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Was Birth Control Used At
Conception?* |
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(among women who were not trying to get
pregnant) |
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2002
Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results |
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No |
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Yes |
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Demographic Groups |
Population |
% |
95% CI |
% |
95% CI |
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Total |
5,448** |
55.2 |
50.0 |
- |
60.3 |
44.8 |
39.7 |
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50.0 |
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Age |
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<20 years |
820** |
56.6 |
42.2 |
- |
71.0 |
43.4 |
29.0 |
- |
57.8 |
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20-24 years |
1,958** |
58.6 |
50.0 |
- |
67.2 |
41.4 |
32.8 |
- |
50.0 |
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25-34 years |
2,222** |
51.7 |
43.8 |
- |
59.7 |
48.3 |
40.3 |
- |
56.2 |
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35+ years |
448** |
54.7 |
37.6 |
- |
71.8 |
45.3 |
28.2 |
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62.4 |
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Mother's
Race |
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White |
5,317** |
55.5 |
50.3 |
- |
60.8 |
44.5 |
39.2 |
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49.7 |
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Black |
22** |
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Other |
109** |
29.0 |
16.6 |
- |
61.6 |
71.0 |
16.6 |
- |
100.0 |
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Hispanic
Origin |
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Yes |
0** |
# |
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- |
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No |
5,429** |
55.0 |
49.8 |
- |
60.2 |
45.0 |
39.8 |
- |
50.2 |
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Education |
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< High School |
1,054** |
56.7 |
43.4 |
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70.0 |
43.3 |
30.0 |
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56.6 |
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High School |
2,402** |
57.5 |
49.8 |
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65.2 |
42.5 |
34.8 |
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50.2 |
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> High School |
1,989** |
51.5 |
43.5 |
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59.5 |
48.5 |
40.5 |
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56.5 |
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Marital
Status |
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Married |
2,172** |
53.8 |
45.9 |
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61.7 |
46.2 |
38.3 |
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54.1 |
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Other |
3,276** |
56.1 |
49.3 |
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62.9 |
43.9 |
37.1 |
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50.7 |
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Income |
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$15,999 or less |
2,278** |
54.7 |
46.5 |
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62.9 |
45.3 |
37.1 |
- |
53.5 |
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$16,000-24,999 |
788** |
50.3 |
36.7 |
- |
64.0 |
49.7 |
36.0 |
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63.3 |
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$25,000-39,999 |
778** |
59.8 |
46.6 |
- |
72.9 |
40.3 |
27.1 |
- |
53.4 |
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$40,000 or more |
1,227** |
55.0 |
44.7 |
- |
65.4 |
45.0 |
34.6 |
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55.3 |
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WIC
Recipient |
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No |
2,706** |
52.7 |
45.5 |
- |
59.8 |
47.3 |
40.2 |
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54.5 |
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Yes |
2,708** |
57.7 |
50.2 |
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65.3 |
42.3 |
34.7 |
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49.8 |
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Medicaid
Recipient |
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No |
2,102** |
56.5 |
48.5 |
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64.5 |
43.5 |
35.5 |
- |
51.5 |
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Yes |
3,346** |
54.3 |
47.5 |
- |
61.1 |
45.7 |
38.9 |
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52.5 |
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Infant's
birth weight |
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<2500 grams |
333** |
55.0 |
49.7 |
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60.2 |
45.0 |
39.8 |
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50.3 |
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2500 grams or more |
5,109** |
55.2 |
49.7 |
- |
60.7 |
44.8 |
39.3 |
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50.3 |
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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 12: When you got
pregnant with your new baby, were you or your husband or partner doing |
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anything to keep from getting pregnant? |
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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 2002 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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