NC PRAMS 2008~` : (This question is about the care of your teeth during your most recent pregnancy. I WENT TO A DENTIST OR DENTAL CLINIC.)

2008 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	1358	801	59.8	56.9-62.7	557	40.2	37.3-43.1
Age
< 20 years	147	111	76.4	67.5-83.5	36	23.6	16.5-32.5
20-24 years	317	230	72.1	66.0-77.5	87	27.9	22.5-34.0
25-34 years	685	357	53.9	49.7-58.0	328	46.1	42.0-50.3
35+ years	209	103	47.8	40.3-55.3	106	52.2	44.7-59.7
Race
White	964	532	55.6	52.1-59.0	432	44.4	41.0-47.9
Black	328	229	74.4	68.5-79.5	99	25.6	20.5-31.5
Other	66	40	59.6	45.7-72.2	26	40.4	27.8-54.3
Hispanic origin
Yes	187	142	76.4	69.0-82.5	45	23.6	17.5-31.0
No	1170	658	56.7	53.5-59.9	512	43.3	40.1-46.5
Education
< High School	263	195	74.2	67.7-79.8	68	25.8	20.2-32.3
High School	371	265	71.0	65.4-76.1	106	29.0	23.9-34.6
> High School	720	340	47.5	43.5-51.6	380	52.5	48.4-56.5
Marital Status
Married	824	422	51.5	47.6-55.3	402	48.5	44.7-52.4
Other	534	379	71.9	67.3-76.1	155	28.1	23.9-32.7
Income
14,999 or less	374	274	74.0	68.4-78.8	100	26.0	21.2-31.6
15,000-24,999	176	129	74.2	66.2-80.9	47	25.8	19.1-33.8
25,000-49,999	263	160	59.2	52.4-65.6	103	40.8	34.4-47.6
50,000 or more	440	161	37.1	32.3-42.2	279	62.9	57.8-67.7
WIC recipient
No	736	359	48.5	44.5-52.6	377	51.5	47.4-55.5
Yes	615	437	72.1	67.9-76.0	178	27.9	24.0-32.1
Medicaid recipient
No	635	279	43.7	39.5-48.0	356	56.3	52.0-60.5
Yes	723	522	73.3	69.4-76.9	201	26.7	23.1-30.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	444	276	63.1	58.6-67.4	168	36.9	32.6-41.4
2500+ grams	914	525	59.6	56.3-62.7	389	40.4	37.3-43.7

#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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