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Dental Insurance* | ||||||||||
2004 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | |||||
Total | 13,929 | 32.4 | 29.4 | - | 35.6 | 67.6 | 64.4 | - | 70.6 | |
Age | ||||||||||
<20 years | 1,102 | 4.1 | 1.1 | - | 13.6 | 96.0 | 86.4 | - | 98.9 | |
20-24 years | 3,427 | 34.4 | 28.4 | - | 41.0 | 65.6 | 59.0 | - | 71.7 | |
25-34 years | 7,434 | 36.3 | 32.2 | - | 40.6 | 63.7 | 59.4 | - | 67.8 | |
35+ years | 1,961 | 29.4 | 22.0 | - | 38.0 | 70.6 | 62.0 | - | 78.0 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||
White | 13,340 | 32.3 | 29.3 | - | 35.5 | 67.7 | 64.5 | - | 70.7 | |
Black | 224 | 33.6 | 12.3 | - | 64.6 | 66.4 | 35.4 | - | 87.7 | |
Other | 343 | 29.8 | 12.6 | - | 55.6 | 70.2 | 44.4 | - | 87.4 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||
Yes | 178^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13,722^ | 32.3 | 29.3 | - | 35.4 | 67.7 | 64.6 | - | 70.7 | |
Education | ||||||||||
< High School | 1,424 | 23.7 | 14.9 | - | 35.5 | 76.3 | 64.5 | - | 85.1 | |
High School | 4,823 | 37.3 | 32.1 | - | 42.8 | 62.8 | 57.3 | - | 67.9 | |
> High School | 7,600 | 31.0 | 27.2 | - | 35.1 | 69.0 | 64.9 | - | 72.8 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||
Married | 9,208 | 32.8 | 29.3 | - | 36.5 | 67.2 | 63.5 | - | 70.7 | |
Other | 4,721 | 31.5 | 26.1 | - | 37.5 | 68.5 | 62.5 | - | 73.9 | |
Income | ||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,480** | 26.7 | 21.3 | - | 32.8 | 73.3 | 67.2 | - | 78.7 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 1,753** | 47.9 | 38.8 | - | 57.2 | 52.1 | 42.8 | - | 61.2 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 2,262** | 42.8 | 36.6 | - | 49.1 | 57.3 | 50.9 | - | 63.4 | |
$50,000 or more | 5,227** | 23.4 | 19.1 | - | 28.3 | 76.6 | 71.7 | - | 80.9 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||
No | 8,691** | 32.0 | 28.3 | - | 35.8 | 68.0 | 64.2 | - | 71.7 | |
Yes | 4,493** | 33.7 | 28.5 | - | 39.3 | 66.3 | 60.7 | - | 71.5 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||
No | 7,586** | 27.0 | 23.4 | - | 31.0 | 73.0 | 69.0 | - | 76.6 | |
Yes | 5,658** | 39.4 | 34.5 | - | 44.5 | 60.6 | 55.6 | - | 65.5 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||
<2500 grams | 891 | 32.0 | 28.8 | - | 35.3 | 68.0 | 64.7 | - | 71.2 | |
2500 grams or more | 13,028 | 32.4 | 29.3 | - | 35.8 | 67.6 | 64.3 | - | 70.7 | |
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 80: Do you have any insurance that pays for some or all of your dental care? | ||||||||||
** 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 2004 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 | ||||||||||