TABLE 4—

Adjusted Odds Ratios for Oral Health Practices, by Demographic Characteristics, in the Low-Income Sample: Maryland, 2010

	Practice
Characteristic	Puts Child to Bed With Bottle, AOR (95% CI)	Cleans Child’s Mouth, AOR (95% CI)	Had Dental Appointment in Past 12 Months, AOR (95% CI)	Brushed Teeth on Morning of Interview, AOR (95% CI)	Filters Tap Water, AOR (95% CI)	Drinks Tap Water, AOR (95% CI)	Child Drinks Tap Water, AOR (95% CI)
Education
High school or equivalent (Ref)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Some college or trade school	0.7 (0.3, 1.2)	0.7 (0.3, 1.6)	1.7 (0.8, 3.6)	2.5 (0.9, 7.0)	0.8 (0.4, 1.6)	0.7 (0.3, 1.3)	1.6 (0.8, 2.9)
College or more	0.5 (0.3, 1.0)	0.8 (0.4, 1.9)	3.2** (1.5, 6.9)	1.6 (0.7, 3.9)	0.8 (0.5, 1.5)	0.6 (0.3, 1.1)	1.9* (1.0, 3.7)
Marital status
Single	1.5 (0.8, 2.9)	0.9 (0.4, 2.3)	1.0 (0.5, 2.2)	1.3 (0.4, 3.9)	0.7 (0.3, 1.3)	1.5 (0.8, 3.0)	1.1 (0.5, 2.1)
Married (Ref)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Gender
Female	0.7 (0.4, 1.3)	1.6 (0.8, 3.2)	1.6 (0.8, 3.1)	0.8 (0.4, 1.9)	1.0 (0.6, 1.8)	0.7 (0.3, 1.3)	1.0 (0.5, 1.8)
Male (Ref)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Race
African American	1.4 (0.8, 2.7)	0.9 (0.4, 1.9)	1.1 (0.5, 2.3)	0.9 (0.4, 2.5)	0.8 (0.4, 1.4)	1.2 (0.6, 2.4)	0.4* (0.2, 0.9)
White (Ref)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Other	0.9 (0.4, 2.2)	1.2 (0.4, 3.4)	0.8 (0.3, 2.1)	0.9 (0.3, 3.0)	2.2* (1.0, 4.9)	0.8 (0.3, 2.0)	0.7 (0.3, 1.6)
Age, y
18–35 (Ref)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	1.0	1.0
≥ 36	0.9 (0.5, 1.6)	0.7 (0.4, 1.4)	0.9 (0.5, 1.8)	0.7 (0.3, 1.6)	1.6 (0.9, 2.6)	0.9 (0.5, 1.9)	1.4 (0.8, 2.5)
Type of dental insurance for youngest child
Medicaid (Ref)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Private	1.0 (0.5, 1.9)	0.5 (0.2, 1.2)	3.1** (1.4, 6.8)	2.6 (0.8, 8.1)	1.7 (0.9, 3.0)	1.0 (0.5, 1.9)	0.7 (0.4, 1.3)
Other	1.3 (0.7, 2.7)	0.7 (0.3, 1.8)	1.9 (0.8, 4.2)	0.6 (0.2, 1.5)	0.9 (0.5, 1.7)	1.2 (0.6, 2.5)	0.7 (0.3, 1.4)

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

*P < .05; **P < .01.