NC PRAMS 2001: (Breast-Feeding at 4 weeks After Delivery*)

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2001 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

Breast-Feeding at 4 weeks After Delivery*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	No			Yes
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1520	689	45.6	42.4-48.8	831	54.4	51.2-57.6
Age
< 20 years	216	136	66.2	57.4-74.0	80	33.8	26.0-42.6
20-24 years	400	231	61.6	55.4-67.5	169	38.4	32.5-44.6
25-34 years	738	263	33.7	29.6-38.1	475	66.3	61.9-70.4
35+ years	166	59	32.3	24.0-41.8	107	67.7	58.2-76.0
Race
White	1048	407	39.7	36.1-43.4	641	60.3	56.6-63.9
Black	416	258	64.3	57.6-70.6	158	35.7	29.4-42.4
Other	56	24	35.5	21.5-52.4	32	64.5	47.6-78.5
Hispanic origin
Yes	161	35	20.2	13.6-29.1	126	79.8	70.9-86.4
No	1357	653	49.2	45.8-52.6	704	50.8	47.4-54.2
Education
< High School	327	190	56.3	49.1-63.2	137	43.7	36.8-50.9
High School	470	275	59.4	53.5-65.1	195	40.6	34.9-46.5
> High School	719	223	32.2	28.2-36.6	496	67.8	63.4-71.8
Marital Status
Married	976	346	35.0	31.4-38.7	630	65.0	61.3-68.6
Other	544	343	65.9	60.3-71.1	201	34.1	28.9-39.7
Income
15,999 or less	457	264	58.4	52.1-64.4	193	41.6	35.6-47.9
16,000-24,999	165	83	51.1	41.5-60.7	82	48.9	39.3-58.5
25,000-39,999	232	119	52.1	43.9-60.2	113	47.9	39.8-56.1
40,000 or more	523	140	28.8	24.4-33.7	383	71.2	66.3-75.6
WIC recipient
No	787	261	32.5	28.6-36.7	526	67.5	63.3-71.4
Yes	725	426	60.2	55.5-64.8	299	39.8	35.2-44.5
Medicaid recipient
No	770	261	34.8	30.8-39.0	509	65.2	61.0-69.2
Yes	750	428	57.2	52.4-61.9	322	42.8	38.1-47.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	227	82	38.2	32.5-44.2	145	61.8	55.8-67.5
1500 - 2499 grams	472	249	54.8	50.4-59.2	223	45.2	40.8-49.6
2500+ grams	821	358	45.1	41.7-48.5	463	54.9	51.5-58.3

*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.

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