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Mother Had a Dental Problem and Needed to See a Dentist* | ||||||||||
2005 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | |||||
Total | 14,110 | 74.3 | 71.2 | - | 77.1 | 25.8 | 22.9 | - | 28.8 | |
Age | ||||||||||
<20 years | 1,122 | 78.4 | 64.5 | - | 87.9 | 21.6 | 12.1 | - | 35.5 | |
20-24 years | 3,506 | 63.4 | 56.8 | - | 69.5 | 36.6 | 30.5 | - | 43.2 | |
25-34 years | 7,467 | 76.9 | 72.8 | - | 80.5 | 23.1 | 19.5 | - | 27.2 | |
35+ years | 2,013 | 84.1 | 76.8 | - | 89.4 | 15.9 | 10.6 | - | 23.2 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||
White | 13,467 | 74.6 | 71.5 | - | 77.5 | 25.4 | 22.5 | - | 28.5 | |
Black | 259 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 358 | 63.1 | 35.4 | - | 84.2 | 36.9 | 15.8 | - | 64.6 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||
Yes | 179^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13,905^ | 74.6 | 71.5 | - | 77.5 | 25.4 | 22.6 | - | 28.5 | |
Education | ||||||||||
< High School | 1,539 | 66.2 | 55.2 | - | 75.6 | 33.8 | 24.4 | - | 44.8 | |
High School | 4,747 | 68.3 | 62.4 | - | 73.7 | 31.7 | 26.3 | - | 37.6 | |
> High School | 7,783 | 79.8 | 76.2 | - | 83.0 | 20.2 | 17.0 | - | 23.8 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||
Married | 9,182 | 77.5 | 73.8 | - | 80.8 | 22.5 | 19.2 | - | 26.2 | |
Other | 4,922 | 68.7 | 63.1 | - | 73.7 | 31.4 | 26.3 | - | 36.9 | |
Income | ||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,704** | 61.6 | 55.0 | - | 67.9 | 38.4 | 32.1 | - | 45.0 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 1,762** | 75.0 | 66.1 | - | 82.2 | 25.0 | 17.8 | - | 33.9 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 3,580** | 73.6 | 67.4 | - | 78.9 | 26.5 | 21.1 | - | 32.6 | |
$50,000 or more | 4,501** | 85.0 | 80.6 | - | 88.5 | 15.0 | 11.5 | - | 19.4 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||
No | 8,572** | 79.6 | 76.0 | - | 82.8 | 20.4 | 17.3 | - | 24.0 | |
Yes | 4,878** | 65.3 | 59.7 | - | 70.6 | 34.7 | 29.5 | - | 40.3 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||
No | 7,062** | 82.9 | 79.2 | - | 86.1 | 17.1 | 13.9 | - | 20.8 | |
Yes | 6,485** | 65.0 | 60.1 | - | 69.5 | 35.1 | 30.5 | - | 39.9 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||
<2500 grams | 963 | 72.1 | 68.7 | - | 75.3 | 27.9 | 24.7 | - | 31.3 | |
2500 grams or more | 13,140 | 74.4 | 71.1 | - | 77.4 | 25.6 | 22.6 | - | 28.9 | |
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. | ||||||||||
a. I needed to see a dentist for a problem | ||||||||||
** 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 | ||||||||||