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Did Mother Go to a Dentist or Dental Clinic?* | |||||||||||||
2007 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | |||||||||||||
No | Yes | ||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | ||||||||
Total | 14,110 | 54.0 | 50.3 | - | 57.0 | 46.4 | 43.0 | - | 49.7 | ||||
Age | |||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,176 | 68.1 | 55.0 | - | 78.9 | 31.9 | 21.2 | - | 45.0 | ||||
20-24 years | 3,620 | 67.5 | 60.8 | - | 73.6 | 32.5 | 26.4 | - | 39.2 | ||||
25-34 years | 7,307 | 48.1 | 43.5 | - | 52.7 | 51.9 | 47.3 | - | 56.5 | ||||
35+ years | 2,007 | 39.1 | 31.1 | - | 47.8 | 60.9 | 52.3 | - | 68.9 | ||||
Mother's Race | |||||||||||||
White | 13,392 | 53.2 | 49.8 | - | 56.6 | 46.8 | 43.4 | - | 50.2 | ||||
Black | 330 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | ||||
Other | 373 | 69.0 | 42.7 | - | 86.9 | 31.0 | 13.1 | - | 57.4 | ||||
Hispanic Origin | |||||||||||||
Yes | 208^ | 69.9 | 43.7 | - | 87.5 | 30.1 | 12.5 | - | 56.3 | ||||
No | 13,871^ | 53.3 | 49.9 | - | 56.7 | 46.7 | 43.3 | - | 50.1 | ||||
Education | |||||||||||||
< High School | 1,490 | 63.1 | 50.2 | - | 74.3 | 36.9 | 25.7 | - | 49.8 | ||||
High School | 4,761 | 71.3 | 65.7 | - | 76.3 | 28.7 | 23.7 | - | 34.3 | ||||
> High School | 7,798 | 42.3 | 38.1 | - | 46.6 | 57.7 | 53.4 | - | 61.9 | ||||
Marital Status | |||||||||||||
Married | 8,592 | 43.9 | 39.8 | - | 48.0 | 56.1 | 52.0 | - | 60.2 | ||||
Other | 5,515 | 68.2 | 62.6 | - | 73.3 | 31.8 | 26.8 | - | 37.4 | ||||
Income | |||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 4,090** | 78.2 | 71.2 | - | 83.8 | 21.8 | 16.2 | - | 28.8 | ||||
$15,000-24,999 | 1,821** | 63.2 | 53.6 | - | 71.8 | 36.8 | 28.2 | - | 46.4 | ||||
$25,000-49,999 | 3,054** | 55.6 | 48.7 | - | 62.3 | 44.4 | 37.8 | - | 51.3 | ||||
$50,000 or more | 4,547** | 32.5 | 27.6 | - | 37.9 | 67.5 | 62.1 | - | 72.4 | ||||
Enrolled in WIC | |||||||||||||
No | 8,149** | 43.4 | 39.3 | - | 47.7 | 56.6 | 52.4 | - | 60.7 | ||||
Yes | 5,221** | 70.3 | 64.7 | - | 75.2 | 29.7 | 24.8 | - | 35.3 | ||||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | |||||||||||||
No | 6,485** | 37.4 | 33.1 | - | 42.0 | 62.6 | 58.0 | - | 66.9 | ||||
Yes | 7,027** | 68.8 | 64.0 | - | 73.2 | 31.2 | 26.8 | - | 36.0 | ||||
Infant's birth weight | |||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 892 | 58.9 | 55.4 | - | 62.3 | 41.1 | 37.7 | - | 44.6 | ||||
2500 grams or more | 13,207 | 53.3 | 49.7 | - | 56.9 | 46.7 | 43.1 | - | 50.3 | ||||
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. | |||||||||||||
b. I went to a dentist or dental clinic | |||||||||||||
** 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 |