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Teeth Cleaned After Most Recent Pregnancy | ||||||||||
2004 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | |||||
Total | 13,929 | 71.5 | 68.1 | - | 74.6 | 28.6 | 25.4 | - | 31.9 | |
Age | ||||||||||
<20 years | 1,102 | 71.6 | 57.6 | - | 82.4 | 28.4 | 17.7 | - | 42.4 | |
20-24 years | 3,427 | 79.9 | 73.3 | - | 85.2 | 20.1 | 14.8 | - | 26.9 | |
25-34 years | 7,434 | 67.6 | 63.0 | - | 71.9 | 32.4 | 28.1 | - | 37.1 | |
35+ years | 1,961 | 71.4 | 62.1 | - | 79.2 | 28.6 | 20.8 | - | 37.9 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||
White | 13,340 | 71.1 | 67.7 | - | 74.3 | 28.9 | 25.7 | - | 32.3 | |
Black | 224 | 87.3 | 50.5 | - | 97.9 | 12.7 | 2.1 | - | 49.5 | |
Other | 343 | 71.0 | 40.8 | - | 89.7 | 29.0 | 10.3 | - | 59.2 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||
Yes | 178^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13,722^ | 71.4 | 68.1 | - | 74.6 | 28.6 | 25.5 | - | 32.0 | |
Education | ||||||||||
< High School | 1,424 | 79.0 | 65.9 | - | 88.1 | 20.9 | 11.9 | - | 34.1 | |
High School | 4,823 | 77.5 | 71.8 | - | 82.3 | 22.5 | 17.7 | - | 28.2 | |
> High School | 7,600 | 66.7 | 62.3 | - | 70.9 | 33.3 | 29.1 | - | 37.8 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||
Married | 9,208 | 69.0 | 65.0 | - | 72.7 | 31.0 | 27.3 | - | 35.0 | |
Other | 4,721 | 77.1 | 70.9 | - | 82.4 | 22.9 | 17.7 | - | 29.1 | |
Income | ||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,480** | 81.1 | 74.6 | - | 86.3 | 18.9 | 13.7 | - | 25.4 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 1,753** | 81.2 | 71.2 | - | 88.3 | 18.8 | 11.7 | - | 28.8 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 2,262** | 75.4 | 69.0 | - | 80.9 | 24.6 | 19.1 | - | 31.0 | |
$50,000 or more | 5,227** | 58.4 | 52.6 | - | 64.0 | 41.6 | 36.0 | - | 47.5 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||
No | 8,691** | 66.9 | 62.7 | - | 70.9 | 33.1 | 29.1 | - | 37.3 | |
Yes | 4,493** | 80.3 | 74.7 | - | 84.9 | 19.7 | 15.1 | - | 25.3 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||
No | 7,586** | 64.4 | 59.9 | - | 68.6 | 35.6 | 31.4 | - | 40.1 | |
Yes | 5,658** | 81.4 | 76.4 | - | 85.5 | 18.6 | 14.5 | - | 23.6 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||
<2500 grams | 891 | 73.7 | 70.3 | - | 76.8 | 26.3 | 23.2 | - | 29.7 | |
2500 grams or more | 13,028 | 71.3 | 67.8 | - | 74.6 | 28.7 | 25.4 | - | 32.2 | |
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 79: When did you have your teeth cleaned by a dentist or dental hygienist? After my most recent pregnancy | ||||||||||
** 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 | ||||||||||