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Did Mother Need to See a Dentist for a Dental Problem?*
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Groups   Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,750 76.5 73.7 - 79.4 23.5 20.6 - 26.3
Age                    
<20 years 1,215 74.4 63.4 - 85.5 25.6 14.5 - 36.6
20-24 years 3,376 67.4 61.1 - 73.8 32.6 26.2 - 38.9
25-34 years 7,248 81.2 77.7 - 84.7 18.8 15.3 - 22.3
35+ years 1,909 75.4 67.6 - 83.2 24.6 16.8 - 32.4
Mother's Race                  
White 13,231 76.4 73.5 - 79.3 23.6 20.7 - 26.5
Black 153 # # - # # # - #
Other 354 81.1 59.3 - 100.0 18.9 0.0 - 40.7
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 178^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,555^ 76.5 73.6 - 79.3 23.5 20.7 - 26.4
Education                  
< High School 1,424 62.2 51.2 - 73.2 37.8 26.8 - 48.8
High School 4,918 74.0 69.1 - 78.9 26.0 21.1 - 30.9
> High School 7,278 81.5 78.1 - 84.9 18.5 15.1 - 21.9
Marital Status                  
Married 9,387 82.3 79.2 - 85.3 17.8 14.7 - 20.8
Other 4,359 63.5 57.6 - 69.4 36.5 30.6 - 42.4
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,234** 59.0 52.2 - 65.8 41.0 34.2 - 47.8
$16,000-24,999 1,821** 74.7 67.1 - 82.4 25.3 17.6 - 32.9
$25,000-39,999 2,607** 82.9 77.2 - 88.6 17.1 11.4 - 22.8
$40,000 or more 5,104** 84.6 80.9 - 88.4 15.4 11.6 - 19.1
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,872** 83.2 80.2 - 86.2 16.8 13.8 - 19.8
Yes 4,237** 62.5 56.7 - 68.3 37.5 31.7 - 43.3
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 8,181** 83.1 80.0 - 86.2 16.9 13.8 - 20.0
Yes 4,981** 65.9 60.6 - 71.1 34.1 28.9 - 39.4
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 831 74.2 71.1 - 77.3 25.8 22.7 - 28.9
2500 grams or more 12,909 76.7 73.7 - 79.6 23.3 20.4 - 26.3
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 76. This question is about the care of your teeth during your most recent pregnancy.
a. I needed to see a dentist for a problem
** 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 2001 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