Skip Maine state header navigation
Prenatal Care as Early as Wanted | ||||||||||||||
2007 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||||
No | Yes | Did Not Want Prenatal Care | ||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | % | CI | |||||||
Total | 14,110 | 11.6 | 9.6 | - | 13.9 | 88.2 | 85.9 | - | 90.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | - | 0.8 | |
Age | ||||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,176 | 23.7 | 14.6 | - | 36.0 | 76.2 | 63.9 | - | 85.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | - | 0.6 | |
20-24 years | 3,620 | 14.9 | 10.8 | - | 20.2 | 84.5 | 79.1 | - | 88.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | - | 3.0 | |
25-34 years | 7,307 | 7.9 | 5.8 | - | 10.7 | 92.1 | 89.3 | - | 94.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
35+ years | 2,007 | 10.9 | 6.4 | - | 17.9 | 89.1 | 82.1 | - | 93.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||||
White | 13,392 | 11.3 | 9.3 | - | 13.7 | 88.5 | 86.1 | - | 90.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | - | 0.8 | |
Black | 330 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 373 | 21.8 | 7.8 | - | 48.1 | 78.2 | 51.9 | - | 92.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 208^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13,871^ | 11.7 | 9.7 | - | 14.1 | 88.1 | 85.7 | - | 90.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | - | 0.8 | |
Education | ||||||||||||||
< High School | 1,490 | 19.0 | 11.1 | - | 30.5 | 80.8 | 69.3 | - | 88.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | - | 0.7 | |
High School | 4,761 | 12.9 | 9.5 | - | 17.3 | 86.6 | 82.1 | - | 90.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | - | 2.6 | |
> High School | 7,798 | 9.5 | 7.3 | - | 12.3 | 90.5 | 87.7 | - | 92.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||||||
Married | 8,592 | 9.0 | 6.9 | - | 11.6 | 91.0 | 88.4 | - | 93.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.2 | |
Other | 5,515 | 15.4 | 11.8 | - | 20.0 | 84.2 | 79.7 | - | 87.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | 2.2 | |
Income | ||||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 4,072** | 15.3 | 11.1 | - | 20.7 | 84.2 | 78.8 | - | 88.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | - | 2.7 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 1,803** | 9.8 | 5.6 | - | 16.7 | 90.1 | 83.2 | - | 94.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.5 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 3,023** | 12.9 | 9.0 | - | 18.2 | 87.1 | 81.8 | - | 91.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
$50,000 or more | 4,547** | 8.1 | 5.6 | - | 11.6 | 91.9 | 88.4 | - | 94.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||||
No | 8,131** | 10.6 | 8.2 | - | 13.4 | 89.2 | 86.3 | - | 91.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | - | 1.4 | |
Yes | 5,172** | 12.6 | 9.3 | - | 16.9 | 87.3 | 83.0 | - | 90.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.2 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||||
No | 6,470** | 8.6 | 6.4 | - | 11.6 | 91.3 | 88.4 | - | 93.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.1 | |
Yes | 6,975** | 14.3 | 11.2 | - | 18.1 | 85.4 | 81.6 | - | 88.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | 1.5 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 892 | 15.8 | 13.3 | - | 18.5 | 83.5 | 80.7 | - | 85.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | - | 1.7 | |
2500 grams or mor | 13,207 | 11.3 | 9.2 | - | 13.9 | 88.5 | 86.0 | - | 90.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | - | 1.0 | |
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 17: Did you get prenatal care as early in your pregnancy as you wanted? | ||||||||||||||
** 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 2007 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 |