2020 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

ORAL HEALTH

During your most recent pregnancy, did you have your teeth cleaned by a dentist or dental hygienist? 1

Demographic
Groups		 Total
Respond2		 NO YES
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
Total 782 459 56.5 52.2-60.7 323 43.5 39.3-47.8
Age
< 25 years 155 112 69.8 60.0-78.0 43 30.2 22.0-40.0
25-34 years 462 262 53.3 47.8-58.8 200 46.7 41.2-52.2
35+ years 165 85 50.6 41.8-59.4 80 49.4 40.6-58.2
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 401 204 49.7 43.9-55.5 197 50.3 44.5-56.1
Non-Hispanic Black 150 90 55.4 45.5-64.9 60 44.6 35.1-54.5
Non-Hispanic Other 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Latina 159 119 75.9 67.3-82.9 40 24.1 17.1-32.7
Education
< High School 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
High School 164 111 66.8 57.1-75.3 53 33.2 24.7-42.9
> High School 521 273 49.0 43.9-54.1 248 51.0 45.9-56.1
Marital Status
Married 476 239 48.5 43.2-53.8 237 51.5 46.2-56.8
Other 306 220 68.7 61.8-74.9 86 31.3 25.1-38.2
Medicaid recipient
No 410 189 44.7 39.2-50.4 221 55.3 49.6-60.8
Yes 372 270 69.8 63.5-75.5 102 30.2 24.5-36.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams 274 180 66.8 60.7-72.3 94 33.2 27.7-39.3
2500+ grams 508 279 55.5 50.9-60.1 229 44.5 39.9-49.1

1Asked of all mothers.
Please visit PRAMS–Annual Questionnaires for the new Phase 8 oral health questions.
2Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50.

*** This estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards.
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.
The overall weighted response rate in 2020 was 45%.

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