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How Long Since Mother's Teeth Were Professionally Cleaned?*
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
      <12 months ago 1-2 years ago 2-5 years ago 5 or more years ago
Groups Population %   CI   %   CI   %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,750 51.8 48.4 - 55.1 19.7 17.0 - 22.4 18.7 16.1 - 21.4 9.8 7.8 - 11.8
Age                                    
<20 years 1,215 55.6 42.5 - 68.7 26.7 14.9 - 38.5 14.5 5.3 - 23.6 3.3 0.0 - 7.3
20-24 years 3,376 35.9 29.3 - 42.5 23.4 17.4 - 29.3 28.9 22.5 - 35.3 11.8 7.3 - 16.3
25-34 years 7,248 55.5 51.0 - 59.9 17.0 13.6 - 20.4 16.1 12.8 - 19.4 11.4 8.5 - 14.3
35+ years 1,909 61.6 52.9 - 70.4 19.8 12.7 - 27.0 14.7 8.3 - 21.1 3.9 0.4 - 7.3
Mother's Race                                  
White 13,231 52.0 48.6 - 55.4 19.6 16.8 - 22.3 18.6 15.9 - 21.2 9.9 7.8 - 11.9
Black 153 # # - # # # - # # # - # # # - #
Other 354 34.3 7.6 - 61.1 30.5 3.6 - 57.4 33.0 6.1 - 59.8 2.2 0.0 - 4.6
Hispanic Origin                                  
Yes 178^ # # - # # # - # # # - # # # - #
No 13,555^ 51.9 48.5 - 55.2 19.9 17.1 - 22.6 18.4 15.8 - 21.0 9.9 7.8 - 11.9
Education                                  
< High School 1,424 35.5 23.7 - 47.4 28.9 17.7 - 40.1 27.1 16.1 - 38.1 8.5 1.8 - 15.1
High School 4,918 41.3 35.6 - 47.0 20.7 16.0 - 25.3 21.9 17.2 - 26.6 16.1 11.9 - 20.3
> High School 7,278 61.5 57.2 - 65.8 17.7 14.3 - 21.0 15.1 12.0 - 18.3 5.8 3.7 - 7.8
Marital Status                                  
Married 9,387 56.9 53.0 - 60.8 18.8 15.7 - 21.9 15.7 12.8 - 18.6 8.6 6.4 - 10.9
Other 4,359 39.2 32.9 - 45.6 22.0 16.6 - 27.4 26.2 20.6 - 31.9 12.6 8.5 - 16.7
Income                                  
$15,999 or less 3,234** 35.4 28.3 - 42.4 22.7 16.6 - 28.9 26.8 20.4 - 33.3 15.1 10.0 - 20.2
$16,000-24,999 1,821** 30.1 21.8 - 38.4 25.7 17.6 - 33.8 26.3 18.3 - 34.4 17.9 10.9 - 24.8
$25,000-39,999 2,607** 45.8 38.2 - 53.3 21.5 15.3 - 27.7 23.4 17.0 - 29.8 9.4 4.9 - 13.8
$40,000 or more 5,104** 70.4 65.6 - 75.1 15.9 12.2 - 19.7 10.1 7.0 - 13.2 3.6 1.6 - 5.5
Enrolled in WIC                                  
No 8,872** 61.1 57.2 - 65.0 16.4 13.5 - 19.3 15.9 13.0 - 18.8 6.6 4.6 - 8.6
Yes 4,237** 30.8 24.9 - 36.6 26.6 20.9 - 32.3 25.5 20.1 - 31.0 17.1 12.4 - 21.8
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                                
No 8,181** 63.2 59.2 - 67.2 16.5 13.4 - 19.5 14.0 11.1 - 16.9 6.4 4.3 - 8.4
Yes 4,981** 31.3 25.8 - 36.7 25.5 20.4 - 30.7 27.3 22.1 - 32.5 15.9 11.7 - 20.1
Infant's birth weight                                  
<2500 grams 831 43.5 40.0 - 47.0 22.6 19.6 - 25.5 24.0 20.9 - 27.1 9.9 7.7 - 12.2
2500 grams or more 12,909 52.2 48.7 - 55.8 19.6 16.7 - 22.4 18.5 15.7 - 21.3 9.8 7.6 - 11.9
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 77: How long has it been since you had your teeth cleaned by a dentist or a dental hygienist? (months)
** 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