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Mother Had a Dental Problem and Needed to See a Dentist*

2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI
	Total	14,152	75.8	72.7	-	78.6	24.2	21.4	-	27.3
Age
	<20 years	1,135	72.4	57.3	-	83.7	27.6	16.3	-	42.8
	20-24 years	3,580	66.0	59.3	-	72.1	34.0	27.9	-	40.7
	25-34 years	7,399	78.7	74.7	-	82.2	21.3	17.8	-	25.3
	35+ years	2,037	85.0	77.6	-	90.2	15.0	9.8	-	22.4

Mother's Race
	White	13,494	75.6	72.5	-	78.5	24.4	21.5	-	27.5
	Black	299	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	344	72.1	50.5	-	86.8	27.9	13.2	-	49.6

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	221^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,908^	75.8	72.7	-	78.6	24.2	21.4	-	27.3

Education
	< High School	1,526	67.3	54.7	-	77.8	32.7	22.2	-	45.3
	High School	4,759	68.6	62.8	-	73.8	31.5	26.2	-	37.2
	> High School	7,786	81.4	77.8	-	84.5	18.6	15.5	-	22.2

Marital Status
	Married	8,934	82.8	79.5	-	85.6	17.3	14.4	-	20.5
	Other	5,216	65.2	59.5	-	70.4	34.9	29.6	-	40.5

Income
	$14,999 or less	3,785**	63.4	56.7	-	69.7	36.6	30.3	-	43.3
	$15,000-24,999	1792**	73.0	64.0	-	80.5	27.0	19.5	-	36.0
	$25,000-49,999	3,114**	73.3	66.8	-	78.9	26.7	21.1	-	33.2
	$50,000 or more	4,615**	88.6	84.7	-	91.6	11.4	8.4	-	15.3

Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,210**	82.5	79.2	-	85.5	17.5	14.5	-	20.8
	Yes	4,991**	64.6	58.9	-	69.9	35.4	30.1	-	41.2

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,063**	86.3	83.0	-	89.1	13.7	10.9	-	17.0
	Yes	6,244**	63.9	58.8	-	68.6	36.2	31.4	-	41.2

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	966	72.3	69.1	-	75.3	27.7	24.7	-	31.0
	2500 grams or more	13,184	76.0	72.8	-	79.0	24.0	21.1	-	27.3

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 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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