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Mother Talked to About Care of Teeth and Gums*

2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI
	Total	14,152	59.7	56.3	-	62.9	40.4	37.1	-	43.7
Age
	<20 years	1,135	56.3	41.0	-	70.6	43.7	29.4	-	59.0
	20-24 years	3,580	70.3	63.8	-	76.1	29.7	24.0	-	36.2
	25-34 years	7,399	57.2	52.8	-	61.6	42.8	38.4	-	47.2
	35+ years	2,037	50.7	42.2	-	59.2	49.3	40.8	-	57.8

Mother's Race
	White	13,494	59.3	55.9	-	62.6	40.7	37.4	-	44.1
	Black	299	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	344	66.3	44.8	-	82.6	33.7	17.4	-	55.2

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	221^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,908^	59.8	56.5	-	63.1	40.2	36.9	-	43.5

Education
	< High School	1,526	70.9	58.3	-	80.9	29.1	19.1	-	41.7
	High School	4,759	67.0	61.2	-	72.3	33.0	27.7	-	38.8
	> High School	7,786	53.6	49.3	-	57.8	46.4	42.2	-	50.7

Marital Status
	Married	8,934	54.7	50.7	-	58.8	45.3	41.2	-	49.4
	Other	5,216	67.1	61.4	-	72.3	32.9	27.7	-	38.6

Income
	$14,999 or less	3,788**	73.4	67.0	-	79.0	26.6	21.1	-	33.0
	$15,000-24,999	1,729**	67.9	58.5	-	76.0	32.1	24.1	-	41.5
	$25,000-49,999	3,018**	61.5	54.7	-	67.9	38.5	32.1	-	45.3
	$50,000 or more	4,629**	44.1	38.9	-	49.5	55.9	50.5	-	61.1

Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,103**	55.2	51.1	-	59.3	44.8	40.7	-	49.0
	Yes	4,956**	67.1	61.4	-	72.2	32.9	27.8	-	38.6

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,029**	49.3	45.0	-	53.7	50.7	46.3	-	55.0
	Yes	6,135**	71.5	66.6	-	75.9	28.5	24.1	-	33.4

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	966	59.9	56.4	-	63.2	40.1	36.8	-	43.6
	2500 grams or more	13,184	59.6	56.1	-	63.1	40.4	36.9	-	43.9

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.
	c. Dental or other health care worker talked with me about how to care for teeth and gums
** 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




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