Maine: 2002 PRAMS Surveillance Report | CDC Reproductive Health

Maine
Characteristics of PRAMS-Eligible Population and Respondents, 2002
Characteristic	PRAMS-eligible population		PRAMS respondents
Characteristic	Size	Percent	Size	Percent
Age (years)
< 20	1,128	8.7	84	7.4
20–24	3,281	25.3	276	24.2
25–34	6,814	52.5	629	55.2
≥ 35	1,756	13.5	151	13.2
Race
White	12,467	96.2	1,118	98.2
Black or African American	164	1.3	6	0.5
American Indian	112	0.9	5	0.4
Asian or Pacific Islander	215	1.7	10	0.9
All other races	4	0.0	0	0.0
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	159	1.2	14	1.2
No	12,816	98.8	1,125	98.8
Education (years)
< 12	1,388	10.7	107	9.4
12	4,622	35.8	398	35.0
> 12	6,914	53.5	631	55.5
Marital status
Married	8,682	66.9	762	66.8
Unmarried	4,298	33.1	378	33.2
Birth weight
Low (< 2,500 g)	716	5.5	378	33.2
Normal (≥ 2,500 g)	12,258	94.5	759	66.8
Parity
First birth	5,641	43.5	534	46.8
Second birth or higher	7,333	56.5	606	53.2
Total	12,980		1,140

	Estimated PRAMS-eligible population				PRAMS respondents
	Size	95% CI^‡	Percent	95% CI^‡	Size	Percent
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	3,228	2,831–3,625	26.0	23.1–29.2	280	25.5
$16,000–$24,999	1,462	1,187–1,737	11.8	9.8–14.2	136	12.4
$25,000–$39,999	2,077	1,769–2,385	16.7	14.4–19.4	194	17.7
≥ $40,000	5,633	5,235–6,030	45.4	42.1–48.8	489	44.5
In crowded household
(> 1 person/room)	686	488–884	5.4	4.1–7.2	61	5.6
Note: The PRAMS-eligible population is defined as state residents who had in-state births. Respondents are defined as women who completed a survey. Values for annual household income and crowded household are estimated from the PRAMS sample. Other population size and percent values for the characteristics of the PRAMS-eligible population are based on state birth certificate data. ‡ Confidence interval.

Maine
Prevalence of Unintended Pregnancy, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	82	71.4	5.7	58.9–81.2
20–24	274	52.4	3.5	45.5–59.2
25–34	622	23.6	1.9	20.0–27.5
≥ 35	146	12.1	3.1	7.1–19.7
Race
White	1,103	32.8	1.6	29.7–36.1
Black or African American	6	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
All other races	14	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	14	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
No	1,109	33.3	1.6	30.1–36.5
Education (years)
< 12	105	61.4	5.6	49.9–71.7
12	394	38.6	2.8	33.2–44.2
> 12	621	23.9	1.9	20.4–27.9
Medicaid recipient
Yes	431	53.7	2.8	48.2–59.2
No	693	20.3	1.7	17.1–23.8
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	274	61.1	3.5	54.2–67.7
$16,000–$24,999	136	43.6	5	34.1–53.6
$25,000–$39,999	192	24.7	3.6	18.3–32.5
≥ $40,000	485	16.7	1.9	13.3–20.6
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

Maine
Prevalence of Multivitamin Use 4 or More Times per Week During the Month Prior to Pregnancy, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	83	10.3	3.9	4.7–20.9
20–24	274	18.3	2.6	13.7–24.1
25–34	627	46.8	2.2	42.5–51.2
≥ 35	150	54.8	4.8	45.4–64.0
Race
White	1,113	37.8	1.6	34.6–41.1
Black or African American	5	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}
All other races	15	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	14	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
No	1,119	37.9	1.6	34.7–41.1
Education (years)
< 12	105	11.3	3.7	5.8–20.8
12	396	22.8	2.4	18.4–27.9
> 12	629	53.4	2.2	49.1–57.7
Medicaid recipient
Yes	435	16.7	2.1	13.0–21.1
No	699	51.1	2.1	47.0–55.2
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	277	12.6	2.3	8.7–17.8
$16,000–$24,999	136	24.2	4.3	16.8–33.6
$25,000–$39,999	194	37.9	4.0	30.5–46.0
≥ $40,000	487	54.7	2.5	49.9–59.5
‡ Confidence interval. †† Missing ≥ 10% data. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

