NC PRAMS 2003: (What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? I THOUGHT MY BABY WAS NOT GAINING ENOUGH WEIGHT)

2003 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	582	508	87.9	84.2-90.9	74	12.1	9.1-15.8
Age
< 20 years	66	56	87.9	72.6-95.2	10	12.1	4.8-27.4
20-24 years	180	156	89.2	82.1-93.7	24	10.8	6.3-17.9
25-34 years	284	247	86.4	80.7-90.6	37	13.6	9.4-19.3
35+ years	52	49	91.9	74.3-97.8	3	8.1	2.2-25.7
Race
White	425	372	87.9	83.6-91.2	53	12.1	8.8-16.4
Black	135	115	87.5	77.4-93.4	20	12.5	6.6-22.6
Other	22	21	90.4	54.8-98.6	1	9.6	1.4-45.2
Hispanic origin
Yes	54	52	95.1	81.8-98.8	2	4.9	1.2-18.2
No	528	456	86.8	82.7-90.1	72	13.2	9.9-17.3
Education
< High School	106	94	92.4	83.7-96.6	12	7.6	3.4-16.3
High School	194	172	88.7	81.4-93.3	22	11.3	6.7-18.6
> High School	281	241	85.3	79.3-89.7	40	14.7	10.3-20.7
Marital Status
Married	384	328	85.8	80.9-89.6	56	14.2	10.4-19.1
Other	198	180	91.9	85.1-95.7	18	8.1	4.3-14.9
Income
15,999 or less	150	134	94.1	88.0-97.2	16	5.9	2.8-12.0
16,000-24,999	73	63	86.0	73.2-93.3	10	14.0	6.7-26.8
25,000-39,999	97	85	86.6	74.6-93.4	12	13.4	6.6-25.4
40,000 or more	208	183	86.2	79.1-91.2	25	13.8	8.8-20.9
WIC recipient
No	311	272	85.5	79.8-89.8	39	14.5	10.2-20.2
Yes	267	232	90.3	84.9-93.9	35	9.7	6.1-15.1
Medicaid recipient
No	301	259	85.9	80.2-90.2	42	14.1	9.8-19.8
Yes	281	249	90.0	84.6-93.6	32	10.0	6.4-15.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	270	234	86.9	82.5-90.3	36	13.1	9.7-17.5
2500+ grams	312	274	88.0	83.9-91.2	38	12.0	8.8-16.1

*Data in this table are recoded responses to survey question 54. How old was your baby the first time you fed him or her anything besides breast milk? Include formula, baby food, juice, cow''s milk, water, sugar water, or anything else you fed 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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