Skip Maine state header navigation
Did Mother Ever Have Teeth Cleaned?* | ||||||||||||
2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | |||||||
Total | 13,605 | 2.9 | 1.9 | - | 4.2 | 97.1 | 95.8 | - | 98.1 | |||
Age | ||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,119 | 4.1 | 1.6 | - | 10.1 | 95.9 | 89.9 | - | 98.4 | |||
20-24 years | 3,490 | 2.8 | 1.2 | - | 6.2 | 97.3 | 93.8 | - | 98.8 | |||
25-34 years | 7,126 | 3.1 | 1.8 | - | 5.2 | 96.9 | 94.9 | - | 98.2 | |||
35+ years | 1,867 | 1.5 | 0.3 | - | 7.5 | 98.5 | 92.5 | - | 99.7 | |||
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||
White | 12,829 | 2.8 | 1.9 | - | 4.2 | 97.2 | 95.8 | - | 98.1 | |||
Black | 367 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
Other | 390 | 4.1 | 0.6 | - | 23.0 | 95.9 | 77.0 | - | 99.4 | |||
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||
Yes | 220^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
No | 13365^ | 2.8 | 1.8 | - | 4.1 | 97.3 | 95.9 | - | 98.2 | |||
Education | ||||||||||||
< High School | 1,477 | 6.4 | 2.6 | - | 14.6 | 93.7 | 85.4 | - | 97.4 | |||
High School | 4,605 | 4.0 | 2.3 | - | 6.8 | 96.0 | 93.2 | - | 97.7 | |||
> High School | 7,523 | 1.5 | 0.8 | - | 3.0 | 98.5 | 97.0 | - | 99.2 | |||
Marital Status | ||||||||||||
Married | 8,232 | 2.3 | 1.4 | - | 4.0 | 97.7 | 96.0 | - | 98.6 | |||
Other | 5,372 | 3.6 | 2.1 | - | 6.2 | 96.4 | 93.8 | - | 98.0 | |||
Income | ||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,041** | 2.2 | 0.9 | - | 5.0 | 97.9 | 95.1 | - | 99.1 | |||
$15,000-24,999 | 2,115** | 8.4 | 4.7 | - | 14.5 | 91.6 | 85.5 | - | 95.3 | |||
$25,000-49,999 | 2,627** | 2.3 | 0.8 | - | 6.1 | 97.8 | 93.9 | - | 99.2 | |||
$50,000 or more | 4,277** | 1.1 | 0.4 | - | 3.3 | 98.9 | 96.7 | - | 99.6 | |||
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||
No | 7,660** | 3.0 | 1.8 | - | 5.0 | 97.0 | 95.0 | - | 98.2 | |||
Yes | 5,355** | 2.6 | 1.4 | - | 4.7 | 97.4 | 95.3 | - | 98.6 | |||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||
No | 6,009** | 1.5 | 0.7 | - | 3.4 | 98.5 | 96.6 | - | 99.3 | |||
Yes | 7,062** | 4.0 | 2.6 | - | 6.2 | 96.0 | 93.8 | - | 97.5 | |||
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 910 | 5.5 | 3.9 | - | 7.7 | 94.5 | 92.3 | - | 96.1 | |||
2500 grams or more | 12,689 | 2.7 | 1.7 | - | 4.2 | 97.3 | 95.8 | - | 98.3 | |||
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 78. Have you ever had your teeth cleaned by a dentist of dental hygienist? | ||||||||||||
** 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 |