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Dental Insurance* | ||||||||||
2005 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | |||||
Total | 14,110 | 36.2 | 33.1 | - | 39.5 | 63.8 | 60.6 | - | 66.9 | |
Age | ||||||||||
<20 years | 1,122 | 6.8 | 2.0 | - | 20.5 | 93.2 | 79.5 | - | 98.0 | |
20-24 years | 3,506 | 44.5 | 38.1 | - | 51.2 | 55.5 | 48.8 | - | 61.9 | |
25-34 years | 7,467 | 35.5 | 31.3 | - | 39.8 | 64.5 | 60.2 | - | 68.7 | |
35+ years | 2,013 | 36.1 | 28.4 | - | 44.5 | 64.0 | 55.5 | - | 71.6 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||
White | 13,467 | 36.5 | 33.3 | - | 39.8 | 63.5 | 60.2 | - | 66.7 | |
Black | 259 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 358 | 36.1 | 15.7 | - | 63.3 | 63.9 | 36.7 | - | 84.4 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||
Yes | 179^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13,905^ | 36.0 | 32.9 | - | 39.3 | 64.0 | 60.7 | - | 67.1 | |
Education | ||||||||||
< High School | 1,539 | 28.0 | 19.2 | - | 38.9 | 72.0 | 61.1 | - | 80.8 | |
High School | 4,747 | 40.7 | 34.9 | - | 46.7 | 59.3 | 53.3 | - | 65.1 | |
> High School | 7,783 | 34.9 | 31.0 | - | 39.0 | 65.1 | 61.0 | - | 69.0 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||
Married | 9,182 | 33.4 | 29.7 | - | 37.3 | 66.6 | 62.7 | - | 70.3 | |
Other | 4,922 | 41.2 | 35.7 | - | 47.0 | 58.8 | 53.1 | - | 64.3 | |
Income | ||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,704** | 39.6 | 33.3 | - | 46.2 | 60.4 | 53.8 | - | 66.7 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 1,762** | 47.0 | 37.9 | - | 56.4 | 53.0 | 43.6 | - | 62.2 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 3,580** | 42.8 | 36.5 | - | 49.2 | 57.3 | 50.8 | - | 63.5 | |
$50,000 or more | 4,501** | 24.2 | 20.0 | - | 29.1 | 75.8 | 70.9 | - | 80.0 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||
No | 8,572** | 32.7 | 29.0 | - | 36.6 | 67.3 | 63.4 | - | 71.0 | |
Yes | 4,878** | 42.5 | 36.9 | - | 48.2 | 57.5 | 51.8 | - | 63.1 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||
No | 7,062** | 27.0 | 23.3 | - | 31.1 | 73.0 | 68.9 | - | 76.7 | |
Yes | 6,485** | 46.3 | 41.4 | - | 51.3 | 53.7 | 48.7 | - | 58.6 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||
<2500 grams | 963 | 35.7 | 32.4 | - | 39.2 | 64.3 | 60.8 | - | 67.6 | |
2500 grams or more | 13,140 | 36.2 | 32.9 | - | 39.7 | 63.8 | 60.3 | - | 67.1 | |
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 80: Do you have any insurance that pays for some or all of your dental care? | ||||||||||
** 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 | ||||||||||