NC PRAMS 2002: (Prevalence of Breast-Feeding Initiation.*)

2002 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

Prevalence of Breast-Feeding Initiation.*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	No			Yes
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1455	443	29.9	27.1-32.9	1012	70.1	67.1-72.9
Age
< 20 years	185	93	48.8	39.5-58.1	92	51.2	41.9-60.5
20-24 years	382	152	38.8	33.0-45.0	230	61.2	55.0-67.0
25-34 years	702	161	23.0	19.4-27.0	541	77.0	73.0-80.6
35+ years	186	37	20.2	13.9-28.3	149	79.8	71.7-86.1
Race
White	1006	257	24.8	21.7-28.1	749	75.2	71.9-78.3
Black	377	155	43.4	36.8-50.3	222	56.6	49.7-63.2
Other	72	31	44.1	31.1-58.1	41	55.9	41.9-68.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	154	24	14.5	9.1-22.5	130	85.5	77.5-90.9
No	1301	419	31.8	28.8-35.1	882	68.2	64.9-71.2
Education
< High School	326	160	47.3	40.8-54.0	166	52.7	46.0-59.2
High School	408	160	37.3	31.5-43.5	248	62.7	56.5-68.5
> High School	719	122	17.4	14.3-21.0	597	82.6	79.0-85.7
Marital Status
Married	938	201	21.6	18.6-24.9	737	78.4	75.1-81.4
Other	517	242	47.4	41.8-53.1	275	52.6	46.9-58.2
Income
15,999 or less	430	185	44.8	38.8-50.8	245	55.2	49.2-61.2
16,000-24,999	156	48	29.6	21.4-39.2	108	70.4	60.8-78.6
25,000-39,999	199	69	35.6	27.8-44.3	130	64.4	55.7-72.2
40,000 or more	530	77	13.6	10.5-17.4	453	86.4	82.6-89.5
WIC recipient
No	787	166	21.0	17.8-24.6	621	79.0	75.4-82.2
Yes	655	273	41.4	36.7-46.2	382	58.6	53.8-63.3
Medicaid recipient
No	728	134	19.5	16.3-23.2	594	80.5	76.8-83.7
Yes	727	309	41.6	37.1-46.2	418	58.4	53.8-62.9
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	623	206	35.8	32.1-39.6	417	64.2	60.4-67.9
2500+ grams	832	237	29.4	26.4-32.6	595	70.6	67.4-73.6

*Data in this table are recoded responses to survey question 52. For how many weeks or months did you breastfeed or pump milk to feed your baby?

#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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