NC PRAMS 2002: (What were your or your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? I WENT BACK TO WORK OR SCHOOL)

2002 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your or your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? I WENT BACK TO WORK OR SCHOOL

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	579	466	78.4	73.8-82.4	113	21.6	17.6-26.2
Age
< 20 years	76	63	84.0	70.0-92.2	13	16.0	7.8-30.0
20-24 years	156	126	75.5	65.8-83.1	30	24.5	16.9-34.2
25-34 years	276	221	81.6	75.1-86.7	55	18.4	13.3-24.9
35+ years	71	56	67.3	52.0-79.6	15	32.7	20.4-48.0
Race
White	406	336	77.8	72.4-82.5	70	22.2	17.5-27.6
Black	156	117	80.6	70.7-87.7	39	19.4	12.3-29.3
Other	17	13	77.9	45.4-93.7	4	22.1	6.3-54.6
Hispanic origin
Yes	74	52	60.2	46.0-72.8	22	39.8	27.2-54.0
No	505	414	81.5	76.8-85.5	91	18.5	14.5-23.2
Education
< High School	117	93	74.8	64.1-83.2	24	25.2	16.8-35.9
High School	182	151	80.3	71.5-86.9	31	19.7	13.1-28.5
> High School	279	221	78.9	72.1-84.4	58	21.1	15.6-27.9
Marital Status
Married	373	305	79.6	73.9-84.2	68	20.4	15.8-26.1
Other	206	161	76.1	67.4-83.0	45	23.9	17.0-32.6
Income
15,999 or less	165	131	78.4	68.5-85.9	34	21.6	14.1-31.5
16,000-24,999	87	70	78.8	66.0-87.7	17	21.2	12.3-34.0
25,000-39,999	84	68	77.3	63.7-86.8	16	22.7	13.2-36.3
40,000 or more	196	155	77.7	69.8-84.0	41	22.3	16.0-30.2
WIC recipient
No	306	241	74.8	68.0-80.5	65	25.2	19.5-32.0
Yes	269	221	82.0	75.4-87.2	48	18.0	12.8-24.6
Medicaid recipient
No	282	224	77.8	71.1-83.3	58	22.2	16.7-28.9
Yes	297	242	79.0	72.3-84.5	55	21.0	15.5-27.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	286	238	82.7	77.9-86.6	48	17.3	13.4-22.1
2500+ grams	293	228	78.0	72.9-82.3	65	22.0	17.7-27.1

#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 23JUL04