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| Demographic Groups |
Total Respond.# |
No | Yes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| Total | 1676 | 988 | 58.0 | 54.9-61.0 | 688 | 42.0 | 39.0-45.1 |
| Age | |||||||
| < 20 years | 211 | 169 | 77.8 | 69.4-84.5 | 42 | 22.2 | 15.5-30.6 |
| 20-24 years | 440 | 307 | 68.7 | 62.8-74.0 | 133 | 31.3 | 26.0-37.2 |
| 25-34 years | 827 | 416 | 49.2 | 44.9-53.6 | 411 | 50.8 | 46.4-55.1 |
| 35+ years | 198 | 96 | 47.2 | 38.3-56.4 | 102 | 52.8 | 43.6-61.7 |
| Race | |||||||
| White | 1142 | 599 | 52.4 | 48.8-56.0 | 543 | 47.6 | 44.0-51.2 |
| Black | 483 | 352 | 74.8 | 68.9-80.0 | 131 | 25.2 | 20.0-31.1 |
| Other | 51 | 37 | 63.9 | 45.6-78.9 | 14 | 36.1 | 21.1-54.4 |
| Hispanic origin | |||||||
| Yes | 135 | 45 | 30.6 | 21.9-40.9 | 90 | 69.4 | 59.1-78.1 |
| No | 1540 | 943 | 61.2 | 58.0-64.3 | 597 | 38.8 | 35.7-42.0 |
| Education | |||||||
| < High School | 366 | 263 | 67.8 | 61.2-73.8 | 103 | 32.2 | 26.2-38.8 |
| High School | 551 | 387 | 69.0 | 63.7-73.9 | 164 | 31.0 | 26.1-36.3 |
| > High School | 758 | 338 | 45.0 | 40.6-49.6 | 420 | 55.0 | 50.4-59.4 |
| Marital Status | |||||||
| Married | 1085 | 532 | 48.3 | 44.6-52.1 | 553 | 51.7 | 47.9-55.4 |
| Other | 591 | 456 | 77.0 | 72.1-81.3 | 135 | 23.0 | 18.7-27.9 |
| Income | |||||||
| 15,999 or less | 491 | 333 | 64.5 | 58.6-70.0 | 158 | 35.5 | 30.0-41.4 |
| 16,000-24,999 | 225 | 161 | 70.6 | 62.5-77.7 | 64 | 29.4 | 22.3-37.5 |
| 25,000-39,999 | 246 | 142 | 57.5 | 49.5-65.2 | 104 | 42.5 | 34.8-50.5 |
| 40,000 or more | 565 | 247 | 44.9 | 39.8-50.1 | 318 | 55.1 | 49.9-60.2 |
| WIC recipient | |||||||
| No | 906 | 445 | 47.9 | 43.8-52.1 | 461 | 52.1 | 47.9-56.2 |
| Yes | 764 | 538 | 68.5 | 64.0-72.6 | 226 | 31.5 | 27.4-36.0 |
| Medicaid recipient | |||||||
| No | 827 | 382 | 47.3 | 43.1-51.6 | 445 | 52.7 | 48.4-56.9 |
| Yes | 849 | 606 | 68.6 | 64.3-72.7 | 243 | 31.4 | 27.3-35.7 |
| Infant's birth weight | |||||||
| Under 1500 grams | 255 | 148 | 58.8 | 53.2-64.2 | 107 | 41.2 | 35.8-46.8 |
| 1500 - 2499 grams | 552 | 349 | 64.5 | 60.5-68.2 | 203 | 35.5 | 31.8-39.5 |
| 2500+ grams | 869 | 491 | 57.5 | 54.2-60.8 | 378 | 42.5 | 39.2-45.8 |
*Data in this table are recoded responses to survey question 52. How many weeks or months did you breastfeed or pump milk to feed your baby?
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50.
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.
This page was generated on 24NOV03