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Mother Had a Dental Problem and Needed to See a Dentist*
2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,605 77.6 74.6 - 80.4 22.4 19.7 - 25.4
Age                    
<20 years 1,119 73.1 61.2 - 82.4 26.9 17.6 - 38.8
20-24 years 3,490 65.8 59.1 - 71.9 34.2 28.1 - 41.0
25-34 years 7,126 81.7 77.8 - 85.1 18.3 14.9 - 22.2
35+ years 1,867 88.5 81.9 - 92.9 11.5 7.1 - 18.1
Mother's Race                  
White 12,829 77.6 74.6 - 80.4 22.4 19.6 - 25.5
Black 367 # # - # # # - #
Other  390 73.4 52.5 - 87.4 26.6 12.7 - 47.5
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 220^ # # - # # # - #
No 13365^ 77.3 74.3 - 80.1 22.7 19.9 - 25.7
Education                  
< High School 1,477 67.7 55.8 - 77.7 32.3 22.3 - 44.2
High School 4,605 72.2 66.6 - 77.3 27.8 22.7 - 33.4
> High School 7,523 83.0 79.6 - 86.0 17.0 14.0 - 20.5
Marital Status                  
Married 8,232 81.2 77.5 - 84.5 18.8 15.5 - 22.5
Other 5,372 72.8 67.8 - 77.3 27.2 22.7 - 32.2
Income                    
$14,999 or less 3,041** 68.0 61.0 - 74.3 32.0 25.7 - 39.0
$15,000-24,999 2,115** 72.0 63.5 - 79.2 28.0 20.8 - 36.5
$25,000-49,999 2,627** 79.1 72.5 - 84.4 20.9 15.6 - 27.5
$50,000 or more 4,277** 86.5 82.1 - 90.0 13.5 10.0 - 18.0
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 7,660** 83.8 80.3 - 86.8 16.2 13.2 - 19.7
Yes 5,355** 68.8 63.6 - 73.6 31.2 26.4 - 36.4
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 6,009** 85.6 81.8 - 88.7 14.4 11.3 - 18.3
Yes 7,062** 71.0 66.5 - 75.1 29.0 24.9 - 33.5
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 910 71.7 68.1 - 74.9 28.3 25.1 - 31.9
2500 grams or more 12,689 78.0 74.8 - 80.9 22.0 19.1 - 25.2
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.
a. I needed to see a dentist for a problem
** 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
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics