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Did Mother Ever Have Teeth Cleaned?*

2004 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI
	Total	13,929	4.5	3.3	-	6.2	95.5	93.8	-	96.7
Age
	<20 years	1,102	2.6	0.5	-	12.1	97.2	87.9	-	99.5
	20-24 years	3,427	8.1	5.0	-	12.7	91.9	87.3	-	95.0
	25-34 years	7,434	3.7	2.3	-	5.9	96.3	94.1	-	97.7
	35+ years	1,961	2.1	0.6	-	7.1	97.9	92.9	-	99.4

Mother's Race
	White	13,340	3.9	2.8	-	5.5	96.1	94.5	-	97.2
	Black	224	10.6	1.6	-	46.9	89.4	53.1	-	98.4
	Other	343	28.0	11.6	-	53.5	72.0	46.5	-	88.4

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	178^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,722^	4.4	3.2	-	6.1	95.6	93.9	-	96.8

Education
	< High School	1,424	12.9	6.7	-	23.3	87.2	76.7	-	93.3
	High School	4,823	7.7	5.3	-	11.2	92.3	88.8	-	94.7
	> High School	7,600	0.9	0.3	-	2.1	99.1	97.9	-	99.7

Marital Status
	Married	9,208	3.9	2.6	-	5.8	96.1	94.2	-	97.4
	Other	4,721	6.0	3.7	-	9.6	94.0	90.4	-	96.3

Income
	$14,999 or less	3,480**	8.5	5.5	-	13.0	91.5	87.0	-	94.5
	$15,000-24,999	1,753**	8.9	4.7	-	16.2	91.1	83.8	-	95.3
	$25,000-49,999	2,262**	3.8	1.9	-	7.5	96.2	92.5	-	98.1
	$50,000 or more	5,227**	0.3	0.1	-	2.1	99.7	97.9	-	100.0

Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,691**	2.6	1.6	-	4.4	97.4	95.6	-	98.5
	Yes	4,493**	8.1	5.5	-	11.8	91.9	88.2	-	94.6

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,586**	1.1	0.4	-	2.6	98.9	97.4	-	99.6
	Yes	5,658**	8.9	6.4	-	12.3	91.1	87.7	-	93.6

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	891	5.7	4.2	-	7.6	94.3	92.4	-	95.8
	2500 grams or more	13,028	4.4	3.2	-	6.2	95.6	93.8	-	96.8

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 78. Have you ever had your teeth cleaned by a dentist of dental hygienist?

** 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