Did Mother Need to See a Dentist for a Dental Problem?*
2002 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI
	Total	13,546	77.5	74.7	-	80.4	22.5	19.6	-	25.3
Age
	<20 years	1,147	70.6	59.3	-	82.0	29.4	18.0	-	40.7
	20-24 years	3,364	66.0	59.4	-	72.7	34.0	27.3	-	40.6
	25-34 years	7,149	81.9	78.5	-	85.4	18.1	14.6	-	21.5
	35+ years	1,886	85.9	79.2	-	92.6	14.1	7.4	-	20.8
Mother's Race
	White	13,013	77.9	75.0	-	80.7	22.1	19.3	-	25.0
	Black	171	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	337	58.1	31.9	-	84.3	41.9	15.7	-	68.1
Hispanic Origin
	Yes	168^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,373^	77.5	74.7	-	80.4	22.5	19.6	-	25.3
Education
	< High School	1,427	59.2	48.1	-	70.3	40.8	29.7	-	51.9
	High School	4,772	70.5	65.3	-	75.7	29.5	24.3	-	34.7
	> High School	7,277	86.6	83.6	-	89.6	13.4	10.4	-	16.4
Marital Status
	Married	9,130	82.1	78.9	-	85.2	18.0	14.8	-	21.1
	Other	4,417	68.7	63.1	-	74.3	31.3	25.7	-	36.9
Income
	$15,999 or less	3,227**	63.0	56.3	-	69.8	37.0	30.2	-	43.7
	$16,000-24,999	1,461**	68.7	59.3	-	78.1	31.3	21.9	-	40.7
	$25,000-39,999	2,076**	76.8	69.8	-	83.8	23.2	16.2	-	30.2
	$40,000 or more	5,632**	90.3	87.4	-	93.3	9.7	6.7	-	12.6
Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,719**	83.7	80.6	-	86.7	16.4	13.3	-	19.4
	Yes	4,223**	65.6	59.7	-	71.4	34.5	28.6	-	40.3
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,899**	85.3	82.3	-	88.4	14.7	11.6	-	17.7
	Yes	5,080**	65.7	60.5	-	71.0	34.3	29.0	-	39.5
Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	855	73.4	70.2	-	76.6	26.6	23.4	-	29.8
	2500 grams or more	12,688	77.8	74.7	-	80.8	22.3	19.2	-	25.3
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.
	a. I needed to see a dentist for a problem
** 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 2002 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