Maine
Prevalence of Physical Abuse by Husband or Partner During Pregnancy, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	84	5.2	2.7	1.8–13.6
20–24	275	2.5	1.1	1.1–5.7
25–34	627	1.1	0.4	0.5–2.4
≥ 35	151	2.3	1.4	0.6–7.7
Race
White	1,115	2.0	0.5	1.2–3.2
Black or African American	6	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
All other races	15	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	14	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
No	1,122	1.8	0.4	1.1–3.0
Education (years)
< 12	107	4.0	2.0	1.4–10.5
12	397	1.4	0.6	0.6–3.4
> 12	629	1.8	0.6	0.9–3.5
Medicaid recipient
Yes	438	3.9	1.0	2.3–6.4
No	699	0.7	0.4	0.2–2.1
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	280	4.6	1.4	2.6–8.3
$16,000–$24,999	135	1.8	1.2	0.5–6.3
$25,000–$39,999	194	0.0	0.0	—
≥ $40,000	488	0.6	0.4	0.2–2.1
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

Maine
Prevalence of Smoking During the Last 3 Months of Pregnancy, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	84	34.2	6.0	23.7–46.6
20–24	270	25.1	3.1	19.5–31.7
25–34	619	10.3	1.4	7.9–13.4
≥ 35	150	9.4	2.8	5.1–16.7
Race
White	1,101	16.1	1.3	13.7–18.8
Black or African American	6	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
All other races	15	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	14	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
No	1,108	16.0	1.3	13.6–18.7
Education (years)
< 12	106	48.0	5.7	37.0–59.1
12	385	23.5	2.4	19.0–28.6
> 12	629	4.0	0.8	2.6–5.9
Medicaid recipient
Yes	428	33.0	2.7	28.0–38.5
No	695	4.9	0.9	3.4–7.1
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	273	38.3	3.5	31.7–45.3
$16,000–$24,999	133	17.5	3.7	11.3–26.1
$25,000–$39,999	192	14.0	3.0	9.1–21.0
≥ $40,000	486	2.6	0.8	1.4–4.7
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

Maine
Prevalence of Pregnancy-Related Complications That Required a Hospital Stay of At Least 1 Day, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	84	14.0	4.1	7.7–24.1
20–24	274	14.4	2.4	10.3–19.6
25–34	629	9.5	1.2	7.4–12.0
≥ 35	151	9.0	2.3	5.4–14.7
Race
White	1,116	11.1	1.0	9.3–13.2
Black or African American	6	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
All other races	15	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	14	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
No	1,123	10.9	1.0	9.2–13.0
Education (years)
< 12	107	22.9	4.7	15.0–33.2
12	396	10.4	1.5	7.7–13.8
> 12	631	8.9	1.1	7.0–11.3
Medicaid recipient
Yes	438	15.0	1.9	11.7–19.1
No	700	8.4	1.0	6.6–10.7
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	279	16.4	2.5	12.1–21.9
$16,000–$24,999	136	9.1	2.5	5.2–15.4
$25,000–$39,999	194	11.3	2.3	7.5–16.8
≥ $40,000	489	7.6	1.1	5.6–10.2
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

Maine
Prevalence of Infant Discharge from Hospital Within 48 Hours, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	83	57.4	6.2	45.1–68.9
20–24	272	60.5	3.4	53.6–67.0
25–34	621	62.4	2.1	58.2–66.5
≥ 35	149	55.4	4.7	46.0–64.4
Race
White	1,105	61.2	1.6	57.9–64.3
Black or African American	6	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
All other races	14	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	14	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
No	1,110	60.9	1.6	57.7–64.1
Education (years)
< 12	106	56.6	5.6	45.5–67.2
12	394	59.0	2.8	53.4–64.4
> 12	622	62.9	2.1	58.7–67.0
Medicaid recipient
Yes	434	57.7	2.7	52.2–63.0
No	691	62.7	2.0	58.7–66.6
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	277	55.6	3.5	48.7–62.3
$16,000–$24,999	134	65.8	4.7	56.2–74.3
$25,000–$39,999	191	64.8	3.9	56.8–72.0
≥ $40,000	483	61.7	2.4	57.0–66.3
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

