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Teeth Cleaned After Most Recent Pregnancy

2005 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI
	Total	14,110	69.0	65.6	-	72.2	31.1	27.9	-	34.4
Age
	<20 years	1,122	83.7	68.8	-	92.3	16.3	7.7	-	31.2
	20-24 years	3,506	81.0	74.7	-	86.1	19.0	14.0	-	25.3
	25-34 years	7,467	64.3	59.5	-	68.8	35.7	31.2	-	40.5
	35+ years	2,013	56.6	47.6	-	65.1	43.4	34.9	-	52.4

Mother's Race
	White	13,467	68.6	65.2	-	71.9	31.4	28.1	-	34.8
	Black	259	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	358	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	179^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,905^	68.9	65.5	-	72.1	31.1	27.9	-	34.6

Education
	< High School	1,539	89.8	79.9	-	95.2	10.2	4.8	-	20.1
	High School	4,747	73.2	66.8	-	78.8	26.8	21.2	-	33.2
	> High School	7,783	62.8	58.4	-	67.0	37.2	33.0	-	41.6

Marital Status
	Married	9,182	61.5	57.2	-	65.6	38.5	34.4	-	42.8
	Other	4,922	82.3	77.0	-	86.7	17.7	13.4	-	23.0

Income
	$14,999 or less	3,704**	85.8	79.8	-	90.2	14.3	9.8	-	20.2
	$15,000-24,999	1,762**	78.0	67.7	-	85.7	22.0	14.3	-	32.3
	$25,000-49,999	3,580**	67.9	61.1	-	74.1	32.1	26.0	-	38.9
	$50,000 or more	4,501**	54.4	48.6	-	60.0	45.6	40.0	-	51.4

Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,572**	61.3	57.0	-	65.4	38.7	34.6	-	43.0
	Yes	4,878**	84.0	78.7	-	88.2	16.0	11.8	-	21.3

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,062**	56.2	51.5	-	60.8	43.8	39.2	-	48.5
	Yes	6,485**	83.9	79.4	-	87.6	16.1	12.5	-	20.6

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	963	77.7	74.5	-	80.7	22.3	19.3	-	25.5
	2500 grams or more	13,140	68.4	64.8	-	71.8	31.6	28.2	-	35.2

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 79: When did you have your teeth cleaned by a dentist or dental hygienist? After my most recent pregnancy

** 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