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Mother Talked to About Care of Teeth and Gums* | |||||||||||||||
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | |||||||||||||||
No | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | ||||||||||
Total | 14,152 | 59.7 | 56.3 | - | 62.9 | 40.4 | 37.1 | - | 43.7 | ||||||
Age | |||||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,135 | 56.3 | 41.0 | - | 70.6 | 43.7 | 29.4 | - | 59.0 | ||||||
20-24 years | 3,580 | 70.3 | 63.8 | - | 76.1 | 29.7 | 24.0 | - | 36.2 | ||||||
25-34 years | 7,399 | 57.2 | 52.8 | - | 61.6 | 42.8 | 38.4 | - | 47.2 | ||||||
35+ years | 2,037 | 50.7 | 42.2 | - | 59.2 | 49.3 | 40.8 | - | 57.8 | ||||||
Mother's Race | |||||||||||||||
White | 13,494 | 59.3 | 55.9 | - | 62.6 | 40.7 | 37.4 | - | 44.1 | ||||||
Black | 299 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | ||||||
Other | 344 | 66.3 | 44.8 | - | 82.6 | 33.7 | 17.4 | - | 55.2 | ||||||
Hispanic Origin | |||||||||||||||
Yes | 221^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | ||||||
No | 13,908^ | 59.8 | 56.5 | - | 63.1 | 40.2 | 36.9 | - | 43.5 | ||||||
Education | |||||||||||||||
< High School | 1,526 | 70.9 | 58.3 | - | 80.9 | 29.1 | 19.1 | - | 41.7 | ||||||
High School | 4,759 | 67.0 | 61.2 | - | 72.3 | 33.0 | 27.7 | - | 38.8 | ||||||
> High School | 7,786 | 53.6 | 49.3 | - | 57.8 | 46.4 | 42.2 | - | 50.7 | ||||||
Marital Status | |||||||||||||||
Married | 8,934 | 54.7 | 50.7 | - | 58.8 | 45.3 | 41.2 | - | 49.4 | ||||||
Other | 5,216 | 67.1 | 61.4 | - | 72.3 | 32.9 | 27.7 | - | 38.6 | ||||||
Income | |||||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,788** | 73.4 | 67.0 | - | 79.0 | 26.6 | 21.1 | - | 33.0 | ||||||
$15,000-24,999 | 1,729** | 67.9 | 58.5 | - | 76.0 | 32.1 | 24.1 | - | 41.5 | ||||||
$25,000-49,999 | 3,018** | 61.5 | 54.7 | - | 67.9 | 38.5 | 32.1 | - | 45.3 | ||||||
$50,000 or more | 4,629** | 44.1 | 38.9 | - | 49.5 | 55.9 | 50.5 | - | 61.1 | ||||||
Enrolled in WIC | |||||||||||||||
No | 8,103** | 55.2 | 51.1 | - | 59.3 | 44.8 | 40.7 | - | 49.0 | ||||||
Yes | 4,956** | 67.1 | 61.4 | - | 72.2 | 32.9 | 27.8 | - | 38.6 | ||||||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | |||||||||||||||
No | 7,029** | 49.3 | 45.0 | - | 53.7 | 50.7 | 46.3 | - | 55.0 | ||||||
Yes | 6,135** | 71.5 | 66.6 | - | 75.9 | 28.5 | 24.1 | - | 33.4 | ||||||
Infant's birth weight | |||||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 966 | 59.9 | 56.4 | - | 63.2 | 40.1 | 36.8 | - | 43.6 | ||||||
2500 grams or more | 13,184 | 59.6 | 56.1 | - | 63.1 | 40.4 | 36.9 | - | 43.9 | ||||||
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. | |||||||||||||||
c. Dental or other health care worker talked with me about how to care for teeth and gums | |||||||||||||||
** 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 2006 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 |