Did Mother Ever Have Teeth Cleaned - Division of Public Health Systems

Did Mother Ever Have Teeth Cleaned?*

2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI
	Total	14,152	4.2	2.9	-	5.9	95.8	94.1	-	97.1
Age
	<20 years	1,135	5.6	1.6	-	17.9	94.4	82.1	-	98.4
	20-24 years	3,580	3.4	1.6	-	7.0	96.6	93.0	-	98.4
	25-34 years	7,399	5.0	3.2	-	7.7	95.0	92.3	-	96.8
	35+ years	2,037	1.9	0.5	-	6.5	98.2	93.5	-	99.5

Mother's Race
	White	13,494	3.6	2.5	-	5.3	96.4	94.8	-	97.5
	Black	299	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	344	6.4	1.7	-	21.3	93.6	78.7	-	98.3

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	221^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,908^	4.2	2.9	-	5.9	95.8	94.1	-	97.1

Education
	< High School	1,526	13.8	7.1	-	25.1	86.2	74.9	-	92.9
	High School	4,759	6.9	4.4	-	10.5	93.1	89.5	-	96.0
	> High School	7,786	0.9	0.4	-	2.1	99.1	97.9	-	99.6

Marital Status
	Married	8,934	3.3	2.0	-	5.2	96.7	94.8	-	98.0
	Other	5,216	5.6	3.3	-	9.2	94.4	90.9	-	96.7

Income
	$14,999 or less	3,820**	10.3	6.7	-	15.6	89.7	84.4	-	93.4
	$15,000-24,999	1,790**	6.6	3.4	-	12.4	93.4	87.6	-	96.6
	$25,000-49,999	3,131**	1.0	0.3	-	3.6	99.0	96.4	-	99.7
	$50,000 or more	4,750**	0.4	0.1	-	1.8	99.6	98.2	-	99.9

Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,383**	2.2	1.2	-	3.9	97.8	96.1	-	98.8
	Yes	5,005**	7.3	4.7	-	11.2	92.7	88.8	-	95.3

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,232**	1.1	0.5	-	2.5	98.9	97.5	-	99.5
	Yes	6,260**	7.7	5.2	-	11.2	92.3	88.9	-	94.8

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	966	4.5	3.2	-	6.1	95.6	93.9	-	96.8
	2500 grams or more	13,184	4.2	2.9	-	6.0	95.8	94.0	-	97.1

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 78. Have you ever had your teeth cleaned by a dentist of dental hygienist?

** 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