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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 |