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Teeth Cleaned Before Most Recent Pregnancy

2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI
	Total	14,152	12.4	10.3	-	14.8	87.6	85.2	-	89.7
Age
	<20 years	1,135	2.3	0.3	-	13.9	97.7	86.1	-	99.7
	20-24 years	3,580	16.2	11.7	-	21.9	83.8	78.1	-	88.3
	25-34 years	7,399	12.8	10.0	-	16.2	87.2	83.8	-	90.0
	35+ years	2,037	8.3	4.5	-	14.8	91.7	85.2	-	95.5

Mother's Race
	White	13,494	12.6	10.4	-	15.1	87.4	84.9	-	89.6
	Black	299	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	344	6.7	1.5	-	25.2	93.3	74.8	-	98.5

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	221^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,908^	12.4	10.3	-	14.9	87.6	85.1	-	89.7

Education
	< High School	1,526	7.6	3.2	-	17.1	92.4	82.9	-	96.8
	High School	4,759	21.4	16.7	-	27.0	78.6	73.0	-	83.3
	> High School	7,786	8.7	6.5	-	11.5	91.3	88.5	-	93.5

Marital Status
	Married	8,934	11.2	8.9	-	14.2	88.0	84.4	-	90.1
	Other	5,216	14.1	10.5	-	18.7	85.9	81.3	-	89.5

Income
	$14,999 or less	3,277**	14.6	10.4	-	20.1	85.4	80.0	-	89.6
	$15,000-24,999	1,616**	19.6	13.1	-	28.4	80.4	71.6	-	86.9
	$25,000-49,999	2,964**	13.7	9.5	-	19.2	86.4	80.8	-	90.5
	$50,000 or more	4,338**	7.1	4.7	-	10.5	92.9	89.5	-	95.3

Enrolled in WIC
	No	7,561**	9.3	7.1	-	12.1	90.7	87.9	-	92.9
	Yes	4,544**	17.6	13.6	-	22.5	82.4	77.5	-	86.4

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	6,660**	8.3	6.1	-	11.1	91.7	88.9	-	93.9
	Yes	5,535**	17.3	13.6	-	21.6	82.7	78.4	-	86.4

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	966	14.3	12.0	-	17.0	85.7	83.0	-	88.0
	2500 grams or more	13,184	12.2	10.0	-	14.9	87.8	85.1	-	90.0

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 79: When did you have your teeth cleaned by a dentist or dental hygienist?
	Before My Most Recent Pregnancy

** 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