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Dental Insurance* | ||||||||||
2007 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | |||||
Total | 14,110 | 32.7 | 29.7 | - | 36.0 | 67.3 | 64.1 | - | 70.3 | |
Age | ||||||||||
<20 years | 1,176 | 7.0 | 3.0 | - | 15.6 | 93.0 | 84.4 | - | 97.0 | |
20-24 years | 3,620 | 35.1 | 29.0 | - | 41.8 | 64.9 | 58.2 | - | 71.0 | |
25-34 years | 7,307 | 36.5 | 32.2 | - | 41.1 | 63.5 | 58.9 | - | 67.9 | |
35+ years | 2,007 | 31.0 | 23.7 | - | 39.3 | 69.0 | 60.7 | - | 76.3 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||
White | 13,392 | 33.1 | 30.0 | - | 36.4 | 66.9 | 63.6 | - | 70.0 | |
Black | 330 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 373 | 19.0 | 6.8 | - | 42.9 | 81.0 | 57.1 | - | 93.2 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||
Yes | 208^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13,871^ | 32.7 | 29.6 | - | 35.9 | 67.4 | 64.1 | - | 70.4 | |
Education | ||||||||||
< High School | 1,490 | 23.7 | 14.8 | - | 35.7 | 76.3 | 64.3 | - | 85.2 | |
High School | 4,761 | 38.3 | 32.7 | - | 44.1 | 61.8 | 55.9 | - | 67.3 | |
> High School | 7,798 | 31.5 | 27.6 | - | 35.6 | 68.6 | 64.5 | - | 72.4 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||
Married | 8,592 | 30.2 | 26.6 | - | 34.1 | 69.8 | 65.9 | - | 73.5 | |
Other | 5,515 | 36.5 | 31.3 | - | 42.0 | 63.5 | 58.0 | - | 68.8 | |
Income | ||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 4,090** | 31.6 | 25.2 | - | 38.7 | 68.5 | 61.3 | - | 74.8 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 1,821** | 53.1 | 43.9 | - | 62.1 | 46.9 | 37.9 | - | 56.1 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 3,054** | 36.5 | 30.2 | - | 43.3 | 63.5 | 56.7 | - | 69.8 | |
$50,000 or more | 4,547** | 21.3 | 17.1 | - | 26.1 | 78.8 | 73.9 | - | 82.9 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||
No | 8,149** | 31.1 | 27.3 | - | 35.1 | 68.9 | 64.9 | - | 72.7 | |
Yes | 5,221** | 35.7 | 30.6 | - | 41.2 | 64.3 | 58.8 | - | 69.5 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||
No | 6,485** | 24.6 | 20.8 | - | 28.8 | 75.4 | 71.2 | - | 79.2 | |
Yes | 7,027** | 40.3 | 35.7 | - | 45.1 | 59.7 | 54.9 | - | 64.3 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||
<2500 grams | 892 | 29.8 | 26.7 | - | 33.1 | 70.2 | 66.9 | - | 73.3 | |
2500 grams or more | 13,207 | 32.9 | 29.7 | - | 36.3 | 67.1 | 63.7 | - | 70.4 | |
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 80: Do you have any insurance that pays for some or all of your dental care? | ||||||||||
** 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 | ||||||||||