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Did Mother Go to a Dentist or Dental Clinic?*
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Groups   Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,750 57.3 54.0 - 60.6 42.7 39.4 - 46.0
Age                    
<20 years 1,215 61.7 49.3 - 74.0 38.3 26.0 - 50.7
20-24 years 3,376 71.3 65.3 - 77.4 28.7 22.6 - 34.7
25-34 years 7,248 52.0 47.6 - 56.4 48.0 43.6 - 52.4
35+ years 1,909 51.5 42.6 - 60.4 48.5 39.6 - 57.4
Mother's Race                  
White 13,231 56.6 53.3 - 59.9 43.4 40.1 - 46.7
Black 153 # # - # # # - #
Other 354 92.1 77.6 - 100.0 7.9 0.0 - 22.4
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 178^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,555^ 57.4 54.1 - 60.7 42.6 39.3 - 45.9
Education                  
< High School 1,424 69.1 58.3 - 79.9 30.9 20.1 - 41.7
High School 4,918 67.5 62.3 - 72.7 32.5 27.3 - 37.7
> High School 7,278 48.0 43.6 - 52.3 52.1 47.7 - 56.4
Marital Status                  
Married 9,387 52.0 48.1 - 55.9 48.0 44.1 - 51.9
Other 4,359 70.3 64.6 - 76.0 29.7 24.0 - 35.4
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,234** 70.4 63.9 - 76.8 29.7 23.2 - 36.1
$16,000-24,999 1,821** 71.0 63.0 - 79.0 29.0 21.0 - 37.0
$25,000-39,999 2,607** 61.1 53.8 - 68.3 38.9 31.7 - 46.2
$40,000 or more 5,104** 41.4 36.4 - 46.5 58.6 53.5 - 63.6
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,872** 50.6 46.6 - 54.6 49.4 45.4 - 53.4
Yes 4,237** 71.1 65.6 - 76.6 28.9 23.4 - 34.4
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 8,181** 47.7 43.6 - 51.8 52.3 48.2 - 56.4
Yes 4,981** 73.5 68.6 - 78.5 26.5 21.5 - 31.4
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 831 67.1 63.8 - 70.3 32.9 29.7 - 36.2
2500 grams or more 12,909 56.8 53.3 - 60.2 43.2 39.8 - 46.7
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.
b. I went to a dentist or dental clinic
** 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