NC PRAMS 2002: (What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? I THOUGHT I WAS NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH MILK)

2002 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? I THOUGHT I WAS NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH MILK

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	579	339	62.7	57.6-67.6	240	37.3	32.4-42.4
Age
< 20 years	76	43	61.2	46.0-74.5	33	38.8	25.5-54.0
20-24 years	156	99	67.0	57.1-75.6	57	33.0	24.4-42.9
25-34 years	276	157	61.4	54.0-68.4	119	38.6	31.6-46.0
35+ years	71	40	59.2	44.3-72.5	31	40.8	27.5-55.7
Race
White	406	241	63.3	57.4-68.8	165	36.7	31.2-42.6
Black	156	88	62.8	51.6-72.9	68	37.2	27.1-48.4
Other	17	10	47.9	21.5-75.4	7	52.1	24.6-78.5
Hispanic origin
Yes	74	49	67.4	53.4-78.9	25	32.6	21.1-46.6
No	505	290	61.9	56.4-67.2	215	38.1	32.8-43.6
Education
< High School	117	78	70.5	59.7-79.5	39	29.5	20.5-40.3
High School	182	103	58.8	49.2-67.9	79	41.2	32.1-50.8
> High School	279	157	61.0	53.5-68.0	122	39.0	32.0-46.5
Marital Status
Married	373	222	61.4	55.1-67.4	151	38.6	32.6-44.9
Other	206	117	65.4	56.4-73.4	89	34.6	26.6-43.6
Income
15,999 or less	165	100	63.3	52.7-72.7	65	36.7	27.3-47.3
16,000-24,999	87	48	49.9	36.8-63.0	39	50.1	37.0-63.2
25,000-39,999	84	43	63.3	49.7-75.0	41	36.7	25.0-50.3
40,000 or more	196	117	65.7	57.3-73.3	79	34.3	26.7-42.7
WIC recipient
No	306	174	62.3	55.2-68.9	132	37.7	31.1-44.8
Yes	269	162	63.0	55.3-70.1	107	37.0	29.9-44.7
Medicaid recipient
No	282	156	61.9	54.6-68.6	126	38.1	31.4-45.4
Yes	297	183	63.6	56.2-70.4	114	36.4	29.6-43.8
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	286	153	53.6	47.9-59.2	133	46.4	40.8-52.1
2500+ grams	293	186	63.7	58.0-69.0	107	36.3	31.0-42.0

#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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