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Teeth Cleaned During Most Recent Pregnancy | ||||||||||
2005 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | |||||
Total | 14,110 | 55.1 | 51.6 | - | 58.6 | 44.9 | 41.5 | - | 48.4 | |
Age | ||||||||||
<20 years | 1,122 | 73.6 | 57.8 | - | 85.0 | 26.4 | 15.0 | - | 42.2 | |
20-24 years | 3,506 | 75.1 | 68.5 | - | 80.7 | 24.9 | 19.3 | - | 31.5 | |
25-34 years | 7,467 | 48.0 | 43.3 | - | 52.7 | 52.0 | 47.3 | - | 56.7 | |
35+ years | 2,013 | 37.3 | 29.5 | - | 45.9 | 62.7 | 54.1 | - | 70.5 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||
White | 13,467 | 54.9 | 51.4 | - | 58.4 | 45.1 | 41.6 | - | 48.6 | |
Black | 259 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 358 | 49.3 | 21.6 | - | 77.4 | 50.7 | 22.6 | - | 78.4 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||
Yes | 179^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13,905^ | 55.0 | 51.5 | - | 58.4 | 45.0 | 41.6 | - | 48.6 | |
Education | ||||||||||
< High School | 1,539 | 82.3 | 71.0 | - | 89.8 | 17.7 | 10.2 | - | 29.0 | |
High School | 4,747 | 65.9 | 59.2 | - | 72.0 | 34.1 | 28.0 | - | 40.8 | |
> High School | 7,783 | 44.5 | 40.3 | - | 48.8 | 55.5 | 51.2 | - | 59.7 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||
Married | 9,182 | 44.6 | 40.4 | - | 48.8 | 55.4 | 51.2 | - | 59.6 | |
Other | 4,922 | 74.8 | 69.0 | - | 79.8 | 25.2 | 20.2 | - | 31.0 | |
Income | ||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,704** | 76.9 | 70.1 | - | 82.6 | 23.1 | 17.4 | - | 29.9 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 1,762** | 70.8 | 60.3 | - | 79.4 | 29.2 | 20.6 | - | 39.7 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 3,580** | 58.1 | 51.2 | - | 64.7 | 41.9 | 35.4 | - | 48.8 | |
$50,000 or more | 4,501** | 32.8 | 27.9 | - | 38.2 | 67.2 | 61.8 | - | 72.1 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||
No | 8,572** | 44.8 | 40.6 | - | 49.0 | 55.2 | 51.0 | - | 59.4 | |
Yes | 4,878** | 75.6 | 69.7 | - | 80.6 | 24.4 | 19.4 | - | 30.3 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||
No | 7,062** | 36.6 | 32.3 | - | 41.1 | 63.4 | 58.9 | - | 67.7 | |
Yes | 6,485** | 78.5 | 73.6 | - | 82.7 | 21.5 | 17.3 | - | 26.4 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||
<2500 grams | 963 | 64.4 | 60.8 | - | 67.9 | 35.6 | 32.1 | - | 39.2 | |
2500 grams or more | 13,140 | 54.5 | 50.8 | - | 58.2 | 45.5 | 41.8 | - | 49.2 | |
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 teetch cleaned by a dentist or dental hygienist? | ||||||||||
During 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 | ||||||||||