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Baby's Sleeping Position* | ||||||||||||||||||
2004 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||||||||
Side | Back | Stomach | Combination** | |||||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | |||||||||
Total | 13,929 | 12.7 | 10.6 | - | 15.1 | 74.9 | 71.9 | - | 77.7 | 10.7 | 8.8 | - | 12.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | - | 2.9 | |
Age | ||||||||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,102 | 15.6 | 8.1 | - | 27.8 | 67.6 | 54.3 | - | 78.5 | 15.6 | 8.1 | - | 27.8 | 3.6 | 0.6 | - | 2.3 | |
20-24 years | 3,427 | 11.8 | 8.1 | - | 17.0 | 72.7 | 66.3 | - | 78.3 | 12.7 | 8.9 | - | 17.8 | 2.8 | 1.3 | - | 5.9 | |
25-34 years | 7,434 | 12.8 | 10.1 | - | 16.1 | 75.7 | 71.7 | - | 79.3 | 9.9 | 7.6 | - | 12.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | - | 3.3 | |
35+ years | 1,961 | 12.3 | 7.6 | - | 19.4 | 79.9 | 71.9 | - | 86.1 | 6.8 | 3.5 | - | 12.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | - | 5.2 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||||||||
White | 13,340 | 12.0 | 10.0 | - | 14.4 | 75.7 | 72.7 | - | 78.5 | 10.8 | 8.8 | - | 13.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | - | 2.6 | |
Black | 224 | 23.4 | 6.9 | - | 55.8 | 65.0 | 34.3 | - | 86.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 11.7 | 2.0 | - | 46.0 | |
Other | 343 | 36.9 | 17.5 | - | 61.7 | 50.5 | 28.2 | - | 72.7 | 7.0 | 1.2 | - | 31.5 | 5.6 | 0.8 | - | 29.6 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||||||||
Yes | 178^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13,722^ | 12.7 | 10.6 | - | 15.1 | 74.9 | 71.9 | - | 77.7 | 10.7 | 8.8 | - | 12.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | - | 2.9 | |
Education | ||||||||||||||||||
< High School | 1,424 | 20.8 | 12.4 | - | 32.7 | 64.8 | 52.3 | - | 75.5 | 13.5 | 7.0 | - | 24.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | - | 1.9 | |
High School | 4,823 | 13.6 | 10.3 | - | 17.9 | 71.3 | 66.0 | - | 76.0 | 12.2 | 9.0 | - | 16.3 | 2.9 | 1.5 | - | 5.5 | |
> High School | 7,600 | 10.4 | 8.1 | - | 13.4 | 79.5 | 75.8 | - | 82.8 | 8.9 | 6.7 | - | 11.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | - | 2.6 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||||||||||
Married | 9,208 | 12.9 | 10.5 | - | 15.8 | 75.4 | 71.9 | - | 78.6 | 10.1 | 8.0 | - | 12.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | - | 2.9 | |
Other | 4,721 | 12.2 | 8.6 | - | 17.0 | 73.6 | 67.7 | - | 78.8 | 11.9 | 8.3 | - | 16.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | - | 4.7 | |
Income | ||||||||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,480** | 14.7 | 10.5 | - | 20.2 | 69.0 | 62.4 | - | 74.8 | 12.6 | 8.8 | - | 17.8 | 3.7 | 1.9 | - | 7.1 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 1,753** | 18.4 | 12.2 | - | 26.8 | 73.0 | 63.9 | - | 80.5 | 7.5 | 3.8 | - | 14.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | - | 6.0 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 2,262** | 10.4 | 7.0 | - | 15.0 | 76.3 | 70.4 | - | 81.3 | 11.8 | 8.2 | - | 16.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | - | 4.0 | |
$50,000 or more | 5,227** | 10.8 | 7.9 | - | 14.7 | 79.0 | 74.2 | - | 83.1 | 9.5 | 6.7 | - | 13.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | - | 2.6 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||||||||
No | 8,691** | 12.4 | 10.0 | - | 15.4 | 76.7 | 73.0 | - | 79.9 | 10.0 | 7.8 | - | 12.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | - | 2.0 | |
Yes | 4,493** | 13.4 | 9.9 | - | 17.8 | 71.9 | 66.5 | - | 76.8 | 11.3 | 8.1 | - | 15.5 | 3.5 | 1.9 | - | 6.2 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||||||||
No | 7,586** | 11.1 | 8.6 | - | 14.0 | 78.5 | 74.7 | - | 81.8 | 9.8 | 7.4 | - | 12.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | - | 1.9 | |
Yes | 5,658** | 14.8 | 11.5 | - | 18.9 | 70.2 | 65.3 | - | 74.7 | 11.8 | 8.9 | - | 15.6 | 3.1 | 1.8 | - | 5.4 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 891 | 12.3 | 10.0 | - | 14.9 | 72.9 | 69.4 | - | 76.1 | 10.5 | 8.3 | - | 13.0 | 4.4 | 3.0 | - | 6.4 | |
2500 grams or more | 13,028 | 12.7 | 10.6 | - | 15.3 | 75.0 | 71.8 | - | 77.9 | 10.7 | 8.7 | - | 13.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | - | 2.8 | |
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. | ||||||||||||||||||
*Recoded responses to Survey Question 55: How do you most often lay your baby down to sleep now? | ||||||||||||||||||
**Combination is side/back, side/stomach, back/stomach or side/back/stomach | ||||||||||||||||||
** 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 | ||||||||||||||||||