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Mother Smokes Now | ||||||||||
2004 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |||||
Total | 13,929 | 75.5 | 72.5 | - | 78.3 | 24.5 | 21.7 | - | 27.5 | |
Age | ||||||||||
<20 years | 1,102 | 52.5 | 39.9 | - | 64.9 | 47.5 | 35.1 | - | 60.1 | |
20-24 years | 3,427 | 58.1 | 51.3 | - | 64.6 | 41.9 | 35.4 | - | 48.7 | |
25-34 years | 7,434 | 84.2 | 80.7 | - | 87.2 | 15.8 | 12.8 | - | 19.3 | |
35+ years | 1,961 | 87.1 | 79.8 | - | 92.0 | 12.9 | 8.0 | - | 20.2 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||
White | 13,340 | 75.2 | 72.2 | - | 78.1 | 24.8 | 21.9 | - | 27.8 | |
Black | 224 | 78.8 | 45.1 | - | 94.4 | 21.2 | 5.6 | - | 54.9 | |
Other | 343 | 84.6 | 57.6 | - | 95.7 | 15.4 | 4.3 | - | 42.4 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||
Yes | 178^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13,722^ | 75.5 | 72.5 | - | 78.4 | 24.5 | 26.7 | - | 27.5 | |
Education | ||||||||||
< High School | 1,424 | 31.5 | 21.5 | - | 43.6 | 68.5 | 56.4 | - | 78.5 | |
High School | 4,823 | 65.7 | 60.3 | - | 70.8 | 34.3 | 29.2 | - | 39.7 | |
> High School | 7,600 | 90.2 | 87.3 | - | 92.5 | 9.8 | 7.5 | - | 12.8 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||
Married | 9,208 | 85.1 | 82.0 | - | 87.7 | 14.9 | 12.3 | - | 18.0 | |
Other | 4,721 | 53.4 | 47.1 | - | 59.5 | 46.6 | 40.5 | - | 52.9 | |
Income | ||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,480** | 48.8 | 42.2 | - | 55.4 | 51.2 | 44.6 | - | 57.8 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 1,753** | 68.1 | 58.8 | - | 76.1 | 32.0 | 23.9 | - | 41.2 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 2,262** | 82.6 | 77.1 | - | 87.0 | 17.4 | 13.0 | - | 23.0 | |
$50,000 or more | 5,227** | 93.4 | 90.0 | - | 95.7 | 6.6 | 4.3 | - | 10.0 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||
No | 8,691** | 84.0 | 80.7 | - | 86.9 | 16.0 | 13.1 | - | 19.6 | |
Yes | 4,493** | 59.6 | 53.8 | - | 65.1 | 40.4 | 34.9 | - | 46.2 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||
No | 7,586** | 89.6 | 86.6 | - | 92.0 | 10.4 | 8.0 | - | 13.4 | |
Yes | 5,658** | 57.4 | 52.3 | - | 62.4 | 42.6 | 37.6 | - | 47.7 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||
<2500 grams | 891 | 66.9 | 63.4 | - | 70.3 | 33.1 | 29.7 | - | 36.6 | |
2500 grams or more | 13,028 | 76.0 | 72.8 | - | 79.0 | 24.0 | 21.0 | - | 27.2 | |
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 Q30. How many cigarettes do you smoke on an average day now? | ||||||||||
** 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 | ||||||||||