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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 | ||||||||||