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Dental Insurance* | ||||||||||||
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | |||||||
Total | 14,152 | 36.1 | 32.9 | - | 39.3 | 64.0 | 60.7 | - | 67.1 | |||
Age | ||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,135 | 14.9 | 6.7 | - | 30.1 | 85.1 | 69.9 | - | 93.3 | |||
20-24 years | 3,580 | 44.3 | 37.7 | - | 51.1 | 55.7 | 49.0 | - | 62.3 | |||
25-34 years | 7,399 | 35.5 | 31.3 | - | 39.8 | 64.5 | 60.2 | - | 68.7 | |||
35+ years | 2,037 | 32.3 | 24.9 | - | 40.7 | 67.7 | 59.3 | - | 75.2 | |||
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||
White | 13,494 | 35.7 | 32.5 | - | 39.0 | 64.4 | 61.0 | - | 67.5 | |||
Black | 299 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
Other | 344 | 57.3 | 37.5 | - | 75.0 | 42.7 | 25.0 | - | 62.5 | |||
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||
Yes | 221^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
No | 13,908^ | 45.1 | 16.2 | - | 77.7 | 54.9 | 22.3 | - | 83.8 | |||
Education | ||||||||||||
< High School | 1,526 | 28.7 | 18.7 | - | 41.5 | 71.3 | 58.5 | - | 81.3 | |||
High School | 4,759 | 45.1 | 39.2 | - | 51.0 | 54.9 | 49.0 | - | 60.8 | |||
> High School | 7,786 | 32.9 | 29.0 | - | 36.9 | 67.2 | 63.1 | - | 71.0 | |||
Marital Status | ||||||||||||
Married | 8,934 | 32.3 | 28.7 | - | 36.2 | 67.7 | 63.8 | - | 71.3 | |||
Other | 5,216 | 41.9 | 36.3 | - | 47.6 | 58.2 | 52.4 | - | 63.7 | |||
Income | ||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,708** | 40.8 | 34.3 | - | 47.6 | 59.2 | 52.4 | - | 65.7 | |||
$15,000-24,999 | 1,787** | 55.2 | 46.0 | - | 64.1 | 44.8 | 35.9 | - | 54.0 | |||
$25,000-49,999 | 3,131** | 39.0 | 32.6 | - | 45.7 | 61.0 | 54.3 | - | 67.4 | |||
$50,000 or more | 4,749** | 23.2 | 19.0 | - | 28.0 | 76.8 | 72.0 | - | 81.0 | |||
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||
No | 8,364** | 31.6 | 27.9 | - | 35.6 | 68.4 | 64.4 | - | 72.1 | |||
Yes | 4,908** | 44.0 | 38.4 | - | 49.8 | 56.0 | 50.2 | - | 61.6 | |||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||
No | 7,213** | 27.0 | 23.4 | - | 31.1 | 73.0 | 68.9 | - | 76.7 | |||
Yes | 6,163** | 46.6 | 41.5 | - | 51.8 | 53.4 | 48.2 | - | 58.5 | |||
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 966 | 31.0 | 27.9 | - | 34.2 | 69.0 | 65.8 | - | 72.1 | |||
2500 grams or more | 13,184 | 36.4 | 33.0 | - | 39.9 | 63.6 | 60.2 | - | 67.0 | |||
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 80: Do you have any insurance that pays for some or all of your dental care? | ||||||||||||
** 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 |