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Dental Insurance* | ||||||||||
2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | |||||
Total | 13,605 | 34.1 | 31.0 | - | 37.4 | 65.9 | 62.6 | - | 69.0 | |
Age | ||||||||||
<20 years | 1,119 | 11.1 | 5.7 | - | 20.5 | 88.9 | 79.5 | - | 94.3 | |
20-24 years | 3,490 | 41.4 | 35.0 | - | 48.2 | 58.6 | 51.8 | - | 65.0 | |
25-34 years | 7,126 | 34.2 | 29.9 | - | 38.7 | 65.8 | 61.3 | - | 70.1 | |
35+ years | 1,867 | 35.4 | 27.5 | - | 44.2 | 64.6 | 55.8 | - | 72.5 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||
White | 12,829 | 33.6 | 30.4 | - | 36.9 | 66.4 | 63.1 | - | 69.6 | |
Black | 367 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 390 | 48.8 | 30.5 | - | 67.4 | 51.2 | 32.7 | - | 69.5 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||
Yes | 220^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13365^ | 33.9 | 30.8 | - | 37.2 | 66.1 | 62.8 | - | 69.2 | |
Education | ||||||||||
< High School | 1,477 | 26.6 | 17.6 | - | 38.1 | 73.4 | 61.9 | - | 82.4 | |
High School | 4,605 | 42.7 | 36.9 | - | 48.7 | 57.3 | 51.3 | - | 63.1 | |
> High School | 7,523 | 29.8 | 26.0 | - | 33.8 | 70.3 | 66.2 | - | 74.0 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||
Married | 8,232 | 30.0 | 26.1 | - | 34.1 | 70.1 | 65.9 | - | 73.9 | |
Other | 5,372 | 39.8 | 34.7 | - | 45.0 | 60.3 | 55.0 | - | 65.3 | |
Income | ||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,041** | 32.0 | 25.8 | - | 39.0 | 68.0 | 61.1 | - | 74.3 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 2,115** | 42.8 | 34.6 | - | 51.4 | 57.2 | 48.6 | - | 65.4 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 2,627** | 48.9 | 41.7 | - | 56.1 | 51.1 | 43.9 | - | 58.3 | |
$50,000 or more | 4,277** | 19.9 | 15.8 | - | 24.8 | 80.1 | 75.2 | - | 84.2 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||
No | 7,660** | 32.1 | 28.2 | - | 36.2 | 68.0 | 63.8 | - | 71.8 | |
Yes | 5,355** | 37.3 | 32.2 | - | 42.6 | 62.7 | 57.4 | - | 67.8 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||
No | 6,009** | 24.2 | 20.3 | - | 28.5 | 75.9 | 71.5 | - | 79.7 | |
Yes | 7,062** | 42.6 | 38.0 | - | 47.3 | 57.4 | 52.7 | - | 62.0 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||
<2500 grams | 910 | 29.4 | 26.2 | - | 32.9 | 70.6 | 67.1 | - | 73.9 | |
2500 grams or more | 12,689 | 34.4 | 31.1 | - | 37.9 | 65.6 | 62.1 | - | 68.9 | |
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 80: Do you have any insurance that pays for some or all of your dental care? | ||||||||||
** 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 | ||||||||||