Teeth cleaned during pregnancy

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Report

New York City, 2013

Maternal Characteristics	Respondents	Estimated Population Affected	Prevalence (%)	95% C.I.
Total	1,365	56,752	52.7	49.4 - 55.9
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	373	19,017	55.7	49.9 - 61.5
Non-Hispanic Black	292	10,167	52.2	44.6 - 59.8
Non-Hispanic Other	235	7,618	41.7	33.9 - 49.4
Hispanic	465	19,950	55.6	50.1 - 61.1
Maternal Age
Less than 20 years old	59	1,946	54.4	36.8 - 72.0
20-24 years old	232	8,334	43.8	36.0 - 51.6
25-34 years old	733	30,614	51.2	46.8 - 55.5
35 years old or more	341	15,858	62.6	56.2 - 68.9
Education
Less than high school	275	10,497	53.6	46.1 - 61.2
High school graduate	311	11,158	45.5	38.7 - 52.4
More than high school	776	35,082	55.1	50.9 - 59.3
Marital Status
Married	796	32,948	51.0	46.9 - 55.2
Not Married	569	23,804	55.1	50.0 - 60.3
Medicaid Status
Not on Medicaid	701	30,628	54.5	50.0 - 58.9
On Medicaid	663	26,123	50.8	46.1 - 55.5

This report excludes respondents who have never had their teeth cleaned.

Note: NYC data are not available prior to 2012.

Detailed definition of indicator

Technical Notes

• Respondents - The number of mothers who responded to this question.
• Estimated Population Affected - Number of mothers/infants with characteristic or condition.