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Mother Talked to About Care of Teeth and Gums*
2007 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 14,110 54.8 51.4 - 58.1 45.3 41.9 - 48.7
Age                    
<20 years 1,176 53.0 40.3 - 65.4 47.0 34.7 - 59.7
20-24 years 3,620 62.1 55.3 - 68.4 37.9 31.6 - 44.7
25-34 years 7,307 52.1 47.5 - 56.8 47.9 43.2 - 52.5
35+ years 2,007 51.4 42.8 - 60.0 48.6 40.0 - 57.2
Mother's Race                  
White 13,392 54.7 51.3 - 58.1 45.3 41.9 - 48.7
Black 330 # # - # # # - #
Other  373 62.0 36.4 - 82.4 38.0 17.6 - 63.7
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 208^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,871^ 54.7 51.2 - 58.1 45.3 42.0 - 48.8
Education                  
< High School 1,490 57.7 45.0 - 69.4 42.3 30.6 - 55.0
High School 4,761 65.8 60.0 - 71.2 34.2 28.8 - 40.0
> High School 7,798 48.2 43.8 - 52.5 51.9 47.5 - 56.2
Marital Status                  
Married 8,592 49.8 45.6 - 54.0 50.2 46.0 - 54.4
Other 5,515 62.0 56.3 - 67.4 38.0 32.6 - 43.7
Income                    
$14,999 or less 3,876** 63.4 55.9 - 70.3 36.6 29.7 - 44.1
$15,000-24,999 1,819** 62.1 52.5 - 70.8 37.9 29.2 - 47.5
$25,000-49,999 3,023** 60.0 53.1 - 66.5 40.1 33.5 - 46.9
$50,000 or more 4,514** 44.1 38.7 - 49.7 55.9 50.3 - 61.3
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,032** 50.1 45.8 - 54.3 49.9 45.7 - 54.2
Yes 5,058** 62.1 56.3 - 67.5 37.9 32.5 - 43.7
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 6,435** 45.7 41.1 - 50.4 54.3 49.6 - 58.9
Yes 6,797** 63.1 58.3 - 67.8 36.9 32.2 - 41.8
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 892 61.4 57.9 - 64.8 38.6 35.3 - 42.1
2500 grams or more 13,207 54.4 50.8 - 57.9 45.6 42.1 - 49.2
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.
c. Dental or other health care worker talked with me about how to care for teeth and gums
** 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 2007 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