Did a Dental/Health Care Worker Talk with Mother about Dental Care?*
2000 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
				No				Yes
Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI
	Total	13,590	62.2	59.0	-	65.4	37.8	34.6	-	41.0
Age
	<20 years	1,272	70.3	59.9	-	80.7	29.7	19.3	-	40.1
	20-24 years	3,351	72.7	66.5	-	78.9	27.3	21.1	-	33.5
	25-34 years	7,088	60.4	55.9	-	64.8	39.6	35.2	-	44.1
	35+ years	1,875	44.8	35.9	-	53.6	55.2	46.4	-	64.1
Mother's Race
	White	13,144	62.1	58.8	-	65.4	37.9	34.6	-	41.2
	Black	112	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	308	66.0	45.6	-	86.3	34.1	13.7	-	54.4
Hispanic Origin
	Yes	138^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,441^	62.1	58.8	-	65.4	37.9	34.6	-	41.2
Education
	< High School	1,471	82.8	74.9	-	90.8	17.2	9.2	-	25.1
	High School	4,894	69.6	64.5	-	74.7	30.4	25.3	-	35.5
	> High School	7,065	51.8	47.3	-	56.4	48.2	43.6	-	52.7
Marital Status
	Married	9,398	58.4	54.5	-	62.3	41.6	37.7	-	45.5
	Other	4,192	70.9	65.1	-	76.6	29.1	23.4	-	34.9
Income
	$15,999 or less	3,654**	71.5	65.5	-	77.5	28.5	22.5	-	34.5
	$16,000-24,999	1,459**	77.7	69.4	-	86.1	22.3	13.9	-	30.6
	$25,000-39,999	2,620**	68.7	61.9	-	75.5	31.3	24.5	-	38.1
	$40,000 or more	4,811**	46.6	41.2	-	51.9	53.4	48.1	-	58.8
WIC Recipient
	No	8,652**	55.0	51.0	-	59.1	45.0	40.9	-	49.0
	Yes	4,275**	76.9	71.9	-	81.9	23.1	18.1	-	28.1
Medicaid Recipient
	No	8,054**	55.0	50.8	-	59.1	45.1	40.9	-	49.2
	Yes	4,998**	74.1	69.2	-	79.1	25.9	20.9	-	30.8
Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	819	67.7	64.4	-	70.9	32.3	29.1	-	35.6
	2500 grams or more	12,761	61.9	58.5	-	65.3	38.1	34.7	-	41.5
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 76.  This question is about the care of your teeth during your most recent pregnancy.
	c. A dental or other health care worker talked with me about how to care for my teeth and gums
** 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 2000 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