Oral Health in a Sample of Pregnant Women from Northern Appalachia (2011–2015)

Table 4

Personal demographics of COHRA2 women during pregnancy (2011–2015).

Variable	Pittsburgh		West Virginia		Combined		value^1
		Mean; (±SD)		Mean; (±SD)		Mean; (±SD)
Average age	357	29.8; (±5.1)	366	27.0; (±5.4)	723	28.4; (±5.4)	<0.00001^2
		%		%		%	value
Education
<High school degree	13	4%	37	10%	50	7%	<0.00001
High school degree	37	10%	94	26%	131	18%
Some college	101	28%	130	36%	231	32%
College degree	105	29%	64	17%	169	23%
Degree beyond college	102	28%	41	11%	143	20%
Employment
Ever employed?
No	5	1%	24	7%	29	4%	0.0008
Yes	353	99%	342	93%	695	96%
If yes, current employment status
Unemployed	79	22%	150	44%	229	33%	<0.00001
Part time employment	64	18%	67	20%	131	19%
Full time employment	178	50%	109	32%	287	41%
Student/other	32	9%	16	5%	48	7%
Prior pregnancies
0	146	41%	129	35%	275	38%	0.15
1+	213	59%	237	65%	450	62%
Type of medical insurance^3
Private/through employer	216	65%	127	42%	343	54%	<0.00001
Medicare	9	3%	16	5%	25	4%
Medical assistance	75	23%	27	9%	102	16%
Medicaid	20	6%	119	39%	139	22%
Other	12	4%	16	5%	28	4%
Dental insurance
Do you have dental insurance?
Yes	289	87%	128	42%	417	65%	<0.00001
No	42	13%	179	58%	221	35%
If yes, what type?
Private/through employer	192	66%	106	83%	298	71%	0.001
Other	97	34%	22	17%	119	29%
Self-report general health^4
Excellent	103	29%	74	20%	177	25%	0.002
Good	214	60%	223	61%	437	61%
Fair or poor	39	11%	68	19%	107	15%

value tests differences between Pittsburgh and West Virginia sites.
²Wilcoxon rank sum test with continuity correction.
³97% of women have medical insurance.
⁴“Compared to other women your age, how would you rate your general health?”