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Teeth Cleaned During Most Recent Pregnancy | ||||||||||||
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | CI | % | CI | |||||||
Total | 14,152 | 56.1 | 52.5 | - | 59.6 | 43.9 | 40.4 | - | 47.5 | |||
Age | ||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,135 | 68.9 | 51.8 | - | 82.1 | 31.1 | 17.9 | - | 48.2 | |||
20-24 years | 3,580 | 73.7 | 67.0 | - | 79.5 | 26.3 | 20.5 | - | 33.0 | |||
25-34 years | 7,399 | 50.6 | 45.9 | - | 55.3 | 49.4 | 44.7 | - | 54.2 | |||
35+ years | 2,037 | 38.3 | 29.8 | - | 47.5 | 61.7 | 52.5 | - | 70.2 | |||
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||
White | 13,494 | 55.8 | 52.2 | - | 59.3 | 44.3 | 40.7 | - | 47.9 | |||
Black | 299 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
Other | 344 | 62.2 | 38.3 | - | 81.3 | 37.8 | 18.7 | - | 61.7 | |||
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||
Yes | 221^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
No | 13,908^ | 56.1 | 52.5 | - | 59.6 | 43.9 | 40.4 | - | 47.5 | |||
Education | ||||||||||||
< High School | 1,526 | 74.7 | 59.4 | - | 85.6 | 25.3 | 14.4 | - | 40.6 | |||
High School | 4,759 | 70.5 | 64.4 | - | 75.9 | 29.6 | 24.1 | - | 35.7 | |||
> High School | 7,786 | 46.2 | 41.8 | - | 50.6 | 53.8 | 49.4 | - | 58.2 | |||
Marital Status | ||||||||||||
Married | 8,934 | 45.9 | 41.6 | - | 50.2 | 54.1 | 49.8 | - | 58.4 | |||
Other | 5,216 | 72.4 | 66.5 | - | 77.6 | 27.6 | 22.4 | - | 33.5 | |||
Income | ||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 2,915** | 77.3 | 70.1 | - | 83.1 | 22.7 | 16.9 | - | 29.9 | |||
$15,000-24,999 | 1,454** | 73.5 | 63.6 | - | 81.4 | 26.5 | 18.6 | - | 36.4 | |||
$25,000-49,999 | 2,853** | 58.8 | 51.8 | - | 65.5 | 41.2 | 34.5 | - | 48.2 | |||
$50,000 or more | 4,342** | 34.2 | 29.1 | - | 39.8 | 65.8 | 60.3 | - | 70.9 | |||
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||
No | 7,349** | 46.4 | 42.1 | - | 50.8 | 53.6 | 49.2 | - | 57.9 | |||
Yes | 4,145** | 73.2 | 67.4 | - | 78.4 | 26.8 | 21.6 | - | 32.6 | |||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||
No | 6,549** | 41.7 | 37.3 | - | 46.3 | 58.3 | 53.7 | - | 62.7 | |||
Yes | 5,016** | 74.9 | 69.6 | - | 79.5 | 25.2 | 20.5 | - | 30.4 | |||
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 966 | 63.6 | 60.0 | - | 67.0 | 36.5 | 33.0 | - | 40.0 | |||
2500 grams or more | 13,184 | 55.6 | 51.9 | - | 59.3 | 44.4 | 40.7 | - | 48.1 | |||
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 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 |