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Mother received a Mercury in Fish Brochure and Safe Eating Guidelines | |||||||||||||||
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | |||||||||||||||
No | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | ||||||||||
Total | 14,152 | 29.3 | 26.3 | - | 32.5 | 70.7 | 67.5 | - | 73.7 | ||||||
Age | |||||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,135 | 20.8 | 11.0 | - | 35.7 | 79.3 | 64.3 | - | 89.0 | ||||||
20-24 years | 3,580 | 33.0 | 26.7 | - | 40.0 | 67.0 | 60.0 | - | 73.3 | ||||||
25-34 years | 7,399 | 30.7 | 26.6 | - | 35.0 | 69.3 | 65.0 | - | 73.4 | ||||||
35+ years | 2,037 | 21.7 | 15.4 | - | 29.7 | 78.3 | 70.3 | - | 84.6 | ||||||
Mother's Race | |||||||||||||||
White | 13,494 | 29.3 | 26.3 | - | 32.6 | 70.7 | 67.4 | - | 73.7 | ||||||
Black | 299 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | ||||||
Other | 344 | 25.6 | 11.8 | - | 47.0 | 74.4 | 53.0 | - | 88.2 | ||||||
Hispanic Origin | |||||||||||||||
Yes | 221^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | ||||||
No | 13,908^ | 29.3 | 26.3 | - | 32.6 | 70.7 | 67.4 | - | 73.7 | ||||||
Education | |||||||||||||||
< High School | 1,526 | 32.7 | 22.0 | - | 45.6 | 67.3 | 54.4 | - | 78.0 | ||||||
High School | 4,759 | 31.2 | 25.8 | - | 37.1 | 68.8 | 62.9 | - | 74.2 | ||||||
> High School | 7,786 | 27.5 | 23.9 | - | 31.5 | 72.5 | 68.5 | - | 76.2 | ||||||
Marital Status | |||||||||||||||
Married | 8,934 | 28.9 | 25.3 | - | 32.7 | 71.2 | 67.3 | - | 74.8 | ||||||
Other | 5,216 | 30.0 | 24.8 | - | 35.7 | 70.0 | 64.3 | - | 75.2 | ||||||
Income | |||||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,663** | 33.0 | 26.8 | - | 39.9 | 67.0 | 60.1 | - | 73.2 | ||||||
$15,000-24,999 | 1,784** | 32.0 | 23.8 | - | 41.5 | 68.0 | 58.6 | - | 76.2 | ||||||
$25,000-49,999 | 3,156** | 32.3 | 26.2 | - | 39.1 | 67.7 | 60.9 | - | 73.8 | ||||||
$50,000 or more | 4,693** | 23.3 | 19.0 | - | 28.2 | 76.7 | 71.8 | - | 81.0 | ||||||
Enrolled in WIC | |||||||||||||||
No | 8,280** | 29.9 | 26.2 | - | 33.9 | 70.1 | 66.1 | - | 73.9 | ||||||
Yes | 4,914** | 28.5 | 23.4 | - | 34.1 | 71.6 | 65.9 | - | 76.6 | ||||||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | |||||||||||||||
No | 7,176** | 27.0 | 23.3 | - | 31.1 | 73.0 | 68.9 | - | 76.8 | ||||||
Yes | 6,121** | 32.0 | 27.2 | - | 37.2 | 68.0 | 62.8 | - | 72.8 | ||||||
Infant's birth weight | |||||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 966 | 26.2 | 23.2 | - | 29.4 | 73.8 | 70.6 | - | 76.8 | ||||||
2500 grams or more | 13,184 | 29.5 | 26.3 | - | 32.9 | 70.5 | 67.1 | - | 73.7 | ||||||
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 Q67. At any time during your prenatal care, did a doctor, nurse | |||||||||||||||
or other health care worker give you a brochure about mercury levels in fish and safe eating guidelines to protect you | |||||||||||||||
and your baby? | |||||||||||||||
** 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 2006 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 | |||||||||||||||
Maine Department of Health and Human Services | |||||||||||||||
Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics |