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Teeth Cleaned During Most Recent Pregnancy | ||||||||||
2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | |||||
Total | 13,605 | 60.7 | 57.2 | - | 64.0 | 39.4 | 36.0 | - | 42.8 | |
Age | ||||||||||
<20 years | 1,119 | 67.7 | 55.0 | - | 78.2 | 32.3 | 21.8 | - | 45.0 | |
20-24 years | 3,490 | 76.9 | 70.6 | - | 82.2 | 23.1 | 17.8 | - | 29.4 | |
25-34 years | 7,126 | 57.1 | 52.3 | - | 61.9 | 42.9 | 38.1 | - | 47.7 | |
35+ years | 1,867 | 38.1 | 29.7 | - | 47.2 | 61.9 | 52.8 | - | 70.3 | |
Mother's Race | ||||||||||
White | 12,829 | 61.1 | 57.6 | - | 64.5 | 38.9 | 35.5 | - | 42.4 | |
Black | 367 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
Other | 390 | 50.1 | 29.5 | - | 70.6 | 49.9 | 29.4 | - | 70.5 | |
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||
Yes | 220^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |
No | 13365^ | 60.6 | 57.1 | - | 64.0 | 39.4 | 36.0 | - | 42.9 | |
Education | ||||||||||
< High School | 1,477 | 86.2 | 74.9 | - | 92.9 | 13.8 | 7.1 | - | 25.1 | |
High School | 4,605 | 74.7 | 68.7 | - | 79.8 | 25.3 | 20.2 | - | 31.3 | |
> High School | 7,523 | 47.9 | 43.5 | - | 52.4 | 52.1 | 47.7 | - | 56.5 | |
Marital Status | ||||||||||
Married | 8,232 | 49.5 | 45.0 | - | 54.1 | 50.5 | 46.0 | - | 55.0 | |
Other | 5,372 | 76.2 | 71.1 | - | 80.6 | 23.8 | 19.4 | - | 28.9 | |
Income | ||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,041** | 83.0 | 76.5 | - | 88.0 | 17.0 | 12.0 | - | 23.5 | |
$15,000-24,999 | 2,115** | 75.7 | 66.6 | - | 83.0 | 24.3 | 17.1 | - | 33.4 | |
$25,000-49,999 | 2,627** | 61.8 | 54.3 | - | 68.8 | 38.2 | 31.2 | - | 45.7 | |
$50,000 or more | 4,277** | 35.3 | 29.9 | - | 41.0 | 64.7 | 59.0 | - | 70.1 | |
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||
No | 7,660** | 48.7 | 44.2 | - | 53.2 | 51.3 | 46.8 | - | 55.8 | |
Yes | 5,355** | 78.7 | 73.6 | - | 83.0 | 21.3 | 17.0 | - | 26.4 | |
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||
No | 6,009** | 42.0 | 37.2 | - | 46.9 | 58.0 | 53.1 | - | 62.8 | |
Yes | 7,062** | 77.9 | 73.4 | - | 81.8 | 22.2 | 18.3 | - | 26.6 | |
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||
<2500 grams | 910 | 66.1 | 62.4 | - | 69.6 | 33.9 | 30.4 | - | 37.6 | |
2500 grams or more | 12,689 | 60.3 | 56.6 | - | 63.9 | 39.7 | 36.1 | - | 43.4 | |
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 teetch cleaned by a dentist or dental hygienist? | ||||||||||
During 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 | ||||||||||