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Teeth Cleaned During Most Recent Pregnancy

2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI
	Total	14,152	56.1	52.5	-	59.6	43.9	40.4	-	47.5
Age
	<20 years	1,135	68.9	51.8	-	82.1	31.1	17.9	-	48.2
	20-24 years	3,580	73.7	67.0	-	79.5	26.3	20.5	-	33.0
	25-34 years	7,399	50.6	45.9	-	55.3	49.4	44.7	-	54.2
	35+ years	2,037	38.3	29.8	-	47.5	61.7	52.5	-	70.2

Mother's Race
	White	13,494	55.8	52.2	-	59.3	44.3	40.7	-	47.9
	Black	299	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	344	62.2	38.3	-	81.3	37.8	18.7	-	61.7

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	221^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,908^	56.1	52.5	-	59.6	43.9	40.4	-	47.5

Education
	< High School	1,526	74.7	59.4	-	85.6	25.3	14.4	-	40.6
	High School	4,759	70.5	64.4	-	75.9	29.6	24.1	-	35.7
	> High School	7,786	46.2	41.8	-	50.6	53.8	49.4	-	58.2

Marital Status
	Married	8,934	45.9	41.6	-	50.2	54.1	49.8	-	58.4
	Other	5,216	72.4	66.5	-	77.6	27.6	22.4	-	33.5

Income
	$14,999 or less	2,915**	77.3	70.1	-	83.1	22.7	16.9	-	29.9
	$15,000-24,999	1,454**	73.5	63.6	-	81.4	26.5	18.6	-	36.4
	$25,000-49,999	2,853**	58.8	51.8	-	65.5	41.2	34.5	-	48.2
	$50,000 or more	4,342**	34.2	29.1	-	39.8	65.8	60.3	-	70.9

Enrolled in WIC
	No	7,349**	46.4	42.1	-	50.8	53.6	49.2	-	57.9
	Yes	4,145**	73.2	67.4	-	78.4	26.8	21.6	-	32.6

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	6,549**	41.7	37.3	-	46.3	58.3	53.7	-	62.7
	Yes	5,016**	74.9	69.6	-	79.5	25.2	20.5	-	30.4

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	966	63.6	60.0	-	67.0	36.5	33.0	-	40.0
	2500 grams or more	13,184	55.6	51.9	-	59.3	44.4	40.7	-	48.1

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 79: When did you have your teetch cleaned by a dentist or dental hygienist?
	During 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



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