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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 m | 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 |