NC PRAMS 2002: (What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? BREAST MILK ALONE DID NOT SATISFY MY BABY)

2002 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? BREAST MILK ALONE DID NOT SATISFY MY BABY

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	579	365	59.7	54.5-64.7	214	40.3	35.3-45.5
Age
< 20 years	76	53	67.0	51.4-79.5	23	33.0	20.5-48.6
20-24 years	156	95	58.0	47.9-67.4	61	42.0	32.6-52.1
25-34 years	276	169	57.3	49.8-64.5	107	42.7	35.5-50.2
35+ years	71	48	65.8	50.8-78.1	23	34.2	21.9-49.2
Race
White	406	252	59.7	53.7-65.4	154	40.3	34.6-46.3
Black	156	103	61.4	50.0-71.8	53	38.6	28.2-50.0
Other	17	10	47.2	21.1-74.9	7	52.8	25.1-78.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	74	41	52.1	38.4-65.5	33	47.9	34.5-61.6
No	505	324	61.0	55.3-66.3	181	39.0	33.7-44.7
Education
< High School	117	77	65.9	54.8-75.5	40	34.1	24.5-45.2
High School	182	110	55.8	46.1-65.0	72	44.2	35.0-53.9
> High School	279	177	58.8	51.2-65.9	102	41.2	34.1-48.8
Marital Status
Married	373	235	57.8	51.4-63.9	138	42.2	36.1-48.6
Other	206	130	63.7	54.5-71.9	76	36.3	28.1-45.5
Income
15,999 or less	165	108	62.6	51.9-72.2	57	37.4	27.8-48.1
16,000-24,999	87	40	41.4	29.1-54.9	47	58.6	45.1-70.9
25,000-39,999	84	57	71.5	58.0-82.1	27	28.5	17.9-42.0
40,000 or more	196	129	59.2	50.6-67.3	67	40.8	32.7-49.4
WIC recipient
No	306	198	59.0	51.9-65.8	108	41.0	34.2-48.1
Yes	269	164	60.2	52.4-67.5	105	39.8	32.5-47.6
Medicaid recipient
No	282	177	57.1	49.7-64.1	105	42.9	35.9-50.3
Yes	297	188	62.3	54.9-69.3	109	37.7	30.7-45.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	286	193	67.6	62.0-72.6	93	32.4	27.4-38.0
2500+ grams	293	172	58.9	53.2-64.4	121	41.1	35.6-46.8

#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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