NC PRAMS 2002: (What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? I WAS EMBARRASSED TO BREASTFEED)

2002 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? I WAS EMBARRASSED TO BREASTFEED

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	458	416	89.3	85.1-92.4	42	10.7	7.6-14.9
Age
< 20 years	96	90	89.8	78.1-95.6	6	10.2	4.4-21.9
20-24 years	156	141	89.7	81.9-94.3	15	10.3	5.7-18.1
25-34 years	167	149	89.2	82.0-93.7	18	10.8	6.3-18.0
35+ years	39	36	87.0	66.7-95.7	3	13.0	4.3-33.3
Race
White	268	236	88.3	82.8-92.2	32	11.7	7.8-17.2
Black	159	151	91.0	82.5-95.6	8	9.0	4.4-17.5
Other	31	29	90.3	68.6-97.5	2	9.7	2.5-31.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	28	26	98.7	95.1-99.7	2	1.3	0.3- 4.9
No	430	390	88.6	84.2-91.9	40	11.4	8.1-15.8
Education
< High School	167	159	95.7	89.9-98.2	8	4.3	1.8-10.1
High School	166	148	85.6	76.8-91.4	18	14.4	8.6-23.2
> High School	124	108	85.2	76.1-91.2	16	14.8	8.8-23.9
Marital Status
Married	207	182	87.2	80.8-91.7	25	12.8	8.3-19.2
Other	251	234	91.2	85.2-94.9	17	8.8	5.1-14.8
Income
15,999 or less	190	173	88.3	80.9-93.1	17	11.7	6.9-19.1
16,000-24,999	51	46	83.7	66.5-93.0	5	16.3	7.0-33.5
25,000-39,999	69	63	92.1	79.8-97.2	6	7.9	2.8-20.2
40,000 or more	80	68	85.5	73.7-92.6	12	14.5	7.4-26.3
WIC recipient
No	173	153	87.7	80.4-92.5	20	12.3	7.5-19.6
Yes	280	258	90.1	84.6-93.8	22	9.9	6.2-15.4
Medicaid recipient
No	139	117	85.3	77.2-90.8	22	14.7	9.2-22.8
Yes	319	299	91.4	86.3-94.7	20	8.6	5.3-13.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	211	197	94.2	90.6-96.5	14	5.8	3.5- 9.4
2500+ grams	247	219	88.8	84.2-92.2	28	11.2	7.8-15.8

#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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