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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