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Teeth Cleaned After Most Recent Pregnancy | ||||||||||
2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | |||||
Total | 13,605 | 73.2 | 70.0 | - | 76.2 | 26.8 | 23.8 | - | 30.0 | |
Age | ||||||||||
<20 years | 1,119 | 85.1 | 73.4 | - | 92.2 | 14.9 | 7.8 | - | 26.6 | |
20-24 years | 3,490 | 86.1 | 80.7 | - | 90.1 | 13.9 | 9.9 | - | 19.3 | |
25-34 years | 7,126 | 68.5 | 63.8 | - | 72.8 | 31.5 | 27.2 | - | 36.2 | |
35+ years | 1,867 | 58.7 | 49.5 | - | 67.4 | 41.3 | 32.7 | - | 50.5 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||
White | 12,829 | 72.6 | 69.3 | - | 75.7 | 27.4 | 24.3 | - | 30.7 | |
Black | 367 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 390 | 90.2 | 70.3 | - | 97.3 | 9.8 | 2.7 | - | 29.7 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||
Yes | 220^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13365^ | 73.3 | 70.1 | - | 76.3 | 26.7 | 23.7 | - | 29.9 | |
Education | ||||||||||
< High School | 1,477 | 90.8 | 80.4 | - | 96.0 | 9.2 | 4.0 | - | 19.6 | |
High School | 4,605 | 85.0 | 79.9 | - | 89.0 | 15.0 | 11.0 | - | 20.1 | |
> High School | 7,523 | 62.9 | 58.5 | - | 67.2 | 37.1 | 32.9 | - | 41.5 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||
Married | 8,232 | 65.3 | 60.9 | - | 69.5 | 34.7 | 30.6 | - | 39.1 | |
Other | 5,372 | 84.3 | 79.8 | - | 88.0 | 15.7 | 12.1 | - | 20.2 | |
Income | ||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,041** | 91.2 | 86.0 | - | 94.6 | 8.8 | 5.4 | - | 14.0 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 2,115** | 85.0 | 77.0 | - | 90.6 | 15.0 | 9.4 | - | 23.1 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 2,627** | 73.6 | 66.5 | - | 79.6 | 26.5 | 20.4 | - | 33.6 | |
$50,000 or more | 4,277** | 54.7 | 48.8 | - | 60.4 | 45.3 | 39.6 | - | 51.2 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||
No | 7,660** | 66.0 | 61.6 | - | 70.1 | 34.0 | 29.9 | - | 38.4 | |
Yes | 5,355** | 84.3 | 79.7 | - | 88.0 | 15.7 | 12.0 | - | 20.3 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||
No | 6,009** | 60.5 | 55.6 | - | 65.2 | 39.5 | 34.8 | - | 44.5 | |
Yes | 7,062** | 84.9 | 81.0 | - | 88.2 | 15.1 | 11.8 | - | 19.0 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||
<2500 grams | 910 | 75.7 | 72.3 | - | 78.9 | 24.3 | 21.1 | - | 27.7 | |
2500 grams or more | 12,689 | 73.1 | 69.7 | - | 76.2 | 27.0 | 23.8 | - | 30.4 | |
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 79: When did you have your teeth cleaned by a dentist or dental hygienist? After my most recent pregnancy | ||||||||||
** 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 | ||||||||||