Did Mother Initiate
Breastfeeding?* |
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2002 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey
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No |
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Yes |
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Demographic Groups |
Population |
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CI |
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CI |
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Total |
13,546 |
28.1 |
25.0 |
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31.2 |
71.9 |
68.8 |
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75.0 |
Age |
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<20 years |
1,147 |
40.1 |
27.7 |
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52.5 |
59.9 |
47.5 |
- |
72.3 |
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20-24 years |
3,364 |
38.8 |
31.9 |
- |
45.7 |
61.2 |
54.3 |
- |
68.1 |
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25-34 years |
7,149 |
23.5 |
19.7 |
- |
27.2 |
76.5 |
72.8 |
- |
80.3 |
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35+ years |
1,886 |
19.1 |
11.4 |
- |
26.8 |
80.9 |
73.2 |
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88.6 |
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Mother's
Race |
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White |
13,013 |
28.2 |
25.1 |
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31.3 |
71.8 |
68.7 |
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74.9 |
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Black |
171 |
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Other |
337 |
17.3 |
0.0 |
- |
38.5 |
82.7 |
61.5 |
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100.0 |
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Hispanic
Origin |
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Yes |
168^ |
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No |
13,373^ |
28.1 |
25.0 |
- |
31.2 |
71.9 |
68.8 |
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75.0 |
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Education |
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< High School |
1,427 |
54.6 |
43.2 |
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66.0 |
45.4 |
34.0 |
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56.8 |
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High School |
4,772 |
39.0 |
33.4 |
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44.5 |
61.0 |
55.5 |
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66.6 |
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> High School |
7,277 |
15.2 |
12.1 |
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18.3 |
84.8 |
81.7 |
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87.9 |
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Marital
Status |
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Married |
9,130 |
21.6 |
18.2 |
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24.9 |
78.4 |
75.1 |
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81.8 |
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Other |
4,417 |
41.2 |
35.2 |
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47.2 |
58.8 |
52.8 |
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64.8 |
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Income |
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$15,999 or less |
3,227** |
44.2 |
37.1 |
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51.3 |
55.8 |
48.7 |
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62.9 |
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$16,000-24,999 |
1,461** |
37.6 |
27.7 |
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47.5 |
62.4 |
52.5 |
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72.3 |
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$25,000-39,999 |
2,076** |
24.6 |
17.5 |
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31.7 |
75.4 |
68.3 |
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82.5 |
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$40,000 or more |
5,632** |
15.8 |
12.2 |
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19.4 |
84.2 |
80.6 |
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87.8 |
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Enrolled
in WIC |
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No |
8,719** |
20.8 |
17.5 |
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24.1 |
79.2 |
75.9 |
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82.5 |
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Yes |
4,223** |
43.3 |
37.2 |
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49.4 |
56.7 |
50.6 |
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62.8 |
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Enrolled
in MaineCare/Medicaid |
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No |
7,899** |
19.9 |
16.5 |
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23.3 |
80.1 |
76.7 |
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83.5 |
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Yes |
5,080** |
41.0 |
35.5 |
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46.6 |
59.0 |
53.4 |
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64.5 |
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Infant's
birth weight |
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<2500 grams |
855 |
27.8 |
24.5 |
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31.2 |
72.2 |
68.8 |
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75.5 |
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2500 grams or more |
12,688 |
28.1 |
24.9 |
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31.3 |
71.9 |
68.7 |
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75.1 |
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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 47: Did you ever breastfeed or pump breast milk to feed
your new baby after delivery? |
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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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