NC PRAMS 2002: (What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? I THOUGHT MY BABY WAS NOT GAINING ENOUGH WEIGHT)

2002 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? I THOUGHT MY BABY WAS NOT GAINING ENOUGH WEIGHT

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	579	501	86.6	82.7-89.8	78	13.4	10.2-17.3
Age
< 20 years	76	67	87.8	73.9-94.8	9	12.2	5.2-26.1
20-24 years	156	142	89.4	81.3-94.2	14	10.6	5.8-18.7
25-34 years	276	226	83.3	77.0-88.2	50	16.7	11.8-23.0
35+ years	71	66	92.0	79.2-97.2	5	8.0	2.8-20.8
Race
White	406	352	87.4	82.9-90.8	54	12.6	9.2-17.1
Black	156	134	85.2	75.0-91.6	22	14.8	8.4-25.0
Other	17	15	78.9	44.6-94.5	2	21.1	5.5-55.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	74	64	88.3	76.4-94.6	10	11.7	5.4-23.6
No	505	437	86.3	82.0-89.8	68	13.7	10.2-18.0
Education
< High School	117	103	89.0	79.8-94.3	14	11.0	5.7-20.2
High School	182	159	86.8	78.8-92.1	23	13.2	7.9-21.2
> High School	279	238	85.2	79.0-89.8	41	14.8	10.2-21.0
Marital Status
Married	373	321	85.1	79.9-89.1	52	14.9	10.9-20.1
Other	206	180	89.8	83.1-94.0	26	10.2	6.0-16.9
Income
15,999 or less	165	146	91.4	83.8-95.6	19	8.6	4.4-16.2
16,000-24,999	87	71	82.0	69.4-90.2	16	18.0	9.8-30.6
25,000-39,999	84	75	92.3	82.0-96.9	9	7.7	3.1-18.0
40,000 or more	196	172	86.2	79.1-91.2	24	13.8	8.8-20.9
WIC recipient
No	306	274	89.2	83.9-92.9	32	10.8	7.1-16.1
Yes	269	224	84.1	77.6-88.9	45	15.9	11.1-22.4
Medicaid recipient
No	282	248	87.5	81.7-91.6	34	12.5	8.4-18.3
Yes	297	253	85.8	79.8-90.2	44	14.2	9.8-20.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	286	247	86.0	81.6-89.5	39	14.0	10.5-18.4
2500+ grams	293	254	86.7	82.3-90.1	39	13.3	9.9-17.7

#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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