Maine
Prevalence of Infant Checkup Within 1 Week of Hospital Discharge for Infants Discharged Within 48 Hours, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	34	84.5^§§	6.3	68.0–93.3
20–24	126	70.6	4.3	61.6–78.2
25–34	313	79.8	2.3	74.8–83.9
≥ 35	56	69.3^§§	6.2	56.1–79.9
Race
White	523	76.7	1.9	72.8–80.2
Black or African American	0	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}
All other races	6	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	7	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
No	522	76.5	1.9	72.6–80.1
Education (years)
< 12	41	79.9^§§	6.6	64.0–89.8
12	178	75.3	3.3	68.2–81.3
> 12	309	77.1	2.4	72.0–81.5
Medicaid recipient
Yes	183	74.3	3.4	67.2–80.4
No	346	78.2	2.3	73.5–82.3
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	115	77.2	4.2	68.0–84.3
$16,000–$24,999	61	70.4	6.2	57.1–81.0
$25,000–$39,999	94	75.2	4.6	65.1–83.2
≥ $40,000	241	78.9	2.6	73.3–83.6
‡ Confidence interval. †† Missing ≥ 10% data. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

Maine
Prevalence of Sufficient Well-Baby Care, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	71	90.9^††	3.6^††	80.9–95.9^††
20–24	245	83.8	2.7	77.9–88.4
25–34	583	87.6	1.5	84.4–90.3
≥ 35	136	92.8	2.3	87.0–96.2
Race
White	1,022	87.4	1.2	85.0–89.5
Black or African American	3	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}
All other races	9	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	14	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
No	1,020	87.6	1.1	85.2–89.7
Education (years)
< 12	93	87.4	3.8	77.9–93.2
12	353	85.9	2.1	81.3–89.5
> 12	587	89.0	1.4	86.0–91.5
Medicaid recipient
Yes	384	86.5	2.0	82.2–89.9
No	651	88.3	1.4	85.3–90.7
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	240	86.1	2.5	80.4–90.3
$16,000–$24,999	124	87.2	3.5	78.7–92.7
$25,000–$39,999	175	86.5	2.9	79.7–91.3
≥ $40,000	462	88.8	1.6	85.2–91.5
Note: Sufficient well-baby care is defined as an infant receiving 2 or more checkups by 2–3 months (60–122 days) of age; 3 or more checkups by 4–5 months (123–183 days) of age; or 4 or more checkups by 6–9 months (184–274 days) of age. ‡ Confidence interval. †† Missing ≥ 10% data. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

Maine
Prevalence of Postpartum Contraceptive Use, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	83	92.4	3.3	82.9–96.8
20–24	274	88.4	2.2	83.3–92.1
25–34	628	86.8	1.5	83.6–89.5
≥ 35	149	86.2	3.3	78.3–91.5
Race
White	1,112	87.8	1.1	85.5–89.8
Black or African American	6	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
All other races	15	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	14	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
No	1,119	87.8	1.1	85.5–89.8
Education (years)
< 12	105	89.4	3.5	80.4–94.5
12	396	90.8	1.7	86.9–93.5
> 12	629	85.3	1.6	81.9–88.1
Medicaid recipient
Yes	435	88.0	1.8	84.0–91.1
No	699	87.4	1.4	84.4–89.8
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	277	87.5	2.3	82.2–91.3
$16,000–$24,999	136	88.8	3.1	81.1–93.6
$25,000–$39,999	194	84.8	2.9	78.1–89.7
≥ $40,000	488	87.7	1.6	84.1–90.5
Note: Contraceptive use is defined as using any of the following birth control methods at time of survey: not having sex at certain times (rhythm) or using such birth control methods as the pill, Norplant^®, shots (Depo-Provera^®), condoms, diaphragm, foam, IUD, tubal ligation, or vasectomy. ‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.