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Mother Talked to About Care of Teeth and Gums*

2005 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI
	Total	14,110	55.5	52.2	-	58.8	44.5	41.2	-	47.8
Age
	<20 years	1,122	54.9	40.6	-	68.5	45.1	31.5	-	59.4
	20-24 years	3,506	66.4	59.8	-	72.4	33.6	27.6	-	40.2
	25-34 years	7,467	52.7	48.2	-	57.2	47.3	42.9	-	51.8
	35+ years	2,013	45.2	37.0	-	53.8	54.8	46.3	-	63.1

Mother's Race
	White	13,467	55.8	52.5	-	59.1	44.2	40.9	-	47.6
	Black	259	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	358	46.3	22.9	-	71.4	53.7	28.6	-	77.1

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	179^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,905^	55.8	52.2	-	58.8	44.5	41.2	-	47.8

Education
	< High School	1,539	68.3	56.9	-	77.8	31.8	22.3	-	43.1
	High School	4,747	64.0	58.0	-	69.6	36.1	30.4	-	42.1
	> High School	7,783	47.8	43.6	-	52.0	52.2	48.0	-	56.4

Marital Status
	Married	9,182	51.3	47.3	-	55.4	48.7	44.6	-	52.7
	Other	4,922	62.8	57.0	-	68.2	37.2	31.8	-	43.0

Income
	$14,999 or less	3,704**	66.3	59.6	-	72.4	33.7	27.6	-	40.4
	$15,000-24,999	1,762**	64.9	55.4	-	73.4	35.1	26.6	-	44.6
	$25,000-49,999	3,580**	61.4	55.0	-	67.5	38.6	32.5	-	45.0
	$50,000 or more	4,501**	38.5	33.4	-	43.9	61.5	56.1	-	66.6

Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,572**	49.7	45.7	-	53.8	50.3	46.2	-	54.4
	Yes	4,878**	65.9	60.3	-	71.2	34.1	28.8	-	39.8

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,062**	43.2	38.8	-	47.7	56.8	52.4	-	61.2
	Yes	6,485**	68.8	64.0	-	73.2	31.2	26.8	-	36.1

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	963	63.4	59.9	-	66.7	36.7	33.3	-	40.2
	2500 grams or more	13,140	55.0	51.4	-	58.5	45.0	41.5	-	48.6

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.
	c. Dental or other health care worker talked with me about how to care for teeth and gums
** 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