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

Did Mother Go to a Dentist or Dental Clinic?*

2005 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI
	Total	14,110	54.0	50.2	-	56.8	46.5	43.2	-	49.8
Age
	<20 years	1,122	64.9	50.2	-	77.2	35.1	22.8	-	49.8
	20-24 years	3,506	66.4	59.9	-	72.5	33.5	27.5	-	40.1
	25-34 years	7,467	49.4	45.0	-	53.9	50.6	46.2	-	55.1
	35+ years	2,013	39.1	31.3	-	47.6	60.9	52.4	-	68.8

Mother's Race
	White	13,467	53.4	50.1	-	56.7	46.6	43.3	-	49.9
	Black	259	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	358	55.2	29.6	-	78.3	44.8	21.7	-	70.4

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	179^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,905^	53.6	50.3	-	56.9	46.4	43.1	-	49.7

Education
	< High School	1,539	73.2	62.1	-	82.0	26.8	18.0	-	37.9
	High School	4,747	62.3	56.2	-	68.0	37.8	32.1	-	43.8
	> High School	7,783	44.4	40.3	-	48.6	55.6	51.4	-	59.7

Marital Status
	Married	9,182	45.6	41.7	-	49.7	54.4	50.4	-	58.4
	Other	4,922	67.8	62.2	-	73.0	32.2	27.0	-	37.8

Income
	$14,999 or less	3,704**	72.6	66.1	-	78.2	27.5	21.9	-	33.9
	$15,000-24,999	1,762**	64.0	54.4	-	72.6	36.0	27.4	-	45.6
	$25,000-49,999	3,580**	54.5	48.0	-	60.8	45.5	39.2	-	52.0
	$50,000 or more	4,501**	33.7	28.8	-	38.9	66.3	61.1	-	71.2

Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,572**	43.9	39.9	-	48.0	56.1	52.1	-	60.1
	Yes	4,878**	71.1	65.6	-	76.0	28.9	24.0	-	34.4

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,062**	37.6	33.4	-	42.0	62.4	58.0	-	66.6
	Yes	6,485**	71.2	66.5	-	75.6	28.8	24.5	-	33.5

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	963	62.5	59.0	-	65.8	37.6	34.2	-	41.0
	2500 grams or more	13,140	52.9	49.4	-	56.4	47.1	43.6	-	50.6

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 2005 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