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Teeth Cleaned During Most Recent Pregnancy | ||||||||||
2007 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | |||||
Total | 14,110 | 58.1 | 54.7 | - | 61.6 | 41.9 | 38.5 | - | 45.4 | |
Age | ||||||||||
<20 years | 1,176 | 71.5 | 57.4 | - | 82.4 | 28.5 | 17.6 | - | 42.6 | |
20-24 years | 3,620 | 76.6 | 70.0 | - | 82.0 | 23.5 | 18.0 | - | 30.0 | |
25-34 years | 7,307 | 51.3 | 46.5 | - | 56.1 | 48.7 | 43.9 | - | 53.5 | |
35+ years | 2,007 | 42.6 | 34.1 | - | 51.5 | 57.4 | 48.5 | - | 65.9 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||
White | 13,392 | 57.7 | 54.2 | - | 61.2 | 42.3 | 38.8 | - | 45.8 | |
Black | 330 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 373 | 64.6 | 33.6 | - | 86.8 | 35.4 | 13.2 | - | 66.5 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||
Yes | 208^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13,871^ | 58.2 | 54.7 | - | 61.6 | 41.8 | 38.4 | - | 45.3 | |
Education | ||||||||||
< High School | 1,490 | 78.5 | 65.0 | - | 87.8 | 21.5 | 12.3 | - | 35.0 | |
High School | 4,761 | 76.0 | 70.3 | - | 81.0 | 24.0 | 19.0 | - | 29.8 | |
> High School | 7,798 | 46.2 | 41.8 | - | 50.6 | 53.8 | 49.4 | - | 58.2 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||
Married | 8,592 | 47.4 | 43.2 | - | 51.7 | 52.6 | 48.3 | - | 56.8 | |
Other | 5,515 | 75.8 | 70.2 | - | 80.6 | 24.2 | 19.4 | - | 29.8 | |
Income | ||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 4,090** | 86.7 | 80.2 | - | 91.3 | 13.3 | 8.8 | - | 19.8 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 1,821** | 71.3 | 61.4 | - | 79.5 | 28.7 | 20.5 | - | 38.6 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 3,054** | 62.8 | 55.7 | - | 69.4 | 37.2 | 30.7 | - | 44.3 | |
$50,000 or more | 4,547** | 32.7 | 27.7 | - | 38.2 | 67.3 | 61.8 | - | 72.3 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||
No | 8,149** | 46.5 | 42.2 | - | 50.8 | 53.5 | 49.2 | - | 57.8 | |
Yes | 5,221** | 79.2 | 73.8 | - | 83.7 | 20.8 | 16.3 | - | 26.2 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||
No | 6,485** | 39.0 | 34.5 | - | 43.7 | 61.0 | 56.3 | - | 65.5 | |
Yes | 7,027** | 77.4 | 72.8 | - | 81.5 | 22.6 | 18.5 | - | 27.2 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||
<2500 grams | 892 | 60.9 | 57.3 | - | 64.5 | 39.1 | 35.6 | - | 42.8 | |
2500 grams or more | 13,207 | 58.0 | 54.3 | - | 61.6 | 42.0 | 38.4 | - | 45.7 | |
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 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 | ||||||||||