 18.8 - 30.6 75.8 69.4 - 81.2
$15,000-24,999 1,753** 39.0 30.0 - 48.7 61.0 51.3 - 70.0
$25,000-49,999 2,262** 46.3 39.9 - 52.9 53.7 47.1 - 60.1
$50,000 or more 5,227** 52.8 47.1 - 58.4 47.2 41.6 - 52.9
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,691** 50.0 45.9 - 54.2 50.0 45.8 - 54.1
Yes 4,493** 26.6 21.6 - 32.2 73.4 67.8 - 78.4
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 7,586** 51.1 46.7 - 55.5 48.9 44.5 - 53.3
Yes 5,658** 30.1 25.4 - 35.2 70.0 64.8 - 74.6
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 891 35.3 32.0 - 38.8 64.7 61.2 - 68.1
2500 grams or more 13,028 42.4 38.9 - 46.0 57.6 54.0 - 61.2
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: Variable developed from Q23. At any time during your most recent pregnancy or delivery,
did you have a test for HIV (the virus that causes AIDS)?
** 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 2004 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