Was Mother On WIC During Pregnancy?* |
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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 |
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CI |
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% |
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CI |
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Total |
13,546 |
67.4 |
64.2 |
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70.5 |
32.6 |
29.5 |
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35.8 |
Age |
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<20 years |
1,147 |
23.4 |
13.2 |
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33.7 |
76.6 |
66.3 |
- |
86.8 |
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20-24 years |
3,364 |
45.5 |
38.6 |
- |
52.3 |
54.5 |
47.7 |
- |
61.4 |
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25-34 years |
7,149 |
79.1 |
75.4 |
- |
82.7 |
21.0 |
17.3 |
- |
24.6 |
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35+ years |
1,886 |
89.9 |
84.2 |
- |
95.6 |
10.1 |
4.4 |
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15.8 |
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Mother's
Race |
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White |
13,013 |
67.5 |
64.3 |
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70.7 |
32.5 |
29.3 |
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35.7 |
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Black |
171 |
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Other |
337 |
69.5 |
45.3 |
- |
93.7 |
30.5 |
6.3 |
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54.7 |
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Hispanic
Origin |
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Yes |
168^ |
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No |
13,373^ |
67.5 |
64.3 |
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70.7 |
32.5 |
29.3 |
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35.7 |
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Education |
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< High School |
1,427 |
18.9 |
10.3 |
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27.5 |
81.1 |
72.5 |
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89.7 |
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High School |
4,772 |
55.6 |
50.0 |
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61.2 |
44.4 |
38.8 |
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50.0 |
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> High School |
7,277 |
85.9 |
82.8 |
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88.9 |
14.2 |
11.1 |
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17.2 |
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Marital
Status |
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Married |
9,130 |
83.2 |
80.2 |
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86.3 |
16.8 |
13.7 |
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19.8 |
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Other |
4,417 |
35.7 |
30.1 |
- |
41.4 |
64.3 |
58.6 |
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69.9 |
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Income |
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$15,999 or less |
3,227** |
27.8 |
21.7 |
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34.0 |
72.2 |
66.0 |
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78.3 |
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$16,000-24,999 |
1,461** |
43.5 |
33.7 |
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53.3 |
56.5 |
46.7 |
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66.3 |
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$25,000-39,999 |
2,076** |
70.2 |
62.7 |
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77.7 |
29.8 |
22.3 |
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37.3 |
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$40,000 or more |
5,632** |
96.8 |
95.0 |
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98.6 |
3.2 |
1.4 |
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5.0 |
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Enrolled in
WIC |
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No |
8,719** |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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100.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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0.0 |
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Yes |
4,223** |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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0.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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100.0 |
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Enrolled in
MaineCare/Medicaid |
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No |
7,899** |
92.1 |
89.8 |
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94.4 |
7.9 |
5.6 |
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10.2 |
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Yes |
5,080** |
28.9 |
24.0 |
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33.8 |
71.1 |
66.2 |
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76.0 |
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Infant's
birth weight |
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<2500 grams |
855 |
60.7 |
57.2 |
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64.2 |
39.3 |
35.8 |
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42.8 |
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2500 grams or more |
12,688 |
67.8 |
64.4 |
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71.1 |
32.2 |
28.9 |
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35.6 |
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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 23: During your
pregnancy, were you on WIC? |
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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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