TABLE 2—

Adjusted Odds Ratios for Individual Knowledge Areas, by Demographic Characteristics, in the Low-Income Sample: Maryland, 2010

	Knowledge Area
Characteristic	Best Prevention Method, AOR (95% CI)	Early Sign of Decay, AOR (95% CI)	General Prevalence of Decay Among Children, AOR (95% CI)	Purpose of Fluoride, AOR (95% CI)	Purpose of Sealants, AOR (95% CI)
Education
High school or equivalent (Ref)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Some college or trade school	1.3 (0.2, 6.8)	1.3 (0.7, 2.7)	0.8 (0.5, 1.5)	1.1 (0.6, 2.0)	1.1 (0.6, 2.1)
College or more	1.1 (0.2, 5.8)	1.3 (0.6, 2.7)	0.9 (0.5, 1.6)	1.6 (0.9, 2.9)	1.2 (0.6, 2.2)
Marital status
Single	2.1 (0.4, 12.9)	1.4 (0.7, 2.8)	1.5, (0.8, 2.9)	0.9 (0.5, 1.7)	0.7 (0.4, 1.5)
Married (Ref)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Gender
Female	0.4 (0.1, 1.9)	1.7 (0.9, 3.4)	1.8* (1.0, 3.2)	1.4 (0.8, 2.3)	2.7** (1.4, 5.1)
Male (Ref)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Race
African American	1.4 (0.3, 7.4)	1.6 (0.8, 3.1)	0.9 (0.5, 1.7)	2.1* (1.1, 3.8)	0.7 (0.3, 1.3)
White (Ref)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Other	1.0 (0.1, 9.3)	1.0 (0.4, 2.5)	1.2 (0.6, 2.6)	0.6 (0.3, 1.3)	0.6, (0.2, 1.4)
Age, y
18–35 (Ref)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
≥ 36	0.9 (0.2, 3.5)	1.4 (0.8, 2.5)	0.9 (0.6, 1.6)	1.3 (0.8, 2.7)	1.2 (0.7, 2.0)
Type of dental insurance for youngest child
Medicaid (Ref)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Private	1.7 (0.3, 10.9)	0.6 (0.3, 1.1)	1.1 (0.6, 1.9)	1.1 (0.6, 1.9)	0.7 (0.4, 1.3)
Other	3.9 (0.6, 26.8)	0.6 (0.3, 1.3)	1.3 (0.7, 2.5)	1.3 (0.7, 2.5)	0.9 (0.5, 1.8)

Note. AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.

*P < .05; **P < .01.