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Did a Dental/Health Care Worker Talk with Mother about Dental Care?*
2002 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,546 64.2 61.0 - 67.4 35.8 32.6 - 39.0
Age                    
<20 years 1,147 69.4 57.9 - 80.9 30.6 19.1 - 42.1
20-24 years 3,364 75.0 68.9 - 81.1 25.0 18.9 - 31.1
25-34 years 7,149 62.0 57.7 - 66.3 38.0 33.7 - 42.3
35+ years 1,886 48.8 39.2 - 58.3 51.3 41.7 - 60.8
Mother's Race                  
White 13,013 64.0 60.7 - 67.3 36.0 32.7 - 39.3
Black 171 # # - # # # - #
Other 337 60.9 35.1 - 86.6 39.1 13.4 - 64.9
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 168^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,373^ 64.3 61.1 - 67.5 35.7 32.5 - 38.9
Education                  
< High School 1,427 74.1 64.0 - 84.1 25.9 15.9 - 36.0
High School 4,772 72.9 67.8 - 78.1 27.1 21.9 - 32.2
> High School 7,277 56.5 52.1 - 60.8 43.5 39.2 - 47.9
Marital Status                  
Married 9,130 58.7 54.7 - 62.7 41.3 37.3 - 45.3
Other 4,417 75.2 70.0 - 80.5 24.8 19.5 - 30.0
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,227** 79.1 73.2 - 84.9 20.9 15.1 - 26.8
$16,000-24,999 1,461** 81.1 73.4 - 88.8 18.9 11.2 - 26.6
$25,000-39,999 2,076** 63.2 55.1 - 71.3 36.8 28.7 - 44.9
$40,000 or more 5,632** 51.2 46.2 - 56.1 48.9 43.9 - 53.8
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,719** 57.6 53.7 - 61.6 42.4 38.4 - 46.3
Yes 4,223** 77.8 72.6 - 82.9 22.3 17.1 - 27.4
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 7,899** 53.2 49.0 - 57.4 46.8 42.6 - 51.0
Yes 5,080** 81.1 76.7 - 85.5 18.9 14.5 - 23.4
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 855 70.1 66.9 - 73.4 29.9 26.6 - 33.1
2500 grams or more 12,688 63.9 60.5 - 67.3 36.1 32.7 - 39.5
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 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