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Did Mother Go to a Dentist or Dental Clinic?*

2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI
	Total	14,152	54.0	50.9	-	57.6	45.7	42.4	-	49.1
Age
	<20 years	1,135	59.5	43.7	-	73.5	40.5	26.5	-	56.3
	20-24 years	3,580	68.7	62.1	-	74.5	31.4	25.5	-	37.9
	25-34 years	7,399	50.2	45.8	-	54.7	49.8	45.3	-	54.2
	35+ years	2,037	40.9	32.9	-	49.5	59.1	50.5	-	67.1

Mother's Race
	White	13,494	53.5	50.1	-	56.9	46.5	43.1	-	49.9
	Black	299	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	344	63.9	43.4	-	80.4	36.1	19.6	-	56.6

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	221^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,908^	54.3	50.9	-	57.6	45.8	42.4	-	49.1

Education
	< High School	1,526	69.7	56.9	-	80.0	30.3	20.0	-	43.1
	High School	4,759	64.5	58.7	-	70.0	35.5	30.1	-	41.3
	> High School	7,786	45.9	41.8	-	50.2	54.1	49.8	-	58.2

Marital Status
	Married	8,934	47.6	43.5	-	51.6	52.4	48.4	-	56.5
	Other	5,216	64.6	58.9	-	70.0	35.4	30.0	-	41.1

Income
	$14,999 or less	3,786**	71.1	64.6	-	76.9	28.9	23.1	-	35.5
	$15,000-24,999	1,727**	68.7	59.4	-	76.8	31.3	23.2	-	40.6
	$25,000-49,999	3,083**	55.1	48.4	-	61.7	44.9	38.3	-	51.7
	$50,000 or more	4,716**	34.9	30.0	-	40.2	65.1	59.8	-	70.0

Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,255**	46.8	42.7	-	50.9	53.3	49.1	-	57.3
	Yes	4,952**	66.6	60.8	-	71.8	33.5	28.2	-	39.2

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,177**	41.5	37.3	-	45.8	58.5	54.2	-	62.8
	Yes	6,135**	69.3	64.3	-	73.9	30.7	26.1	-	35.8

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	966	59.8	56.5	-	63.1	40.2	36.9	-	43.5
	2500 grams or more	13,184	54.0	50.4	-	57.5	46.1	42.5	-	49.6

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.
	b. I went to a dentist or dental clinic
** 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 2006 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


						Maine Department of Health and Human Services
						Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics