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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 | ||||||||||