NC PRAMS 2005~` : (This question is about the care of your teeth during your most recent pregnancy. I WENT TO A DENTIST OR DENTAL CLINIC.)

2005 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

ORAL HEALTH

This question is about the care of your teeth during your most recent pregnancy. I WENT TO A DENTIST OR DENTAL CLINIC.

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	997	584	56.0	52.2-59.9	413	44.0	40.1-47.8
Age
< 20 years	95	66	70.3	57.2-80.8	29	29.7	19.2-42.8
20-24 years	244	173	62.9	54.7-70.4	71	37.1	29.6-45.3
25-34 years	502	270	53.0	47.6-58.3	232	47.0	41.7-52.4
35+ years	156	75	45.1	35.5-55.1	81	54.9	44.9-64.5
Race
White	714	384	52.2	47.7-56.6	330	47.8	43.4-52.3
Black	245	172	66.5	57.8-74.2	73	33.5	25.8-42.2
Other	38	28	77.8	56.4-90.4	10	22.2	9.6-43.6
Hispanic origin
Yes	125	104	81.6	72.3-88.4	21	18.4	11.6-27.7
No	872	480	51.3	47.1-55.5	392	48.7	44.5-52.9
Education
< High School	191	142	71.8	63.1-79.1	49	28.2	20.9-36.9
High School	286	202	67.7	60.1-74.5	84	32.3	25.5-39.9
> High School	518	239	43.8	38.7-49.1	279	56.2	50.9-61.3
Marital Status
Married	637	331	48.4	43.7-53.0	306	51.6	47.0-56.3
Other	360	253	70.0	63.2-75.9	107	30.0	24.1-36.8
Income
14,999 or less	289	204	70.7	63.4-77.2	85	29.3	22.8-36.6
15,000-24,999	153	106	68.5	58.1-77.3	47	31.5	22.7-41.9
25,000-49,999	178	101	52.2	43.4-60.8	77	47.8	39.2-56.6
50,000 or more	290	103	30.9	24.9-37.6	187	69.1	62.4-75.1
WIC recipient
No	543	270	46.5	41.4-51.6	273	53.5	48.4-58.6
Yes	446	309	68.0	62.0-73.4	137	32.0	26.6-38.0
Medicaid recipient
No	462	194	37.9	32.8-43.4	268	62.1	56.6-67.2
Yes	535	390	71.9	66.6-76.6	145	28.1	23.4-33.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	452	295	66.6	62.3-70.7	157	33.4	29.3-37.7
2500+ grams	545	289	55.1	50.9-59.3	256	44.9	40.7-49.1

~Due to low response rates in the later part of the year, the 2005 PRAMS tables only comprise data for January through August births.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50.
N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
The percentages shown are weighted percentages, designed to reflect the entire population of North Carolina women having a live birth.

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