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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