Did Mother Go to a Dentist or Dental Clinic - Division of Public Health Systems | MeCDC

Did Mother Go to a Dentist or Dental Clinic?*

2004 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI
	Total	13,929	54.0	50.7	-	57.3	46.0	42.7	-	49.3
Age
	<20 years	1,102	65.6	52.7	-	76.4	34.5	23.6	-	47.3
	20-24 years	3,427	74.0	67.7	-	79.5	26.0	20.6	-	32.3
	25-34 years	7,434	47.2	42.8	-	51.6	52.8	48.4	-	57.2
	35+ years	1,961	36.7	28.8	-	45.5	63.3	54.5	-	71.3

Mother's Race
	White	13,340	53.5	50.2	-	56.8	46.5	43.2	-	49.9
	Black	224	54.8	26.4	-	80.4	45.2	19.6	-	73.6
	Other	343	72.5	47.7	-	88.4	27.5	11.6	-	52.3

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	178^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,722^	53.8	50.5	-	57.1	46.2	42.9	-	49.5

Education
	< High School	1,424	73.8	62.0	-	82.9	26.2	17.0	-	38.0
	High School	4,823	66.4	60.9	-	71.5	33.6	28.6	-	39.1
	> High School	7,600	42.1	37.9	-	46.4	57.9	53.6	-	62.1

Marital Status
	Married	9,208	46.9	43.0	-	50.8	53.1	49.2	-	57.0
	Other	4,721	70.6	64.6	-	75.9	29.4	24.1	-	35.4

Income
	$14,999 or less	3,480**	74.0	67.7	-	79.4	26.1	20.6	-	32.3
	$15,000-24,999	1,753**	65.8	56.4	-	74.2	34.2	25.9	-	43.6
	$25,000-49,999	2,262**	57.0	50.6	-	63.2	43.0	36.9	-	49.4
	$50,000 or more	5,227**	32.1	27.2	-	37.4	68.0	62.7	-	72.8

Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,691**	43.7	39.8	-	47.8	56.3	52.2	-	60.3
	Yes	4,493**	73.2	67.8	-	78.0	26.8	22.0	-	32.2

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,586**	39.8	35.7	-	44.1	60.2	55.9	-	64.3
	Yes	5,658**	72.2	67.4	-	76.6	27.8	23.4	-	32.7

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	891	61.6	58.2	-	65.0	38.4	35.0	-	41.8
	2500 grams or more	13,028	53.6	50.1	-	57.0	46.4	43.0	-	49.9

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 77: This question is about the care of your teeth during your most recent pregnancy.
	b. I went to a dentist or dental clinic
** 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