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Mother Talked to About Care of Teeth and Gums*
2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,605 56.1 52.7 - 59.4 43.9 40.6 - 47.3
Age                    
<20 years 1,119 46.3 34.8 - 58.3 53.7 41.7 - 65.2
20-24 years 3,490 63.0 56.3 - 69.3 37.0 30.7 - 43.8
25-34 years 7,126 57.1 52.4 - 61.6 43.0 38.4 - 47.6
35+ years 1,867 45.8 37.1 - 54.8 54.2 45.3 - 63.0
Mother's Race                  
White 12,829 56.6 53.2 - 60.0 43.4 40.0 - 46.9
Black 367 # # - # # # - #
Other  390 43.4 25.6 - 63.0 56.7 37.0 - 74.4
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 220^ # # - # # # - #
No 13365^ 55.9 52.5 - 59.3 44.1 40.7 - 47.5
Education                  
< High School 1,477 56.5 44.5 - 67.7 43.6 32.3 - 55.5
High School 4,605 65.0 59.0 - 70.5 35.0 29.5 - 41.0
> High School 7,523 50.6 46.3 - 54.9 49.4 45.1 - 53.7
Marital Status                  
Married 8,232 52.0 47.7 - 56.4 48.0 43.7 - 52.4
Other 5,372 61.6 56.3 - 66.7 38.4 33.3 - 43.7
Income                    
$14,999 or less 3,041** 65.9 58.6 - 72.5 34.1 27.5 - 41.4
$15,000-24,999 2,115** 67.4 58.9 - 74.8 32.7 25.2 - 41.1
$25,000-49,999 2,627** 62.1 54.7 - 68.9 38.0 31.1 - 45.3
$50,000 or more 4,277** 41.0 35.6 - 46.7 59.0 53.3 - 64.4
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 7,660** 51.8 47.5 - 56.1 48.2 43.9 - 52.5
Yes 5,355** 62.3 56.9 - 67.4 37.7 32.6 - 43.2
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 6,009** 47.9 43.1 - 52.7 52.1 47.3 - 56.9
Yes 7,062** 63.1 58.4 - 67.6 36.9 32.4 - 41.6
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 910 54.3 50.6 - 58.0 45.7 42.0 - 49.4
2500 grams or more 12,689 56.2 52.6 - 59.7 43.8 40.3 - 47.4
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 77.  This question is about the care of your teeth during your most recent pregnancy.
c. Dental or other health care worker talked with me about how to care for teeth and gums
** 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 2008 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