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Did Mother Ever Have Teeth Cleaned?*
2007 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 14,110 2.7 1.8 - 4.0 97.3 96.0 - 98.3
Age                    
<20 years 1,176 5.5 1.9 - 15.0 94.5 85.0 - 98.1
20-24 years 3,620 3.5 1.7 - 6.8 96.5 93.2 - 98.3
25-34 years 7,307 2.5 1.4 - 4.6 97.5 95.4 - 98.6
35+ years 2,007 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 100.0 0.0 - 0.0
Mother's Race                  
White 13,392 2.6 1.6 - 4.0 97.5 96.1 - 98.4
Black 330 # # - # # # - #
Other  373 9.1 2.2 - 30.7 90.9 69.3 - 97.8
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 208^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,871^ 2.3 1.5 - 3.6 97.7 96.4 - 98.5
Education                  
< High School 1,490 6.4 2.4 - 15.8 93.6 84.2 - 97.6
High School 4,761 5.0 3.0 - 8.2 95.0 91.8 - 97.0
> High School 7,798 0.7 0.3 - 1.9 99.3 98.1 - 99.7
Marital Status                  
Married 8,592 1.6 0.8 - 3.2 98.4 96.9 - 99.2
Other 5,515 4.2 2.5 - 7.1 95.8 92.9 - 97.5
Income                    
$14,999 or less 3,876** 6.3 3.6 - 10.9 93.7 89.1 - 96.5
$15,000-24,999 1,819** 4.9 2.2 - 10.8 95.1 89.2 - 97.8
$25,000-49,999 3,023** 0.6 0.1 - 2.9 99.4 97.1 - 99.9
$50,000 or more 4,514** 0.6 0.1 - 3.7 99.4 96.3 - 99.9
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,032** 1.3 0.6 - 2.7 98.7 97.3 - 99.4
Yes 5,058** 5.0 3.0 - 8.0 95.0 92.0 - 97.0
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 6,435** 1.0 0.4 - 2.8 99.0 97.2 - 99.7
Yes 6,797** 4.2 2.7 - 6.6 95.8 93.4 - 97.3
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 892 4.9 3.6 - 6.8 95.1 93.3 - 96.4
2500 grams or more 13,207 2.5 1.6 - 4.0 97.5 96.0 - 98.4
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 78. Have you ever had your teeth cleaned by a dentist of dental hygienist?
** 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
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics