NC PRAMS 2003: (Breastfeeding at 4 weeks After Delivery*)

2003 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

Breastfeeding at 4 weeks After Delivery*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	No			Yes
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1391	637	44.0	40.8-47.3	754	56.0	52.7-59.2
Age
< 20 years	149	103	67.3	56.4-76.7	46	32.7	23.3-43.6
20-24 years	379	201	50.4	44.0-56.7	178	49.6	43.3-56.0
25-34 years	686	257	36.4	32.2-40.9	429	63.6	59.1-67.8
35+ years	177	76	40.3	31.5-49.8	101	59.7	50.2-68.5
Race
White	966	396	40.0	36.4-43.8	570	60.0	56.2-63.6
Black	364	217	57.4	50.3-64.2	147	42.6	35.8-49.7
Other	61	24	43.2	29.0-58.6	37	56.8	41.4-71.0
Hispanic origin
Yes	138	32	22.4	15.3-31.6	106	77.6	68.4-84.7
No	1250	605	47.2	43.7-50.7	645	52.8	49.3-56.3
Education
< High School	294	174	53.8	46.4-60.9	120	46.2	39.1-53.6
High School	411	234	56.1	49.9-62.1	177	43.9	37.9-50.1
> High School	686	229	31.9	27.8-36.3	457	68.1	63.7-72.2
Marital Status
Married	881	324	36.5	32.7-40.4	557	63.5	59.6-67.3
Other	510	313	57.9	52.1-63.5	197	42.1	36.5-47.9
Income
15,999 or less	371	220	56.2	49.5-62.6	151	43.8	37.4-50.5
16,000-24,999	185	99	52.4	43.4-61.2	86	47.6	38.8-56.6
25,000-39,999	199	88	41.2	33.0-49.8	111	58.8	50.2-67.0
40,000 or more	489	155	32.9	28.1-38.1	334	67.1	61.9-71.9
WIC recipient
No	726	251	35.4	31.3-39.8	475	64.6	60.2-68.7
Yes	658	382	53.2	48.3-58.1	276	46.8	41.9-51.7
Medicaid recipient
No	677	231	34.0	29.9-38.5	446	66.0	61.5-70.1
Yes	714	406	53.5	48.8-58.2	308	46.5	41.8-51.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	611	308	51.9	48.0-55.7	303	48.1	44.3-52.0
2500+ grams	780	329	43.3	39.9-46.9	451	56.7	53.1-60.1

*Data in this table are recoded responses to survey question 52. 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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