Did a Dental/Health Care Worker Talk with Mother about Dental Care?*
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
				No				Yes
Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI
	Total	13,750	65.8	62.6	-	68.9	34.2	31.1	-	37.4
Age
	<20 years	1,215	74.4	63.4	-	85.4	25.6	14.6	-	36.6
	20-24 years	3,376	71.6	65.4	-	77.7	28.4	22.3	-	34.6
	25-34 years	7,248	62.9	58.6	-	67.2	37.1	32.8	-	41.4
	35+ years	1,909	61.5	52.7	-	70.4	38.5	29.6	-	47.3
Mother's Race
	White	13,231	65.3	62.1	-	68.5	34.7	31.5	-	37.9
	Black	153	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	354	91.2	76.6	-	100.0	8.8	0.0	-	23.4
Hispanic Origin
	Yes	178^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,555^	65.7	62.6	-	68.9	34.3	31.1	-	37.4
Education
	< High School	1,424	78.9	69.5	-	88.3	21.1	11.7	-	30.5
	High School	4,918	73.0	67.9	-	78.1	27.0	21.9	-	32.1
	> High School	7,278	57.8	53.4	-	62.2	42.2	37.8	-	46.6
Marital Status
	Married	9,387	61.6	57.7	-	65.4	38.5	34.6	-	42.3
	Other	4,359	75.8	70.4	-	81.2	24.2	18.8	-	29.6
Income
	$15,999 or less	3,234**	77.1	71.2	-	83.0	22.9	17.0	-	28.8
	$16,000-24,999	1,821**	79.3	72.0	-	86.5	20.7	13.5	-	28.0
	$25,000-39,999	2,607**	69.3	62.4	-	76.2	30.7	23.8	-	37.6
	$40,000 or more	5,104**	53.3	48.1	-	58.5	46.7	41.5	-	51.9
Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,872**	59.6	55.7	-	63.5	40.4	36.5	-	44.3
	Yes	4,237**	78.3	73.3	-	83.3	21.7	16.7	-	26.7
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	8,181**	57.3	53.2	-	61.4	42.7	38.6	-	46.8
	Yes	4,981**	79.7	75.2	-	84.2	20.3	15.8	-	24.8
Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	831	70.7	67.6	-	73.8	29.3	26.2	-	32.4
	2500 grams or more	12,909	65.5	62.2	-	68.8	34.5	31.2	-	37.8
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.
*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 2001 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